Cris November 19, 2020 Share November 19, 2020 I am so jealous! How cool. What type o seahorses? mine haven't had babies in a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScooterTDI November 25, 2020 Author Share November 25, 2020 On 11/19/2020 at 10:51 AM, Cris said: I am so jealous! How cool. What type o seahorses? mine haven't had babies in a while They are dwarf seahorses (H. Zosterae) The pipefish have all developed adult coloration now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arking_mark November 25, 2020 Share November 25, 2020 I'm assuming you're going to sell these at some point. Please add me to the list of interested buyers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therootcause November 26, 2020 Share November 26, 2020 Have any of the sea horses survived? I have a 12 month established low flow Macroalgae tank with no filtration, a small 3gpm pump, and an air stone. I wonder if they would do well in there. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScooterTDI November 26, 2020 Author Share November 26, 2020 On 11/24/2020 at 11:01 PM, arking_mark said: I'm assuming you're going to sell these at some point. Please add me to the list of interested buyers. Sure thing. I 'll let you know when they are ready. I'd estimate sometime in January or maybe early February. Right now they are about an inch. I'd like to get them closer to 2" before selling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScooterTDI November 26, 2020 Author Share November 26, 2020 10 hours ago, therootcause said: Have any of the sea horses survived? I have a 12 month established low flow Macroalgae tank with no filtration, a small 3gpm pump, and an air stone. I wonder if they would do well in there. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Yes, they are all still alive, but there were only 4 on the brood to begin with. They are dwarf seahorses which only get to be about 1-1.5" and basically only eat live foods. They require significant dedication to keep since you have to hatch artemia for them everyday. They would not do well in the average refugium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therootcause November 26, 2020 Share November 26, 2020 Yes, they are all still alive, but there were only 4 on the brood to begin with. They are dwarf seahorses which only get to be about 1-1.5" and basically only eat live foods. They require significant dedication to keep since you have to hatch artemia for them everyday. They would not do well in the average refugium.Thanks for the info!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roni November 28, 2020 Share November 28, 2020 Wow, just found this thread! looking great, please put me in line as well if/when you sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScooterTDI November 29, 2020 Author Share November 29, 2020 Sure thing. I'd like for them to be big enough time accurately sex them since males and females seem to fight with their own sex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcrazyjoker81 November 29, 2020 Share November 29, 2020 Definitely in line for a Male/Female pair for my 25 lagoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScooterTDI January 10, 2021 Author Share January 10, 2021 I finally let them out of the kriesel!!! I think I can reliably sex them now and I've started to see some aggression between males, so it's time to start selling them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul b January 10, 2021 Share January 10, 2021 This is very extremly cool and exciting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmatt56 January 18, 2021 Share January 18, 2021 Please let me know when you have a pair available. Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScooterTDI January 18, 2021 Author Share January 18, 2021 2 hours ago, dmatt56 said: Please let me know when you have a pair available. Thanks again! I tried to PM you, but it's says you can't receive messages. I already sold about half of them, but I do have one more pair that is ready (and another pair that needs to grow out more). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowsingle January 27, 2021 Share January 27, 2021 Impressive work and dedication! Darren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomethinSaltyBruin March 2, 2021 Share March 2, 2021 On 1/17/2021 at 7:07 PM, dmatt56 said: Please let me know when you have a pair available. Thanks again! Hi @dmatt56, I tried to send you a pm but it didn’t go through. I wanted to ask you something about a previous coral sale you had. Can you pm or text me @ 301-452-4004. Thanks, daren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmatt56 March 3, 2021 Share March 3, 2021 On 1/17/2021 at 9:48 PM, ScooterTDI said: I tried to PM you, but it's says you can't receive messages. I already sold about half of them, but I do have one more pair that is ready (and another pair that needs to grow out more). Hey, sorry about that. My membership lapsed and I had a full mailbox. I'm back in business. How long are they now? Thanks again Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cris June 21, 2021 Share June 21, 2021 This is pretty amazing! The pipefish i bought from you is doing great. Maybe I should get a female and try. I am very impressed and appreciate you posting and sharing this info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksreeefs July 2, 2021 Share July 2, 2021 This is truly amazing! If you have sea horses or the pipefish that you are ready to sell I’m definitely interested in getting some! My one blue stripe needs a buddy! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcrazyjoker81 May 23, 2023 Share May 23, 2023 Bumping to see if you've still had success breeding them?Sent from my SM-N975U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScooterTDI May 23, 2023 Author Share May 23, 2023 I shut down my aquarium a while ago. I stopped breeding them after a couple of batches. Once I had a working protocol, it seemed fairly easy and the broodstock are quite prolific, but it just required a lot of time and attention. The biggest challenge is that the males start fighting once the get to be a little over an inch and require some kind of system to separate them until they grow out to a salable size. Unfortunately, they are small enough to get through most divider materials (except sponges) in a conventional small cube divided setup that you see at most petstores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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