My Dream Tank Inhabitants

[ALowe]

I hope to have these guys one day although i think they are extremely protected! Check them out.

 

[heath]

holy crap, were did you find the video, its absolutely awesome. do they really exist?

 

[ALowe]

holy crap, were did you find the video, its absolutely awesome. do they really exist?

They do! It's on a BBC episode maybe blue planet or something. Saw it years ago and wanted them ever since. Look up leafy sea dragons and weedy sea dragons. Both amazing.

 

[TORX]

I saw some at Ripley's. Very nice seahorse area there.

 

[scubasteve]

i know somewhere to get them but its $6000 down dead or alive and $6000 on pickup lmao

 

[ALowe]

i know somewhere to get them but its $6000 down dead or alive and $6000 on pickup lmao

Ya that sounds like what I heard on price of them too!

 

[scubasteve]

i was told $12 000-20 000 depending species i then laughed then cried lol come on lotto max

 

[ALowe]

Haha I know right! Maybe one day.. Apparently they are insanely hard to keep in captivity too. Have to have a huge tank with a kelp forest. Would look unreal tho.

 

[yveterinarian]

I watched a program about Ocean rider seahorses in Hawaii and they finally managed to get two pairs of these wonderful creatures and, at the time of filming, were trying to get them to breed. They said there is only one person in the world who has a permit to take one gravid male from the ocean per year. He then keeps the male until he gives birth then returns the male to the ocean. He raises the babies and sells them to aquariums around the world for $10,000 per seahorse. They only live about a year in captivity so the aquariums then need to purchase more if they want them. I don't know what year the movie was filmed that I watched (it is available on Youtube for your viewing if interested) but I'm really hoping they can get a captive breeding program going with these animals. It would be incredible to have some of them. Definitely need to win the lottery!!

 

[scubasteve]

ya i think that money is prob half for permits there was a breeding pair in australia somewhere (my cousin there was telling me) but changes have been made and its now illegal to own unless already have one.... with that said the person in hawaii is prob the last one around thats permitted

 

[ALowe]

Ya when I looked into it found the same thing, extremely for hobbyists to purchase. And only leave a year eh?! Thats an expensive ass 10 K for a one year term haha.