Pregnant Sea Dragon @ GA Aquarium

[nikkipigtails]

General News - Endangered sea dragon at Ga. aquarium pregnant

 

[Woodstock]

AWESOME news!!!!!

 

[Woodstock]

Wow... they get to be 18" large!!

 

[panmanmatt]

That's great. Hopefully they are successful in raising them. So far all attempts have been met with dismal results.

 

[SeahorseBT]

Reef Central Online Community - My pair of leafy seadragon lay eggs

This guy is doing it too.

 

[panmanmatt]

Reef Central Online Community - My pair of leafy seadragon lay eggs

This guy is doing it too.

He is from Hong Kong and working with leafy dragons. Georgia Aquarium has the weedies, much harder to breed/raise.

 

[BigAl07]

General News - Endangered sea dragon at Ga. aquarium pregnant

Don't blame ME! I've not even BEEN there yet

 

[Stacef]

^ Hahah Al, This is very neat, I hope they have success!

 

[vdituri]

I would have to say that sea dragons are by far my favorite fish.
I didn't realize how many different kinds there are!
Great info and great links guys!

 

[panmanmatt]

There are actually only 2 species of seadragons leafy and weedy.

 

[vdituri]

What was the one that looked less frilly then?
I found the weedy, then one for a lettuce leafy, but one of the youtube vids from Japan had a really simple looking kind with only like 4 branches.
?

 

[lcstorc]

How cool. I wonder if they will be born before MACNA so we can see them.

 

[AnotherLousy1]

Indeed very cool news. I posted the same article in a different category. OOPSY! Then came here and realized Nikki posted first. DOH!

 

[panmanmatt]

What was the one that looked less frilly then?
I found the weedy, then one for a lettuce leafy, but one of the youtube vids from Japan had a really simple looking kind with only like 4 branches.
?

Weedies are less frilly. Got a link to the Youtube one from Japan?

 

[vdituri]

Well this first link is definitely not it. lol
(click at your own risk) lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J02WaCWmboQ

This is the kind I saw, but the vid is from Australia of course.
Weady Sea Dragon
YouTube - Male Weedy Seadragon (with eggs)

Leafy sea dragon
YouTube - Leafy Sea Dragons

Leafy lettuce sea dragon
YouTube - Leafy Lettuce Sea Dragon Seahorse

All three seem like different species to me. I'm basing it soley on their appendages. Quantity and quality.

?

 

[panmanmatt]

2nd two are both leafies and first is a weedy. They can have different amount of appendages within the same species depending on where they are found. The more "weedy" their environment, the more appendages they can have to blend in. Camouflage is their only means of defense.

Those are the only 2 species and both happen to be found in Australia.

 

[vdituri]

Thanks again!
You are just a fountain of information tonight!:angel4:

 

[panmanmatt]

Not a problem, Victor. I like to help when I can which isn't very often.