Juvenile lined seahorse

[haigyfish]

I can see some paleness near the end of the tail that is not normal, and is a pretty common sign of bacterial or Uronema in seahorses. Hopefully it is just a minor injury/scrape and it will go away.

Is the new horse eating?

Jay

Update seahorse is doing fine can’t fully te if he’s eating frozen but he looks interested when I add it in.
Here is tail pictured

 

[haigyfish]

Update seahorse is doing fine can’t fully te if he’s eating frozen but he looks interested when I add it in.
Here is tail pictured

You can’t really tell in this picture but it looks like the white isn’t at the direct tip but a few mm after the tail ends. It looks to not be as pale anymore too! Thoughts?

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

You can’t really tell in this picture but it looks like the white isn’t at the direct tip but a few mm after the tail ends. It looks to not be as pale anymore too! Thoughts?

Well - it doesn't look like it is getting worse, so that's good.

Jay

 

[haigyfish]

Sorry to bother but would have it been significantly worse if it has been over 6 days?

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Sorry to bother but would have it been significantly worse if it has been over 6 days?

Not sure what you mean - some of these white lesions on seahorses tend to grow larger and deeper over time….that’s serious. That this one seems stable over that time frame is better news.
Jay

 

[haigyfish]

Not sure what you mean - some of these white lesions on seahorses tend to grow larger and deeper over time….that’s serious. That this one seems stable over that time frame is better news.
Jay

Hey so looks like the white patch is still there but getting smaller by the day. I am not sure if he is eating frozen so I have been adding live bbs enriched w Selcon.
Just curious if there are certain snails I should or shouldn’t add, my tank needs a solid clean up crew!!

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Hey so looks like the white patch is still there but getting smaller by the day. I am not sure if he is eating frozen so I have been adding live bbs enriched w Selcon.
Just curious if there are certain snails I should or shouldn’t add, my tank needs a solid clean up crew!!

Non-algae eating snails, like Nassarius, would be better for cleaning up uneaten food.

Jay

 

[Devaji]

so been looking to SH for years. finally have a tank set up but not adding any untill have the mass travel as I'll be gone 4 weeks over the next 2 months.
any...
most ppl keep there temps below 74. SH are very prone to bacterial infections . bac. spreat faster in higher temps.

also if adding more SH just get tank breed ones that are eating mysis. wild caught are very hard to get eating.

start off with live then slowly transition over to mysis.

there are FW dips and other medications for SH. I would join one of the FB Sh groups post a pic of the tail and get the meds you need to treat.
best of luck!

 

[Pescador]

Has it eaten yet? Seahorses need to eat frequently, they graze all day.

Seahorses normally eat copepods as their normal diet, have you tried feeding pods? You can buy pods, can also buy things like frozen cyclops, can o cyclops, bottle of artic pods, etc.... Live baby brine shrimp should also work.

Seahorses don't like too much flow, they are not strong swimmers. At the same time, you should try to avoid the water becoming stagnant. There should be some agitation on the water surface at least, to help with gas exchange.

77.6 is higher than I would do it, I would keep it closer to 75

I don't have my seahorses yet, I will build my seahorse tank after Christmas, so I've been researching a lot and my rocks are curing and my mangrove tree growing

Hi Mojo,
I think the information you are working with is more specific to dwarf seahorses. Lined seahorses cannot consist on copepods. They also do not have to graze constantly like a dwarf. In general, larger species of seahorse, like the lined seahorse, should be fed twice a day, and they need a much larger food (the normal staple is frozen mysis) to meet their energy demands.

Good call on the temperature. I used to keep them at 76 and the seemed a bit off it it got warmer than that. Now I keep the temp below 74 because Vibrio bacteria replicate exponentially faster with each degree above that number. I have lots of stony corals thriving at that temperature as well.

 

[haigyfish]

So looks like my Fluval filter just shut down I have an aerator running but how long will my seahorses be okay like this!????

Hi Mojo,
I think the information you are working with is more specific to dwarf seahorses. Lined seahorses cannot consist on copepods. They also do not have to graze constantly like a dwarf. In general, larger species of seahorse, like the lined seahorse, should be fed twice a day, and they need a much larger food (the normal staple is frozen mysis) to meet their energy demands.

Good call on the temperature. I used to keep them at 76 and the seemed a bit off it it got warmer than that. Now I keep the temp below 74 because Vibrio bacteria replicate exponentially faster with each degree above that number. I have lots of stony corals thriving at that temperature as well.

 

[haigyfish]

Non-algae eating snails, like Nassarius, would be better for cleaning up uneaten food.

Jay

Update: my filter went out and I got it working again. However this time it’s outflow seems way stronger, before it was just a dribble out and now it’s coming out like the first day I bought it. Curious if this can be to much flow

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Update: my filter went out and I got it working again. However this time it’s outflow seems way stronger, before it was just a dribble out and now it’s coming out like the first day I bought it. Curious if this can be to much flow

The tank could use more aeration - something that breaks the surface tension.

Water current is a tough issue with seahorses - in the ocean, they can handle strong currents, but that's because those currents come and go and change direction, the seahorses then feed during slack time in the currents. In an aquarium, with the water blasting the same direction, they can have difficulty feeding.

Jay