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Seahorses are taken from the wild for the aquarium trade to be sold to people who want to keep them as pets, and for Chinese medicine.
Seahorses caught in the wild do not make good pets and you should always make sure that any seahorses you buy are breed in captivity. That way they are trained to eat frozen food, and are much less likely to carry parasites that may infect other seahorses.
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How do you keep seahorses?
Most seahorses that are sold to for aquariums are bred in captivity so it doesn't impact the wild seahorses as much. Wild seahorses are also harder to keep alive because they are pickier about their food, The other trade that uses seahorses is Chinese medicine. I don't know for sure, if those are wild caught or captive bred but I would imagine that captive breeding would be more cost effective.
Can seahorses and sea anemones live together?
While seahorses and sea anemones live together in the wild, it is difficult to keep them together in an aquarium because anemones sting and seahorses can be killed or injured by them.
What type of small fish do seahorses eat?
a sea horse eats Brine Shrimp unless if they are caught as wild seahorses then they eat frozen foods
What is the lifespan of seahorses?
In captivity 8-10 yrs. In wild 4-6.
Does a seahorse travel in a group or on there own?
Seahorses are solitary creatures that rarely interact with other seahorses in the wild, except in order to mate.
Why are seahorses extinct?
Seahorses are becoming extinct or are on the verge of extinction due to the "curio" trade or Chinese medicine trade. However, most species are now being protected. Pregnant males should not be harvested. There are also organizations that work on putting captive bred seahorses back into the wild in order to repopulate the areas which are being depleted. In the aquarium trade, it is always necessary to make sure one is purchasing ONLY CAPTIVE BRED AND RAISED seahorses. Wild caught seahorses will generally NOT accept frozen foods and perish due to starvation.
What do Sea hores eat?
you mean Sea Horses right? While many aquarium hobbyists will keep seahorses as pets, seahorses collected from the wild tend to fare poorly in a home aquarium. They will eat only live foods such as brine shrimp and are prone to stress in an aquarium, which lowers the efficiency of their immune systems and makes them susceptible to disease. In recent years, however, captive breeding of seahorses has become increasingly widespread. These seahorses survive better in captivity, and they are less likely to carry diseases. These seahorses will eat mysid shrimp, and they do not experience the shock and stress of being taken out of the wild and placed in a small aquarium. Although captive-bred seahorses are more expensive, they survive better than wild seahorses, and take no toll on wild populations. Seahorses should be kept in an aquarium to themselves, or with compatible tank-mates. Seahorses are slow feeders, and in an aquarium with fast, aggressive feeders, the seahorses will be edged out in the competition for food. Special care should be given to ensure that all individuals obtain enough food at feeding times. Seahorses can co-exist with many species of shrimp and other bottom-feeding creatures. Fish from the goby family also make good tank-mates. Some species are especially dangerous to the slow-moving seahorses and should be avoided completely: eels, tangs, triggerfish, squid, octopus, and sea anemones. Animals sold as "freshwater seahorses" are usually the closely related pipefish, of which a few species live in the lower reaches of rivers. The supposed true "freshwater seahorse" called Hippocampus aimei was not a real species, but a name sometimes used for individuals of Barbour's seahorse and Hedgehog seahorse. The latter is a species commonly found in brackish waters, but not actually a freshwater fish.
Are seahorses hermaphrodites?
There are male seahorses and female seahorses.
How do you feed a seahorse?
It depends if your seahorse is wild caught or captive bred. Wild caught seahorses require live food, such as small grass shrimp or mysis shrimp. Captive bred seahorses will usually eat frozen mysis shrimp which can be obtained from most fish stores.
What marine life is in Bonaire?
Seahorses Seahorses
What habitat do seahorses have?
Seahorses live in the sea.
When did The Seahorses end?
The Seahorses ended in 1999.
