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Seahorses in the wild use their curly, prehensile tail to hold onto seagrasses or coral. They then suck plankton and small crustaceans (like brine shrimp) in through their snout. Like the mammal horse, they graze almost constantly and will eat up to 3,000 brine shrimp per day.
If you have a captive one in a saltwater tank (which is unlikely as they are difficult to keep and many types are regulated species in worldwide), brine shrimp alone is not an adequate diet for them. They are picky eaters, but also are very wide variety of specialized foods.
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∙ 13y agoI'm not entirely sure, but Seadragons (Cousins of seahorses) eat small crustaceans, such as Mysid Shrimps. Young Seadragons eat small zooplankton until they are big enough to swallow the Mysid Shrimps.
I would imagine that the diet of seahorses are very similar. If this is for some sort of test, then put "small crustaceans".
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∙ 10y agoseahorses eat plankton and small crustacean. <3 1-4-3!
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∙ 13y agosharks and butterflies
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∙ 14y agokelp is the food that the seahorses eat
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∙ 11y agoSeafood. Get it.
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Seahorses prey on what type of fish?
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Are seagrasses poisonous or dangerous?
Yes and No, some seahorses are poisonous to keep their prey away and some seahorses are not poisonous.
How do seahorses hunt?
Seahorses prey on crustaceans and other small animals floating in the water. They attach themselves to coral by the tail and wait patiently until prey comes within striking distance.
What is a seahorse eaten by?
Animals that prey on seahorses include crabs, tuna, and penguins.
What eats a seahorse?
Animals that prey on seahorses include crabs, tuna, and penguins.
How do Seahorses find food?
Seahorses change their color to match their surroundings and then they hide in plants and suck them in through the plant so that the prey won't see them.
How do seahorses catch their prey?
They "suck" the mysids or amphimipods up their long, tubular snout.
Do seahorses live in the middle of the ocean yes or no?
No, Seahorses live in shallow coral reefs near to the shore. They hold on to the coral and sea plants with their tail to camoflage themselves and ambush their prey. Seahorses are very slow swimmers. The middle of the ocean would be way too deep for them!
Do sharks eat seahorses?
probably, by accident. That's actually correct. Sharks have a tendency to chew on and swallow most anything, even if it's not by any means food. Seahorses could fit into this category (and into the shark). However, seahorses are not part of the shark's food chain, and thus are not really prey for the shark. No.
Are seahorses hermaphrodites?
There are male seahorses and female seahorses.
Why do lined seahorses have long snouts with no teeth?
Seahorses have snouts so that they can probe into small nooks and crannies when searching for food. This means if their prey is hiding then the seahorses snout can squeeze into the hole or crack, and they can eat their dinner. It also helps because when they find food they suck it up through their snouts like a vacuum cleaner. Their snouts can expand if their prey is larger than the snout. They are not able to chew and have to disintergrate the food as they eat it.
What types of adaptations allow seahorses survive underwater?
they have eyes that can turn and see prey and predators easily. they have tube mouths to suck up food.
