We have a baby seahorse :-)

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Isn't it cute?
More pictures here:
http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=38351

[skipro101 0]

Ok im assuming this is a typo....but do male seahorses get pregnant? That would be a cool factoid!

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Yes they do

--"Someday you will die and somehow somethings going to steal your carbon" -MM

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Yep. The female desposits her eggs into a pouch on the male's belly, where he fertilizes them and keeps them there until they are born.

[christelsabine 1]

....but do male seahorses get pregnant? That would be a cool factoid!

It's somehow wrong but, it's right: Males do not get pregnant but, take over the brood and give birth to them after babies "are ready" to be born. That's so extremely rare and funny in the nature
Special cute animals , really should be protected as they are so sensible.

dudeist skydiver # 3105

[jumpergirl 0]

ADORABLE!! I have always been fascinated by seahorses! I think they are beautiful!! Congratulation on the new baby(ies)!!

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Thanks.

[adamjenner 0]

nice!

dumb question but where do you get seahorses? i don't think we exactly have them this side of canada

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where do you get seahorses?

There are a handful of sites where you can order them online. Also, local saltwater fish stores sometimes have them. (I don't know about your area.) Ocean Rider in Hawaii (http://oceanrider.com/) is one of the few places that breeds farm-raised seahorses; this is a good place to buy them because it does not encourage people to collect them in the wild, and I think they are less likely to have parasites.

If you want to get seahorses, do a lot of research first. They're not all that easy to keep, so I think it's a good idea to successfully keep some other type of saltwater tank first.

[adamjenner 0]

I dunno if i'd be able to look after a seahorse since i'm out a lot.
i'll just stick to my good old sea monkies. haha they'll bever die!

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Sea monkeys are cool! And we have a lot of those too, because that is what the seahorses eat. (Well, they're live brine shrimp anyway.) We don't keep them in one of those cool little castle thingies though...

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for a second i thought you were talking baout seamonkeys... i always thought about buying some and seeing if they really did come to life in the tank, but well i always spent my money on candy instead... but now seaHORSES are cool... i wishi had the patiance to have a slat water tank....... but alas, i don't......... i'll stick to guppies, zebra fisha nd neon tetra's.......

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So we ended up with a total of six baby seahorses.
More pics from his photo gallery:
http://crayfish.nu/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=album14&page=1

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Seahorses are awesome.. deepfried... like tempura.. crispy!

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gotta go... Plaything needs a spanking..

Lotsa Pictures

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I'm setting up a 120 gallon reef tank right now. I wonder howmany skydiver/reefers are on dz.com (no, not that kind of reefer)

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Seahorses are awesome.. deepfried... like tempura.. crispy!

Remind me to never invite you to my house.

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I'm setting up a 120 gallon reef tank right now. I wonder howmany skydiver/reefers are on dz.com (no, not that kind of reefer)

Wow, a 120 will be nice! What are you planning on having in the tank?

I'm not a reefer myself, but my husband is. He was also wondering how many other skydiving/reefers there are... I guess they're both sort of expensive hobbies, so some people might have to choose between the two...

[VanillaSkyGirl 6]

That is so cute, Keely! Thank you so much for sharing. I have always loved seahorses, too.

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Thanks, Rosa! You will have to come over and see them sometime!

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We're doing an anemone and clownfish tank with some soft corals. I just got a copperband butterflyfish which is my new favorite.

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That is cool... Rich has a clownfish tank with xenia and zooanthids and live rock, and a separate coral tank... I didn't know what the butterflyfish was, so I just looked it up - they are pretty. This site had a neat picture of one of their skeletons:
http://www.artbyevolution.com/fish.htm

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Thanks, Rosa! You will have to come over and see them sometime!

YAAAAAAYYYY!!!! I'd love to Keely, girl!

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