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03-17-2006, 04:30 AM
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Watch all the stores here in Calgary - a few have had something other than H. kuda, but not often.
Easiest form of copepods to get is cyclop-eeze, just remember to pre soak it for at least an hour prior to feeding. dump th e cyclops-eeze directly into the flow so they appear to move. If that doesn't work enriched brine shrimp are your last resort. Even large seahorses will eat them - remember they are not nutritious at all, so they must be enriched with good phytoplanton or products liek Selco. The H. kuda you got are all from the same distributor in the Phillipines. Not 100% sure if wild caught or captive bred. By the way should you look into purchasing more of these - I would never spend more than $60 per horse on captivebred. Saw those ones at the LFS, didn't look to healthy in their tank, better to leave them there. One easy give away is to check out the eyes if they are not cnstantly searching for food - something is wrong with the seahorse. HTH
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03-17-2006, 04:36 AM
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re SH
I cant find a place that sells them for 60..the cheapest i can find is 80 and that is from ontario for CB reidis
please do tell if u know of any places around here thanks Neal
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03-17-2006, 05:01 AM
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Thanks, Eric
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03-17-2006, 05:13 AM
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Good thing I was going to buy two from oceans.Does that place you have the link for ship to calgary?I would buy mine from golds they are honest.
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03-17-2006, 05:21 AM
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as far as i know they will ship to here..
i have actually already been in contact with them before they are the ones that are 89 for the reidis do i hear group order? lol
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03-17-2006, 05:41 AM
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Riverfront sells ghost shrimp .60 each - never heard of a seahorse taking cyclopeeze. Just acclimate em to the saltwater over a day or so (or just dump em in - SH will have had lunch long before they die anyway).
Andy
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03-17-2006, 06:10 AM
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Unfortunately, what you're experiencing is all too common with seahorses (captive-bred or w/c). The stress of going from the LFS to your tank can be enough to knock them off feed. Especially if they were netted out & exposed to the air. Proper technique is to bag them in the water because if seahorses breath in air, it can easily cause all sorts of problems. With seahorses, it's best to assume the worst & prepare for it. Have the tank set up months in advance with lots of live pods & mysis shrimp breeding in there, just in case they stop eating frzn mysis.
Fortunately, if you can train one to eat frzn foods, it will often train the others just by being an example. Good luck. Also, if they survive & switch to frzn, train them to eat from an elevated feeding station (a little tupperware container at mid-tank). This will make it easier for you to feed the seahorses & reduce the overfeeding & bristleworm outbreaks that are normally associated with seahorse tanks. Good luck, Anthony
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03-17-2006, 02:35 PM
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Riverfront is out of ghost shrimp I called them. I am going to pick up some cyclopeeze today. Thanks, Eric
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03-17-2006, 09:05 PM
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03-17-2006, 09:12 PM
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great ,but what is going to happen to the sea horses then, if you got them eating may be you should raise them...
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