Happy Easter Babies!!

Peka · Apr 24, 2011

Look what I got for Easter.... 181 of them

xmetalfan99 · Apr 24, 2011

That is so cool. Were you expecting or was it a complete surprise?

fsu1dolfan · Apr 24, 2011

Congrats on the new additions. Are you planning on trying to raise them?? Great pic!!

jiffy · Apr 24, 2011

holy smokes, they are so kool.. all these posts recently about people having all these babies with there sea horses are making me want to get a pair! =]

jiffy · Apr 24, 2011

Peka said:
Look what I got for Easter.... 181 of them

lol how did you count them all?

revhtree · Apr 24, 2011

That is awesome! Congrats!

Peka · Apr 24, 2011

Yes, they were expected. I have had this daddy in in-tank nursery for about a week. I didn't expect him so get so large and have so many since this was his first brood.

Yes, I will raise them.. I breed seahorses.

I counted them as I turkey basted them out of the nursery tank..... I got to watch him have babies.. I lnever tire of seeing babies born.

everyone have a very Happy Easter....

xmetalfan99 · Apr 24, 2011

That is really cool. What are the processes you go through to succesfully raise your horses?

Akwarius · Apr 24, 2011

That's amazing. An Easter miracle. What type of food will you start them on?

fsu1dolfan · Apr 24, 2011

Peka said:
Yes, they were expected. I have had this daddy in in-tank nursery for about a week. I didn't expect him so get so large and have so many since this was his first brood.

Yes, I will raise them.. I breed seahorses.

I counted them as I turkey basted them out of the nursery tank..... I got to watch him have babies.. I lnever tire of seeing babies born.

everyone have a very Happy Easter....

Yeah i have never spawned anything before...must be a very cool experience!! Hope they grow up big!!

Peka · Apr 25, 2011

They start on enriched baby brine for a month or so, then I start add frozen cyclopeeze, and once they are eating that, I get them on frozen mysis. The tanks get broken down and sterilized once a week. This is along with daily 30% water changes via siphoning....

fsu1dolfan · Apr 25, 2011

Peka said:
They start on enriched baby brine for a month or so, then I start add frozen cyclopeeze, and once they are eating that, I get them on frozen mysis. The tanks get broken down and sterilized once a week. This is along with daily 30% water changes via siphoning....

Wow that is a serious schedule of things to take care of....you gotta be very dedicated! Do you know what the survival rate is if everything is followed right?

Peka · Apr 29, 2011

I average probably a 75% survival rate..... there are a lot of factors and keep in mind, seahorses have that many babies because some are not meant to live.