need advice seahorse gave birth

applez022 · Feb 19, 2015

hi everyone, its been 2 days ago my seahorse gave birth, i have over 100 babies, been feeding them rotifers, and changing some water everyday. but just wanted to get any suggestions or hear anyones experience.:help: . i believe my seahorse is a hippocampus Reidi, he is pretty big and red, and has a very long snout

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vlangel · Feb 19, 2015

Hi applez, congrats on the fry. I don't have experience with reidi since my ponies are erectus but if I were you I'd set up a nursery with a circular flow to keep the fry from swallowing air or getting stuck in surface tension. I will try and send you a pic of a simple nursery that is a 'kreisel' model.

vlangel · Feb 19, 2015

This is a pic of a simple 'in tank' nursery. It's just a plastic drum fish bowl drilled at the shoulder so airline tubing can be inserted. Since reidi are pelagic fry the circular flow will help increase your chances of keeping them viable until they begin to hitch. Also in the photo you see a bag of sanolife mic-F, a probiotic. Adding that to you freshly made salt water will help control bacteria. Finally enriching with Dan's Feed immune boost may help. I raised my very 1st batch of Erectus fry using these. I started with 22 fry, (I gave the rest away) and still have 15 now over 4 months of age. I know erectus are much easier to raise than reidi though. I wish you the best with your babies.