Gas in the pouch of seahorses is one of the most common ailments of seahorses in captivity. Knowing how difficult pouch evacuations can be for seahorse aquarists, we put together a video that shows how to do a pouch evacuation on seahorses.…
Tami Weiss
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Hot Summer, Cool Seahorses: Cooling The Seahorse Aquarium
Summer’s here, and seahorse aquarists are starting to see tank temperatures rise. Seahorses, are particularly vulnerable to warmer temperatures , so for many seahorse aquarists, even moderate heat can lead to a mad dash to lower the water temperature.…
How Ocean Rider Is Fighting to Save Seahorses
Ocean Rider, as part of their Seahorse Hawaii Foundation efforts, announced late last year that it was going to be reintroducing seahorses back into the wild in a few locations. On the surface, this sounds like a great step towards conservation.…
Frozen Mysis Part 1: The Quest For Quality Mysis
A mix of bad and good mysis. Do you know which is which? Feeding seahorses in aquariums has long been regarded as one of the most important keys to success with these delicate animals. Widespread availability of captive bred seahorses has made feeding easier in recent years, but it is still fraught with challenges.…
Seahorse Canada: Canadian Seahorses At Last!
A flirty pair of seahorses from Seahorse Canada. Canadians have long had trouble getting true captive bred seahorses. CITES has had the unfortunate side effect of restricting access to Captive Bred seahorses to Canada, and while a few overseas companies do ship across the border, it’s a difficult process.…
The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Seahorse Evolution
Just how did seahorses make the leap from ordinary fish to extraordinary oddity? Damselfish photo by Klaus Stiefel When you look at a seahorse, it’s easy to wonder how such a bizarre creature could come to be.…
iSeahorse Launches to Track Seahorse Sightings
Are you a diver? Or perhaps just near the ocean and have the occasional sighting of seahorses in the wild? Project Seahorse launches iSeahorse.org to track seahorses spotted around the globe.…
New Giant Seahorses Discovered; Under-explored Islands Home to Mythological Colossal Seahorses
Dr. Laura Saury with the first Colossal Seahorse photographed in the wild. Marine biologist Dr. Laura Saury, a member of the University of British Columbia-based Seahorse Project marine conservation team, has identified the world’s largest known species of seahorse....
Not-So-True Facts About The Seahorse
Original photo by Klaus Stiefel Ze Frank just did a wonderfully funny video “True Facts About The Seahorse”. I love the True Facts videos he's been doing; especially since they're mostly true. Mostly. (Seriously, watch this; it's some funny stuff.) As good as the...
Help! My Seahorse Just Had Babies!
Or, what to expect when you didn’t know you were expecting. Seahorses are known for their proclivity of having hundreds of babies when you least expect it. Photo by CARSTEN SCHÖNIJAHN You just walked by your tank to discover dozens, if not hundreds of tiny seahorses drifting around your aquarium.…