sea horses

[StngGT350]

i dont know if this is the right place to post this questions.
i totally understand that sea horses live in salt water. but my question is, are their such things as sea horses for fresh water? i love to have a sea horse, but i have a fresh water set up. i am almost tempted to change for that fact.

thanks is advance!

 

[Mariah]

I would love to have a sea horse too! There so pretty

 

[LifeBear]

I can;t think of anything that would qualify as a "freshwater seahorse"

 

[LifeBear]

I took a round at googling the topic. It seems that Pipefish, a relative of the seahorse can be found in freshwater. But the picture didn't look much like a sea horswe, as far as the cute curvy tail and all that.

I don't think you are going to find what you want.

 

[dwarf-puffers]

sea horses rock ill do some reasearch to c if they can survive in fresh water

 

[dwarf-puffers]

there r it says so on google just type in freshwater seahorses heres 1 Hippocampus algiricus

 

[pendragon]

Please accept some friendly advice:

Seahorses are incredibly frail creatures with very, very specific needs. Only the most experienced fishkeeper should even consider keeping them, and even they should think about it twice. Caring for seahorses has a very high level of difficulty. I doubt more than a few percent of seahorses sold at pet shops live a month in a home aquarium. The average aquarist just doesn't have the skill or resources to care for them adequately. If you are bent on having them - research, research, and research some more.

pendragon!

 

[pendragon]

there r it says so on google just type in freshwater seahorses heres 1 Hippocampus algiricus

I'm not a seahorse expert, but I am not aware of any seahorses that can survive in freshwater. I looked up 'Hippocampus algiricus' on Google and I found three links to credible sites right off that list it as a marine species (meaning, not freshwater). Remember there is a lot of bad or misleading information out there on the internet. Before you take a plunge like that, make sure you double-check all your info with more than one credible source (start with the FAQ at http/www.seahorse.org).

pendragon!

 

[dwarf-puffers]

no dont type in the name just type in freshwater seahorses

 

[OohFeeshy]

If you do a google search, you come up with the name, right? So if you do a search for the name, you'll find info on that species. And the info says its marine. Don't believe google, how many sites do you think are going to tell you Elvis is still alive?

 

[Matchu]

There was a discussion on this a while back.

There were some that were meant to be able to tolerate brackish water for some periods of time.

But it was suggested that only advanced marine keepers, with a good knowledge of seahorses keep seahorses, as they are fragile and need their exact conditions replicated.

Just forget about them, unless you are prepared to put in a lot of time and work.

 

[jflowers]

Not quite a sea horse but search for Doryichthys boaja

As stated above, they are not an easy species to keep, best enjoyed at a public aquarium IMO. Many species are also endangered, so there is that to consider too.

Jon

 

[StngGT350]

thanks for the replys. i think you are all correct, they do seem like difficult to keep and far beyound my skills. i think i might wait a few years and keep looking at pictures.

 

[zendarx2]

Captive breed (CB) seahorses are much easer to take care of. You can feed them frozen food and they are just much more hardy then Wild ones. Anyway go to Oceanriders.com They are still a lot of work but if your like me and have dreamed of having a pair for 14 years now….well lets just say I never stop researching and I’m so close to having them….(drools all over)

 

[CluelessScot]

My lfs dont even try and sell them anymore. They cant keep them alive long enough to sell