Is my seahorse pregnant?

lulu1228 · Jan 22, 2023

The guy who helps maintain my tanks says he thinks one of my seahorses was impregnated. I haven't seen any mating occur though. The only mature female doesn't seem to want anything to do with the males. Any thoughts?

Jay Hemdal · Jan 22, 2023

lulu0520 said:
The guy who helps maintain my tanks says he thinks one of my seahorses was impregnated. I haven't seen any mating occur though. The only mature female doesn't seem to want anything to do with the males. Any thoughts?

Can you post a pic? If the male is close to term it should be pretty apparent.
Jay

lulu1228 · Jan 22, 2023

Jay Hemdal said:
Can you post a pic? If the male is close to term it should be pretty apparent.
Jay

Not a great pic but he won't get into a clear area lol

lulu1228 · Jan 22, 2023

Jay Hemdal said:
Can you post a pic? If the male is close to term it should be pretty apparent.
Jay

do you know why the female would have 0 interest in the males? will she eventually pair up with one of them?

Jay Hemdal · Jan 22, 2023

lulu0520 said:
do you know why the female would have 0 interest in the males? will she eventually pair up with one of them?

Paired seahorses don’t always show pairing behavior - after egg transfer they don’t hang out like a pair, least not that you can see in a small tank.
What species of seahorse and what is the male/female ratio?
Jay

Big Smelly fish · Jan 22, 2023

I can’t tell with that picture. If it was and ready to give birth you would be amble to tell. The pouch will expand quite a bit.

Jay Hemdal · Jan 22, 2023

lulu0520 said:
Not a great pic but he won't get into a clear area lol

Sorry, the pic needs to show the horse’s belly and white lights are better than blue to see things.
Jay

lulu1228 · Jan 23, 2023

Big Smelly fish said:
I can’t tell with that picture. If it was and ready to give birth you would be amble to tell. The pouch will expand quite a bit.

Is this picture better at all? The white lights aren't on yet