Seahorse

Having an extremely small life span of perhaps 1-5 years depending on the species, this most graceful and intriguing creature of our seas breaks one of the golden rules of biology. The male, rather than the female is left holding the baby! It is the male, and him alone, who looks after the fertilised eggs via a special brood sac on the front of his abdomen, much like a miniature kangaroo if you please. With a preferred habitat of coastal areas ranging from Australia to the Caribbean, they prefer the beds and coral reefs where they can easily hide themselves away from their predators. These most beautifully coloured and odd looking fish also have ...  Read the complete review

I am writing this review about sea horses living in their natural environment. They are amazing and unique creatures and it is very difficult to provide the right conditions for them in captivity. There are over 35 different types of seahorses all over the world and they are mostly found in warm shallow water. The Scientific name for them is 'Hippocampus' in Greek this apparently means 'bent horse.' They range in size from 15 millimetres to 35 centimetres and are the only fish where the male becomes pregnant, the female lays her eggs on the underside of the male and two flaps develop from the male and protect the eggs. Once the eggs hatch the babies ...  Read the complete review

I absolutly adore seahorses. They are so romantic and calming to watch. We visited a sealife centre and I stood and watched these lovely creatures for ages. The story of seahorses; Why can't we be like seahorses, they find ther ideal mate and stay with them for life, definatly unlike us. They dance around the sea with their tales linked and sleep this way at all times. How lovely is that? The best part about them is that the male is the one who is pregnant. Well when I read this I decided that I must come back as a sea horse in my next life. Or marry one now!!!! Imagine that a man who stays with you, devoted to you, is not ...  Read the complete review

Firstly, I must warn you that seahorse keeping should not be tackled by the casual aquarist, because seahorses usually die quickly in captivity. The following notes are intended for more experienced animal lover. Think about whether you can realistically hope to care for these fish, before you buy them, and if you have any doubts, choose something easier ! [1] New Seahorses: Choose your seahorses with great care, if they have grey tinges or signs of fungus or unhealthy looking skin, do not buy them. It is difficult if not impossible to treat most seahorse illnesses. Seahorses in good condition have rounded bodies, if the body is ...  Read the complete review

Well what can I say just about every fishkeeper in the world loves seahorses. And if your thinking about keeping them heres a few tips from my own personal experience. Seahorses like tall, calm tanks. By this I mean a tank that is at least 18" or so high, with as slow a water flow as possible. Seahorses being poor swimmers, like to 'anchor' themselves to coral branches, but in my experience they'll pretty much anchor themselves to anything they can fit their little tails around, including filter uptakes, so be careful. Also if you decide to add a few marine fish to the tank, make sure they're peaceful fish, generally gobies make good tank ...  Read the complete review