Question for Van-area seahorse keepers

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Those "erectus" were actually reidis if I remember correctly. Eventually, someone at J&L did change the sign, after a couple of us mentioned the species differences (ie. the colourful ones tend to be reidis, whereas erectus & kudas tend to be mainly black and pale yellow).

Anthony

[Diana]

Ah.... with this new info I'm even less inclined to get them, since we all know of my troubles with raising reidi fry. Also I already have reidis. However, I am still interested knowing if anyone purchased these guys and have been able to raise the fry.


-Diana

[Raf]

I guess not....

funny though they seem to be selling well at JnL.....

[wheatleyb7]

Hi,

I ordered a couple of the seahorses from J&L last week (I live in Kamloops). I had them shipped up and they arrived on Saturday. The yellow one looked great and is still okay, although I have yet to see it eat frozen food. The orange arrived looking quite bad, it had a couple of flesh wounds and didn't have a lot of color. I was a little ****ed that they sent one that looked like that. Anyway it was dead by noon on Sunday ($160 down the drain). I have a couple of Kudas and I was looking for some color to add to my tank. When I phoned J&L about the seahorses I was worried when I found out that they were wild caught. But when I was told that they don't get colored captive bred in I figured I would take the chance. Anyways, I just wanted you to know my story. Do you happen to know any other place to get colored seahorses?

[Synthesis]

How about we leave them in the ocean?.

[Diana]

You CAN get colored captive bred seahorses, just look at http://www.oceanrider.com. They are a pretty penny though, which is why stores dont buy from them. Also, its a PITA to get them across the border. I looked at this shipment of seahorses at J&L a day or two after they came in and I noticed flesh wounds on almost all of the orange/red ones. The yellow ones looked good, but they tend not to keep thier color.

I am disappointed that J&L would keep bringing in wild caught seahorses, even though they are very beautiful. I told them to try and get some captive raised in.... even if they are more drab looking. Unfortunately, stores still care more about making money than the well being of a species. Alas, I will do my part to attempt to raise the fry of my captive raised ponies, and bring some locally-bred ponies to the stores. *crosses fingers*


-Diana

[WWWD]

Originally Posted by Synthesis

How about we leave them in the ocean?.

I guess you could say the same thing about any of the fish, corals or inverts we buy from aquarium shops then hey?

[wheatleyb7]

Thanks Diana. I have checked out Oceanrider and the seahorses do look great. Its too bad no one will bring them into Canada. I would be willing to pay more money if you got quality captive bred seahorses.