Raising Hippocampus erectus (seahorses)!

[Woodstock]

Thanks Ray
I have ten left that are around 27 days old doing very well. They are now eating frozen cylopeeze and live enriched brine. I have both types of Dan's enrichment (with and without beta glucan) but I usually only enrich for a single 12 hour period.
I didn't think about the UV helping with hydroids. Good point. I was only thinking about it killing bacteria.
I will post some photos and videos of them once they are uploaded.

 

[Woodstock]

24 days old

27 days old and eating frozen cyclopeeze
(CLICK the photo to watch the video)


27 days old
(Click the photo to watch the video)

 

[Reefmack]

Nice video of the little one eating!

 

[dany]

How many made it through to maturity? How didyou do it??? Would love advice.

 

[Woodstock]

A LOT made it to maturity. So many that they were beginning to breed before I could sell them all
TIPS: Keep their barebottom tanks vacuumed every day; feed freshly thawed Mysis at least twice daily; use a UV if possible; LOTS of hitches; keep temp below 75.