Chris Low
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Hi Chinmo,
Fries are surprislingly big - well develope and > 10mm. Chances of survival is extremely good. Best of luck.
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Its a small (length in the 'normal' posture not exceeding 6cm) yellow seahorse which I have kept for over half a year. Initially it lives in a 2ft tank in an air-conditioned room (25C) where it is fed mysis shrimps. Now it resides in a 2.5ft coral tank (29C) and it eats brine shrimp (cos I can't get the mysis shrimps anymore - seems to have disappeared - probably seasonal). I try to feed it ghost shrimp but I can't get the ones which are small enough for its mouth. I don't like to feed it brine shrimp but right now I have not much choice. I think I should start trying frozen mysis shrimp - anybody know where I can buy it?
You may be surprised at the high temp of its current tank - actually when I first got it, it was living in an environment with that kind of temp. Then I shifted it to my air-conditioned office, and now it is at my home.
I am planning to go away for about 7 to 10 days in May. But come to think of it, maybe I should postpone the trip and get it to eat frozen mysis shrimps first. Even then, I will still need someone to take care of it for me.
I am so please to know you. You shown so much passion for the horses - even to the rescheduling your vacation. I am sure Chinmo and many other fanatic agreed upon.
Drop me a line if you need help by then....... Cheer!
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Thanks brittlestar, but getting 2 girlfriends is out for me - I am already married. Secondly, my seahorse only eats live food. Thirdly, my next vacation will be 7 days or more. I can't let my seahorse starve.
Chinmo bro, which seaside do you catch the mysis from? Will really appreciate if you can enlighten me on the location and method to catch them.
Hi there,
Tell me more about your seahorses, what she eat, temp of water, when and how long you be away.
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yes ar, i feed bbs, i saw them eat bbs this morning.
我都覺得打英文比較快, 不過恐怕寫得不好, 你們不明白
Welcome onboard. Great picture and Great fan of seahorse.
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Contact: watercircle.com.sg, they export.
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my fries have not change colour leh..... unlike bro chris ones.... maybe lack of natural food. 
My 1st successful patch take about 2 1/2 months before it started to change.
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Post any questions, I be glad to share, method a little unorthodox but full commitment is truly needed. Lots of failure, little success, stress
every time when new brood arrived, sad 
when you are not able to survive them all....
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This unique one already change orange at about 3rd week......
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The surviving 9th brood, total 23 + 3 from Chinmo, doing well.
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Pa Pa is carrying the 10th brood now......
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The mon ensuring continuous off spring, brood after brood. Already the tenth time.
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Quite harmonously so far. One brother and 3 sisters.....
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If chiller running <25 degree, you would probably not able to see thru the glass due to heavy condensaton, unless tank sit in an air conditioning room.
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Hi chinmo,
Appreciate your effort, brighten up the forum
. Very tempting but no more space for me already.... Greatest fun and joy come from seeing them breed and taking care of the fries.....making it thru. Wishing you more success. We may meet you there @ ######.cheer
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Can comment unless we know in detail how you house your fries, the water replacement system, food density and how you enrich? etc.
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Hi chinmo,
Use a 6mm tubing, target the pods and siphon into a small container.
Alternatively try sea monkey now. Enrich about 50s in small mug for 1 hours at least with Zoecon & spirolina diluted. Feed and repeat twice daily. Can reuse enrichment juice several time. You may also do it in the frig thus juice and monkeys can last longer.
Zoecon should be your training weapon when shifting to frozen mysis.
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Had a brood 1 day ago about 150. Expecting 30% successful rate. Would like to let go some ( de-stress), but buyer must be well prepared such as tank well cycled, provide enriched BBS with HUFA and Sprinolina etc,. Full commitment is needed for potential buyer (Already have 1), and I would have to be selective. Any?
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Hi Chinmo,
What wrong? Optimistically you would have full concentration on the 9 remaining. 5 weeker should be fed combination of enriched BBS and amphipods....
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Currently raising another 30+ up. Hoping to get thru 3rd month and will be letting go some to u guys.
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Die die must buy!!
Hope three of us can meet at the shop same time together to look at the SHs and plan for their breeding as a combined effort!! What say?? 
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Hi Acedophin,
Great piece of new but getting the CITES and the paper work on our side is a great pain. I would like to have 1 pair if possible...
Happy Lunar New Year.
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4th months old already and more than 10cm and 2cm width.
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Hi Chinmo, well done!
Just what contributed to this brood success as compared to prevous methods. And what happened to the latest brood?
Hoping we can exchange our fries in 3 months time... let them meet and court....
So glade that you made it.
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After 4th week when they are about 2.0cm.
H.Redi sick
in General Reefkeeping_
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Hi Ong, mine was totally wiped out, no cure at all. Just a few questions.
a. How many fries were there in the standalone tank?
b. Have you enrich your BBS and fed enough to your fries?
c. Have you thoroughly fresh water dipped your BBS prior to feeding?
d. In your opinion, is your filtration enough to cope. Have you check NH3 and replace water frequently?
e. Maintain sg at about 1.020?
Sorry, this are the few things I am careful about.
Presently I am keeping 20 fries each 2 feet standalone tank, with big air sponge filter, with control sg at 1.020, with turf algae on 2'' sand bed, + infestation with amphipods and change 50% water weekly. Not forgetting to feed plenty of enriched-(after fresh water dip and wash) BBS. Young horses after 4 weeks may eat up to 1000 bbs/day.
Prevention is the key....