New Seahorse need Help

[Coolsky]

Hi,

Can I know how you guys feed your seahorse when they are newly brought by to be keep in a tank? Pls help. I got 2 seahorse which is newly buy from a fish farm and they have not been eating for few days. Can anyone advise me what to do.

[Kelmen]

From what I read, try live food, like mysis or brine shrimp. Some also used ghost shrimp (freshwater).

HTH

[Terryz_]

Can try live brine shrimp...

Can also try to buy small ghost shrimp from LFS... Tell them you wan small ghost shrimp... Hopefully they are helpful enough to pick those small small ones for you...

[FuEl]

A better choice would be to drop by prawn farms and buy newly hatched postlarvae. I visited liveaquaria.com and realized they have been selling Penaeus vannamei postlarvae as marine food for predatory fish like seahorses. Species cultured in Singapore are also Penaeid shrimp and their postlarvae would make the ideal food. These are far more nutritious than brine shrimp or ghost shrimp. Although brine shrimp can be enriched, its hard to keep them alive in most marine systems due to their pelagic activity (normally they go through overflows and stuff). Postlarvae of Penaeid shrimp are benthic and are easier to manage in a seahorse tank. They can be maintained on marine fish food. And unlike brine shrimp, they will store the appropriate amounts of DHA. Brine shrimp have been known to catabolize DHA after enrichment. You might want to try prawn farms in Sungei Buloh (if they still exist?).

[Terryz_]

Is it possible to be bought in SG? If can it will be good...

[FuEl]

Is it possible to be bought in SG? If can it will be good...

I think it can be bought from the farms. You just got to ask. Then again you could always breed your own if you got the time. Penaeid larvae can be raised to postlarvae solely on artificial foods.

[LoReNsIa]

u use fresh water shrimp.. if u not free to go to the farm like wad bro FuEl sae.. juz buy 1 packet and choose the small piece one and feed it to ur sea horse.. u need help can call mi.. as i still keeping mine.. haha.. cheers..!! and welcome to the sea horse fanatics..!! haha...

God Bless...

Lorenzo..

[Coolsky]

Thks Bros,

Time been I have 5 SH with me and 3 starfish. I am still trying to fill 4 of the SH last nite. Hope today they will eat something out of all the foods I have brought for them.

[Coolsky]

Sorry if feed not fill.

[FuEl]

If you can only get hold of ghost shrimp an alternative is to buy a needle syringe and selcon. Inject the shrimp with the selcon before feeding to your seahorse.

[Coolsky]

Just die 1 due to my water pressure which I just change and hit 'him'. Now left with 4 SH. Will be upgrading their Tank from 2Ft to 3Ft for them to have a bigger playground. But recently I find 2 sea'Monster' in each of my tanks (1 for Fish , 1 for SH and starfish).

Do not know what the hell is that monster!!! Do anyone have funny sea creature in the Tank? Pls help me.

[Coolsky]

Just die 1 due to my water pressure which I just change and hit 'him'. Now left with 4 SH. Will be upgrading their Tank from 2Ft to 3Ft for them to have a bigger playground. But recently I find 2 sea'Monster' in each of my tanks (1 for Fish , 1 for SH and starfish).

Do not know what the hell is that monster!!! Do anyone have funny sea creature in the Tank? Pls help me.