sunnykita
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Wow ! never ending changes to keep up with the little ones, great job Yvette ! They are adorable !
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yveterinarian
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Had to post a picture of this little boy. He gave birth a few days later.
faith04
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I love these little guys! They are stunning and fascinating!
yveterinarian
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Thanks! 
I now have 75 babies in a separate little tank and they are growing well. The "teens" in the adult tank are getting bigger and soon I won't be able to tell which ones are the adults and which are the "teens". There are new babies born approximately every 4-5 days. Lucky for me they do not have as large broods as my erectus or I would be buried in babies! Usually they have 3-6 at a time instead of hundreds, thank goodness! Some of my babies will soon be travelling to Quebec.
I now have 75 babies in a separate little tank and they are growing well. The "teens" in the adult tank are getting bigger and soon I won't be able to tell which ones are the adults and which are the "teens". There are new babies born approximately every 4-5 days. Lucky for me they do not have as large broods as my erectus or I would be buried in babies! Usually they have 3-6 at a time instead of hundreds, thank goodness! Some of my babies will soon be travelling to Quebec.
yveterinarian
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I did a really good cleaning on my tank today and cleaned all of the fake plants well (I don't have a clean up crew in there yet). While doing that I removed all of the dwarfs and vacuumed the brine shrimp egg shells that I just can't seem to get separated fully from my hatch. I also took the opportunity to do a proper count of my dwarfs.
When I first started I had 100 adults and 7 babies born in transit. Since then I have had many babies and have lost quite a few adults and sold some as well. I wasn't sure how many I had left because they are so difficult to count in the 20 gallon tank. I have a record of births and deaths saved on my computer but didn't start it right away so wasn't very sure how many I had in total because I lost track. Now that record can be continued with accurate totals.
It is now official that I have 95 dwarf seahorses in my main tank. At least two of the males look pregnant. I also have 14 babies in a small tank and they are doing well. My goal is to get to 150 dwarfs before I sell any again so I am well on my way.
The seahorses originally arrived on August 7th so I have now had them for 7 months and have slightly more than I started with. I think that is great so far and am looking forward to the next 7 months with them.
Since I did such a thorough cleaning I added some bacteria culture just in case I disturbed too much. I will be testing the water carefully over the next few days and have the Prime ready just in case I need it. For clean up crew I plan on getting some Cerith and Nerite snails and some mysid shrimp if I can find some (I looked into Mysids once before when I was first researching and couldn't find any). I found my Nassarius snail while cleaning so I'm glad he has made it. I would also like to get some Sexy shrimp.
One of my little girls
One of my little boys.
The little dots are the brine shrimp. I have also found some copepods on the glass but the dwarfs seem to be ignoring them.
When I first started I had 100 adults and 7 babies born in transit. Since then I have had many babies and have lost quite a few adults and sold some as well. I wasn't sure how many I had left because they are so difficult to count in the 20 gallon tank. I have a record of births and deaths saved on my computer but didn't start it right away so wasn't very sure how many I had in total because I lost track. Now that record can be continued with accurate totals.
The seahorses originally arrived on August 7th so I have now had them for 7 months and have slightly more than I started with. I think that is great so far and am looking forward to the next 7 months with them.
Since I did such a thorough cleaning I added some bacteria culture just in case I disturbed too much. I will be testing the water carefully over the next few days and have the Prime ready just in case I need it. For clean up crew I plan on getting some Cerith and Nerite snails and some mysid shrimp if I can find some (I looked into Mysids once before when I was first researching and couldn't find any). I found my Nassarius snail while cleaning so I'm glad he has made it. I would also like to get some Sexy shrimp.
One of my little girls
One of my little boys.
The little dots are the brine shrimp. I have also found some copepods on the glass but the dwarfs seem to be ignoring them.
yveterinarian
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Since doing my large clean up of this tank I have noticed that the dwarfs are much more active and are constantly moving from perch to perch. The ammonia level has stayed at Zero, thank goodness due, in most part to the fact that I didn't disturb the canister during this cleaning and did my best to just churn up the water instead of the sand to get the empty egg shell and detritus off the sandbed. I'm hoping to see some more flirting and babies now as I haven't seen any babies for a while.
Still going after the elusive, VERY CLEAR, closeup shot. I took these ones yesterday and am quite pleased with them.
I am currently investigating the perfect CUC for this tank that won't harm the dwarfs. I have ordered some Ceriths, Nassarius and Nerites so far. I intend to try to find some Mysid shrimp or will order in some Hawaiian Red volcano shrimp that come highly recommended as great for dwarfs with the added benefit of providing some food for them when the shrimp have babies. These shrimp can be used for freshwater or saltwater setups if the salinity isn't too high and since dwarfs are kept at 1.019 they should be perfect. I found a website that will sell them around the world but right now the shipping is too high. They say shipping is less in the summer so I plan on getting some in the summer if the shipping is indeed better. For the moment, I am going to put in a couple of sexy shrimp and see how they keep up with the cleaning.
Still going after the elusive, VERY CLEAR, closeup shot. I took these ones yesterday and am quite pleased with them.
I am currently investigating the perfect CUC for this tank that won't harm the dwarfs. I have ordered some Ceriths, Nassarius and Nerites so far. I intend to try to find some Mysid shrimp or will order in some Hawaiian Red volcano shrimp that come highly recommended as great for dwarfs with the added benefit of providing some food for them when the shrimp have babies. These shrimp can be used for freshwater or saltwater setups if the salinity isn't too high and since dwarfs are kept at 1.019 they should be perfect. I found a website that will sell them around the world but right now the shipping is too high. They say shipping is less in the summer so I plan on getting some in the summer if the shipping is indeed better. For the moment, I am going to put in a couple of sexy shrimp and see how they keep up with the cleaning.
EricTMah
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Every time I read about your horses. It makes me want some of my own.
I'm blown away by how much you've put into them and can't even imagine what you know about them and how to care for them so well.
Amazing as always!
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I'm blown away by how much you've put into them and can't even imagine what you know about them and how to care for them so well.
Amazing as always!
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yveterinarian
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yveterinarian
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My new clean up crew came in this week so today I traveled to London and picked them up:
They immediately settled into the bottom and started cleaning. I hope they help me keep this tank a little cleaner.
They immediately settled into the bottom and started cleaning. I hope they help me keep this tank a little cleaner.
heath
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are they those " sexy shrimp" and were did you find them..very cute..
Aquariums by Design in KW has a bunch of the sexy shrimp in.
Has anyone tried this brine shrimp hatchery? Says no pump/ aeration or heat needed. Would make raising those baby seahorse a little easier.
http://www.brineshrimpdirect.com/c1/Hatchery-Dish-p183.html
yveterinarian
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No I haven't but the majority of the people on Seahorse.org who hatch out lots of brine shrimp like I do prefer a cone shape. These don't let enough light in to hatch them really well. An inverted pop bottle works best for me and it is free.
yveterinarian
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Heather, I got mine at [removed:Torx] in London.
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