vlangel Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 El Diablo and his siblings seem to all of a sudden perked up. He and his tank mates are eating great now. It's almost like they were depressed when I moved 11 of them to the 20g. Little Pippy eats pretty good but I don't think he has grown at all. It's kind of sad and painful watching him fail to thrive. Link to comment
Pinner Reef Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I believe you're right about the horsey depression. My roomate had a trio and one of them passed away. We came home and the other two were gathered around the corpse morning. Neither of the other two lasted another month. It was really sad to watch As such always make sure they have at least one buddy to keep them company. How often do Adam and Eve try to get the dirty dun? Gonna have another brood to care for any time soon? Link to comment
gena Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 This is fascinating and and your dedication is awesome . I'm cheering on Little Pippy...the name is too cute . Link to comment
teenyreef Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Here is something you don't see every day, a male seahorse with orange eggs hanging out of his pouch. Apparently Adam and Eve are having timing issues or something. In their dances before this she missed his pouch completely and spilled the eggs on the bottom of the tank. This time I have no way of knowing if any of the eggs made it inside the pouch or not? Time will tell. Well that must have been an awkward moment for him Fingers crossed Link to comment
vlangel Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 I believe you're right about the horsey depression. My roomate had a trio and one of them passed away. We came home and the other two were gathered around the corpse morning. Neither of the other two lasted another month. It was really sad to watch As such always make sure they have at least one buddy to keep them company. How often do Adam and Eve try to get the dirty dun? Gonna have another brood to care for any time soon?Adam and Eve partake in the courtship dance about 3 consecutive days every month. The 1st day or 2 is mainly just flirting...sharing the same hitch and occasionally rubbing and holding tails. Day 3 is generally full blown courtship and it is very tender and charming, (not that I watch or anything, LOL) and has always resulted in eggs ending up somwhere. I think they are batting 50%, eggs in the pouch twice and twice eggs on the aquarium floor. If I am correct in my assumption that Adam is pregnant, I will try to line up aquarists who would like to attempt to rear the little seahorses as I am still busy with the brood I have. I believe you're right about the horsey depression. My roomate had a trio and one of them passed away. We came home and the other two were gathered around the corpse morning. Neither of the other two lasted another month. It was really sad to watch As such always make sure they have at least one buddy to keep them company. How often do Adam and Eve try to get the dirty dun? Gonna have another brood to care for any time soon?PS That is good to know about the horsey depression. I will keep that in mind. This is fascinating and and your dedication is awesome . I'm cheering on Little Pippy...the name is too cute .I know Gena, I am cheering on little Pippy, (short for Pip-Squeak) too! I make sure he gets food and I hope I am wrong about his prognosis. Link to comment
vlangel Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 Well that must have been an awkward moment for him Fingers crossed Ha ha, yes maybe a little awkward, although Adam doesn't seem to have any ego or shame so maybe not. It will be cool if he's pregnant but I am not ready to raise another brood. I will offer them free to any aquarist who wants to try their hand at raising them. Link to comment
vlangel Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 Today I did a major cleaning of the seahorse tank along with the water change. I also removed a fake fan and a little rock so flow would be improved. The scape is essentially the same but slightly simplified. It does have more allusion of depth and also more vertical open space which Adam and Eve might appreciate when they go dancing! Link to comment
vlangel Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 http://s36.photobucket.com/user/vlangelbike/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20150119_161636_zpsbcbbd93f.jpg.html][/url] Sorry about the distracting reflection. I was hoping to show th allusion of more depth but it doesn't really come across in the FTS. Link to comment
vlangel Posted January 20, 2015 Author Share Posted January 20, 2015 http://s36.photobucket.com/user/vlangelbike/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20150120_142431_zpsd959e5d5.jpg.html'> Sorry about the terrible pic. There is a huge picture window near the 20g tank for the 11 juvies and no tank light. They are quite robust and eat great. Although it is still a month or 2 away I have decided to look into options for their next homes. Link to comment
