Hour old babies :)

[cindyt]

Had to show you guys my new babies(barbouri Seahorses).This is 'our' first batch,pretty hard to raise apparently but Im gonna do my darndest :biggrin:

Cute huh? :mrgreen:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y33/mamabear99/PICT3433.jpg

[Ruth]

WOW That is so neat! I hope you can raise them - good luck

[Reefhawk1]

That is awesome, good luck raising the little ones :cool:

[muck]

Awesome Cindy!
Keep us updated to their progress for sure.. :cool:

[christyf5]

Wow! Thats just awesome. :cool: Looks like you have your work cut out for you!

[geopod]

How many Bambino's is that we see???Congrats...Thats awesome.

george

[Delphinus]

Wow, very nifty. Good luck!!

[shadowboy]

So amazing, I wish you best of luck raising them

tristan

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Just talked to Cindy & she now has over 40+ babies :biggrin:

[Beverly]

Cindy,

Along with feeding newly hatched bbs several times a day, also monitor ammonia levels closely and be prepared for daily water changes if necessary. Siphon out poop at least once a day during the water change. Will make a big difference in survival rate.

[cindyt]

Oh yah,theyre going to be given the upmost attention and care.Definate water change daily as well as the bottom siphioned.Right now my whole world is revolving around these cuties,and just cant see that changing until I know for sure theyre 'in the clear' :)

[reeferaddict]

Awesome job Cindy! I wish you great success and hopefully this will just be the beginning. One day I may be so lucky!

[psuedo]

WOW. very cool indeed. That is the first time I have ever seen baby seahorses. ALmost makes me want to put a tank up especially for the species.

[cindyt]

Thanks everybody for the support and encouragement :biggrin:

For real,these things are so adorable!!

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y33/mamabear99/PICT3437.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y33/mamabear99/PICT3442.jpg

[Beverly]

Cool that they are hitching so soon. They must be pretty big fry. Great pics :cool:

[Xtasia]

OH WOW. I"M SOOO ENVIOUS that is SO cool! Nice work!

[hockey nut]

Congrats Cindy.

great pics. keep them coming. :mrgreen:

[danny zubot]

So is it safe to say that WHEN you have achieved success there will be a local source of S.H. or sale? :mrgreen:

[Murminator]

Thats pretty cool good luck with the ponies

[cindyt]

Holy Doodle............hes pregnant again :eek:

[WWWD]

that randy horse.

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Stop with the Viagra supplements already Cindy :lol: Great pictures & you're right, they are the cutest.

I know you're gonna get tons of people pming you about buying your babies, but just to let everyone else know:

The odds of successfully raising SH babies is, unfortunately, quite low & it'll take several months of extreme TLC to get to juvenile, then to adult size. Hopefully you won't get too inundated with excited reefers who all want local captive-bred Seahorses. It'll be a full time job for you to just get them through the critical first month. Good luck Cindy.

For people serious about wanting seahorses, please be aware that they are high maintenance fish & not suitable for community tanks. Ideally, set up your species tank several months ahead of time to let the system stabilize & to build up the pod & live mysis population, because as it has already been posted several times in the past, even the ride from the LFS to your house can stress these ponies out & cause them to stop eating frzn mysis. If they are eating frzn, they need to be fed several times a day, very small meals to prevent polluting your tank.

Don't mean to rain on everyone's parade, but I know the attraction of seahorses & the sudden desire one gets when you see those cute baby pics.

Anthony

PS. I may soon lose my Canreef name to my friend. :lol:

[addam4208283]

new here, have been reading as many posts as i can. i was just interested in seeing how all the little ones are doing?
ADAM

[Xtasia]

Ditto.. update please!