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A good place to buy seahorses?
Topic Started: Apr 16 2010, 11:26:41 AM (100 Views)
Post #1 Apr 16 2010, 11:26:41 AM	ihavefishwantmore
Can someone suggest a good place to buy seahorses?	fry baby Posts: 19 Group: Members Member #233 Joined: March 18, 2010 Name Mike Dennis
Post #2 Apr 16 2010, 12:44:34 PM	Suzy
I have gotten my best stock on line. Ocean Rider has good stock and guarantees they arrive alive, I believe. There is another company called seahorsesource.com. I ordered 3 from them, asked for all females and got 3 females, one male. Also, Paul Sachs Aquaculture has cb H erectus, I think.	Seahorse Whisperer Posts: 3,047 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: June 28, 2008
"i was informed of some dolphin related testing going on up there" Too Funny!
Post #3 Apr 16 2010, 12:49:25 PM	ihavefishwantmore
Didn't you just say not to get erectus because of desease(or does the desease not affect them, they only transfer to others)? Thanks for the info Suzy, I will check into those sources. Have you had any more pregnant fathers?	fry baby Posts: 19 Group: Members Member #233 Joined: March 18, 2010 Name Mike Dennis
Post #4 Apr 16 2010, 02:39:00 PM	Suzy
The disease does not affect them, but they give it to the other species. I did not know you had other species. Sorry. I do think I might have one seahorse that might be gravid, but I have 2 with gas bubble dzz so he may have that.....	Seahorse Whisperer Posts: 3,047 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: June 28, 2008
"i was informed of some dolphin related testing going on up there" Too Funny!
Post #5 Apr 16 2010, 06:35:54 PM	ihavefishwantmore
I wish you well with the babies. What kind are they? Do they get gas bubbles often? Can you do something about it? I have a pair of blueline pipefish and the male is pregnant. I would have to completely dismantle the tank to get him out though. I am hoping I may save a few of the babies. the two appearent female hourses I have are kelogi(however you spell it). I was thinking of ordering some erectus but maybe I shouldn't(would you recomend against it. Is there anything I could to to remove the desease?).	fry baby Posts: 19 Group: Members Member #233 Joined: March 18, 2010 Name Mike Dennis
Post #6 Apr 17 2010, 07:12:27 AM	Suzy
They are H erects us and have been getting routine pouch flushes for about 2 weeks. If they continue to have issues, I am going to put them all on a broad spectrum antibiotic. I would not mix h. Kellogi with h erectus. I do not know what it is, but 3 people I know lost their stock after adding h erects. Very experienced aquarists. Good luck with the pipefish!	Seahorse Whisperer Posts: 3,047 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: June 28, 2008
"i was informed of some dolphin related testing going on up there" Too Funny!
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