Zia Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Diggin' this pic. Making me miss my seashore's. Great tanks over there! Sure you can guess my favorite though. Doing a really good job with that softy display. Link to comment
vlangel Posted January 20, 2015 Author Share Posted January 20, 2015 Diggin' this pic. Making me miss my seashore's. Great tanks over there! Sure you can guess my favorite though. Doing a really good job with that softy display. O my goodness Zia, you just made my day! A year ago when I was looking at yours and Felicia's seahorse tanks, I thought they were absolutely the most amazing aquariums I ever saw and that's when I decided I was going to have a seahorse tank. I have plans to add more photosynthetic gorgonians to the SH display. I will probably get an oversized skimmer for the sump so I can get rid of the HOB skimmers which are detracting from my display tanks. Link to comment
kimberbee Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 (not that I watch or anything, LOL) Suuuuuure... Link to comment
vlangel Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 Suuuuuure... Ok I admit it, I watch. It's just so charming and sweet that it doesn't seem dirty at all! Link to comment
vlangel Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 Ok, I have decided that seahorse juveniles are the nosiest creatures on earth. Any time I do anything in their tank all 11 of them speed to the action site to check it out. Its very cute but I am terrified that when I am siphoning the bottom of their tank I am going to suck one of them up! Link to comment
Arce Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Ahhh i want seahorses sooo bad lol, the juvs look great, getting alot bigger. Link to comment
vlangel Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 Ahhh i want seahorses sooo bad lol, the juvs look great, getting alot bigger. O dear, you are getting close to where I was last year this time. If you keep reading about seahorses it will wear you down. LOL...or perhaps you have more will power than I did. They are great but there are definitely things to consider, especially when you go away. Link to comment
vlangel Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 The middle of next month is my birthday and usually that means something regarding my aquariums. My husband relies on me to share what I'd like that to be so I've been pondering it. With my nitrates having gone up since keeping seahorses I am deciding that my HOB prizm pro skimmers are no longer adequate. I have looked into a much bigger skimmer for in the sump...an SCA-302 180 gallon. It got excellant reviews and was the cheapest I could find for 180 gallons. Not only will I get a lot more skimming power but now both my DTs will be less cluttered with equipment for a cleaner look. It should be a big improvement. Link to comment
vlangel Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 The baby seahorses can now eat Hikari mysis without me chopping or shaving it. It is so wonderful to thaw and serve, just like the adults. I think they are at their cutest stage now so I am going to try and enjoy every single day with them! Link to comment
vlangel Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 Poor Eve, she is such a chow hound! She already ate once today and her 2nd feeding isn't until dinner, but she keeps checking the feeding shell to see if there is food in it. LOL Link to comment
vlangel Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 http://s36.photobucket.com/user/vlangelbike/media/101_0458_zpsnmaycn8o.jpg.html'> Is that pathetic or what????? Link to comment
vlangel Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 http://s36.photobucket.com/user/vlangelbike/media/101_0461_zpsbmaovnvd.jpg.html'> Today I used the camera and was able to get a much better pic of the babies. They are so lovable and I think they have their Mom's appetite!!!! They came to the front of the tank to mooch for food. LOL Link to comment
teenyreef Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 They are so cute And Mom is just pitiful You should feed her Link to comment
NanoFever Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 I like the feeding shell idea. You can keep it in the tank better than a plastic cup. Link to comment
vlangel Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 They are so cute And Mom is just pitiful You should feed her I couldn't stand Eve's pathetic posturing, "O I am dying of starvation, I need food!" so I gave in and fed her. I like the feeding shell idea. You can keep it in the tank better than a plastic cup. The feeding shell works great and I have it in a sheltered low flow area so I don't need to turn off the pumps. The only problem is, is that it is low in the tank and as soon as the peppermint shrimp know it has food in it, they turn into a wolf pack and head right for it. They back off for Adam and Eve but not for the pipefish. I can bleach it from time to time also to keep it clean. Link to comment
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