Nocturnal Sea Horses???

[wespastor]

Hello people:

I found an interesting comment in a book called ?Encyclopedia of Sea Horses? by Mildred Bellomy (1969). In it (Page 30) there is an observation made that the Giant Sea Horses as well as the Dwarf Sea Horse my be somewhat nocturnal. These observations have been made in ??Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Africa and the USA. Perhaps other countries as well have noted that the sea horse engages in more active swimming by night than by day.?

Has anyone ever noted that?

Could this be a reason that some sea horses seem ?lazy? during the day (DSH)?

Could this also be a reason as to why it seems difficult to feed some breeds such as the DSH? Because they prefer to eat at night.

Any discussion would be great.

Thanks for all of your help. Without your help I could not have progressed as far as I have as soon as I have. Not withstanding my plan may be somewhat controversial.

 

[NYreefNoob]

mine become more active when light is on, but i also only have 16w of t5 over my ap12 so it isnt really bright anyways, but this also might be do to the fact light come's on when i get home at 5 and that's feeding time and light is only on for 4 hr's

 

[tosiek]

Considering they prey off of small pods and stuff, which mainly come out at night, it makes sense. The majority of people keep their lights dim in their SH tanks and probably won't notice it. Im sure for the tank bred specimens it also depends on the original tanks they came out of. Some breeders keep their tanks dim and some light them up like times square.

 

[Cibo]

I have two pipe fish I guess same family One is out all the time the othere comes out only when the lights go out the they hunt together

 

[wespastor]

Considering they prey off of small pods and stuff, which mainly come out at night, it makes sense. The majority of people keep their lights dim in their SH tanks and probably won't notice it. Im sure for the tank bred specimens it also depends on the original tanks they came out of. Some breeders keep their tanks dim and some light them up like times square.

Curios .. Whats your opinion out the light ... Go bright or go dim?

 

[wespastor]

I have two pipe fish I guess same family One is out all the time the othere comes out only when the lights go out the they hunt together

Yep they are in the same family syngnathid