Seahorses. What advice can you give me about keeping them as pets?

My wife is enamored by them but none of us have no experience with them (though I have a lot of experience with freshwater newts, have bred them, raised them to adulthood).





I know enough that it's wrong to get wild-caught seahorses. But I'm looking at captive-bred options, I want specifics on dealing with them as pets and would especially appreciate any recommendations for websites.Seahorses. What advice can you give me about keeping them as pets?
Tall marine aquariums with gentle water movement are great for Seahorses. It's also good to add ';posts'; for them to hitch on to. If you buy tank-raised Seahorses, then they should be reared on frozen brine shrimp, making them much easier to feed. Wild-caught Seahorses eat only live food usually, and often carry diseases with them, so tank-raised ones are best. Check out the links below for more information.





RegardsSeahorses. What advice can you give me about keeping them as pets?
For openers,the aquarium should have extra depth,because of the vertical nature of their lives. They have rather special dietary needs. You should have enough aquarium experience to provide excellent water conditions(this is a little more complex than freshwater). The very best advice I can give you is to purchase more than one up-to-date books on Sea Horse Culture. There is more to learn than the average website will provide. One other source of good information is the specialty column in Fresh and Saltwater Aquarium Magazine. There may even be archives on their website. Good luck.
seahorses - keeping and breeding


... are about 35 different species of seahorses spread all over the world, but only ... Unfortunately some of the coloured seahorses turn pale by the time. ...


www.seahorses.de/seahorses.htm








That's just one site I found.


From what I understand, they are hard to keep alive unless you are an expert.


And not all of the breeders will guarantee the animals will be alive on delivery.
get real plants for them to cling to and make sure your aquarium has a strong current try to recreate their natural habitat.