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Have you tried keeping Seahorse before?  

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  1. 1. Have you tried keeping Seahorse before?

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jervismun Newbie

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nice tank jervis.. cant wait to drop by 1 day to visit ur tank again!!

i use to haf 2 black seahorses that breed but all died.. sad!!!! :(

I am planning to organize another meet up session... will keep you posted :)

Meanwhile I am toying with the idea of adding more Tonga branches in the coming weeks... will buy a few branches and let them cycle in my main system :)

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I am planning to organize another meet up session... will keep you posted :)

Meanwhile I am toying with the idea of adding more Tonga branches in the coming weeks... will buy a few branches and let them cycle in my main system :)

am i involved? heh

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how sure are you that it's the 1st hydro here?

Well... that's what I've been told :huh:

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Have to travel all the way to Pasir Ris to get Live Brine Shrimp :cry: These Seahorses are really spoilt :evil: But seems like my Rics enjoy the LBS too :P

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The Glass Anemone Shrimps are the biggest benefactors :lol::lol::lol:

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Have to travel all the way to Pasir Ris to get Live Brine Shrimp :cry: These Seahorses are really spoilt :evil: But seems like my Rics enjoy the LBS too :P

Haha,

Working hours go buy LBS, enjoy yrself in pasir ris farm?

Haha I hang around there till 5.30pm.

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Working hours go buy LBS, enjoy yrself in pasir ris farm?

Haha I hang around there till 5.30pm.

I didn't see you when I left... bought anything? :lol:

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Ya bought some sun coral only....

Bro I have sad news... the yellow specimen died :cry::cry::cry: Sorry I failed :bow:

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Bro I have sad news... the yellow specimen died :cry::cry::cry: Sorry I failed :bow:

Sorry to hear of this sad news. My condolences to u. :cry: Lets hope all others are well and healthy :(

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I really should be more prepared... here's bro Terryz's contribution (he posted in another forum) :thanks:

Try this to transit them from live food to frozen food...

Extract from Seahorse.org forum

Foods:

1 bottle of garlic extract or any commercial garlic juice

Live adult brine shrimp

Frozen adult brine shrimp, and frozen mysis

Method:

1) For 2 weeks treat live brine shrimp with garlic soak when feeding

2) Begin adding frozen brine shrimp, treat with garlic together with the live brine shrimp and observe.

(Initially there will be little interest in the non swimming foods, over 1 wk gradually shift the ration from primarily live brine shrimp to primarily frozen brine shrimp)

3) Begin adding a small amount of frozen mysis to the mix, this may be done starting midway through step 2.

4) In the morning, feed only frozen foods. In the afternoon, feeding frozen, after 15-30 min then offer small amount of live/frozen mix. Continue for 1 week.

5) Feed frozen only for next month, then live foods may be offered as a treat, or supplement.

6) The garlic treatment can be faded out once the horses are on frozen.

The basic theory behind this is respondant conditioning.

We are pairing a potent (neutral) stimulus (ie garlic/scent) with an established (conditioned) stimulus, ie food.

Overtime the scent elicits the same responses as the food.

The key to this process is consistency. Make a routine, use the same method of adding foods to the tank.

I personally have found it very helpful to simultaneously train to a feeding station along with training to frozen. Method is the same as above, just restrict where food is presented to the area of the station. Think the effect of live brine shrimp squirming around in the frozen helped speed up the process of accidentally trying the frozen.

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Nice pair swimming around... that white dot on the left is a piece of frozen mysis soaked in Vitachem :)

So romantic :wub:

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May God bless it, let it reborn...

Reborn into a Blue Tang and take revenge by eating non-stop? :lol::lol::lol:

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A few days worth... still not entirely satisfied... perhaps I am too used to Grotech quality skimmate :erm:

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Added a very small Cleaner Shrimp 2 days ago... functioning well in the tank :D

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Bro I have sad news... the yellow specimen died :cry::cry::cry: Sorry I failed :bow:

arh~ such pity :cry::cry::cry:

sorry to hear that jervis but dun get dishearted. you still have more to take care now. :peace:

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Have to travel all the way to Pasir Ris to get Live Brine Shrimp :cry: These Seahorses are really spoilt :evil: But seems like my Rics enjoy the LBS too :P

Sorry to learn dat a yellow die :(

Brine shrimp wont provide enough nutrient for them thou

LCK do sell live mysis shrimp mayb u can call them n check if they still hv anymore stocks.

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Brine shrimp wont provide enough nutrient for them thou

LCK do sell live mysis shrimp mayb u can call them n check if they still hv anymore stocks.

That's why I soak the LBS with Garlic Guard... and surprisingly they can survive the mix for hours :shock:

Sis, you mind sms me LCK's no? :thanks:

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Been adding various macroalgae past few days... here's something new... I believe it's Ulva Lettuce Algae :)

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Introducing new tank mates... Dragonface Pipefish :D:D:D

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