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Kuda is the easy seahorse to keep.. suspect might be some disease that wipe out all.

I call kuda the dirty seahorse..

Hope u can get a few tomorrow.Good luck

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Do you have captive bred seahorses available to you there, or only wild caught ones?

Yes, bacteria is a big killer. Here in the US, many keepers have taken to keeping their tropical seahorses between 70-74F (21-23C) because it keeps bacteria from proliferating so quickly. It does seem to make a big difference.

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Do you have captive bred seahorses available to you there, or only wild caught ones?

Yes, bacteria is a big killer. Here in the US, many keepers have taken to keeping their tropical seahorses between 70-74F (21-23C) because it keeps bacteria from proliferating so quickly. It does seem to make a big difference.

Yes we do. But so far ive seen our LFS carrying wild ones...

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Wild seahorses are just notoriously hard to keep alive. Not impossible, but it's quite challenging and even in the most experienced hands they often do poorly.
Captive bred seahorses, on the other hand, have turned around the way people keep seahorses in the US. Because our laws are so strict about importing, captive bred seahorses are by in far the most popular. I still wouldn't call them easy, per say, but many beginners have success with them because they are just much more hardy than wild caught seahorses.

If you've struggled with seahorses in the past, and only have tried wild caught ones, I strongly recommend trying your hand at captive bred ones. They don't have parasites, have fewer bacterial issues, and aren't fussy about eating.


A lot of people have trouble with wild caught seahorses, even if they do everything "right". They just never adapt fully to aquarium life. They may never learn to eat frozen food, and starve, or may get stressed which causes secondary conditions like bacterial infections.

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Wild seahorses are just notoriously hard to keep alive. Not impossible, but it's quite challenging and even in the most experienced hands they often do poorly.

Captive bred seahorses, on the other hand, have turned around the way people keep seahorses in the US. Because our laws are so strict about importing, captive bred seahorses are by in far the most popular. I still wouldn't call them easy, per say, but many beginners have success with them because they are just much more hardy than wild caught seahorses.

If you've struggled with seahorses in the past, and only have tried wild caught ones, I strongly recommend trying your hand at captive bred ones. They don't have parasites, have fewer bacterial issues, and aren't fussy about eating.

A lot of people have trouble with wild caught seahorses, even if they do everything "right". They just never adapt fully to aquarium life. They may never learn to eat frozen food, and starve, or may get stressed which causes secondary conditions like bacterial infections.

If only i could get some from you =P

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