acidjc Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 hi all, may I ask what is the alternate food for sea horse beside live food?? cos live food not always available.. hence thinking of giving food like frozen mysis etc.. if only feed with frozen mysis or brine shrimp..it is goo for seahorse in long run?? will they enough nutritious?? please advise me .. thank you very much. Quote Current Tank(s) : 2 x 1 x 1 mixed reef tank What in my mind now (future tanks) 4 x 2.5 x 1.5 low profile coral tank 3 x 2.5 x 1.5 low profile reef tank Decommissioned Tanks : 2 ft seahorse tank back in the 1990s' 2.5 ft cube mixed reef tank in 2007 to 2008 JBJ 28g Tank . Maxspect G1 110W + 12W DIY LED . Tunze 9002 Skimmer . Vortech MP10w ES . SPS only Tank . Picasso Clown Fish (2009 to 2011) 2 x 1 x 1 puffer-fishes, box-fishes & Frog-fish tank (2015) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Damianiac Posted September 3, 2014 SRC Member Share Posted September 3, 2014 Would like to know this as well.. Dun wanna kill a seahorse if cant find food for it. thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Whiskie Posted September 3, 2014 SRC Member Share Posted September 3, 2014 can try Frozen copepods. They need slow water movement. They will "follow" the food slowly before eating. Its best if you have live pods for them to eat. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Supporter Harlequinmania Posted September 3, 2014 SRC Supporter Share Posted September 3, 2014 you need to enrich the frozen food with Selcon, vitamin ect to feed your seahorse. Try Feeding PE mysys which is better enriched frozen food and cleaner than the normal mysis shrimp , frozen food is a better alternative than live foods i feel. Quote 1000 Gallon Tank in the Hole http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/topic/120957-1000-gallon-3d-hole-in-the-wall/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidjc Posted September 3, 2014 Author Share Posted September 3, 2014 can try Frozen copepods. They need slow water movement. They will "follow" the food slowly before eating. Its best if you have live pods for them to eat. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk you need to enrich the frozen food with Selcon, vitamin ect to feed your seahorse. Try Feeding PE mysys which is better enriched frozen food and cleaner than the normal mysis shrimp , frozen food is a better alternative than live foods i feel. thank you bro for the info.. may I know where to get the above mention items??? frozen copepods, Selcon and the PE mysis.. I know know hikari mysis which I used to feed my freshwater fishes.. sorry the noob Quote Current Tank(s) : 2 x 1 x 1 mixed reef tank What in my mind now (future tanks) 4 x 2.5 x 1.5 low profile coral tank 3 x 2.5 x 1.5 low profile reef tank Decommissioned Tanks : 2 ft seahorse tank back in the 1990s' 2.5 ft cube mixed reef tank in 2007 to 2008 JBJ 28g Tank . Maxspect G1 110W + 12W DIY LED . Tunze 9002 Skimmer . Vortech MP10w ES . SPS only Tank . Picasso Clown Fish (2009 to 2011) 2 x 1 x 1 puffer-fishes, box-fishes & Frog-fish tank (2015) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Whiskie Posted September 3, 2014 SRC Member Share Posted September 3, 2014 Most marine shops should stock them. Try those that are nearer to you. give a call before going down as they may not be available. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidjc Posted September 3, 2014 Author Share Posted September 3, 2014 Most marine shops should stock them. Try those that are nearer to you. give a call before going down as they may not be available. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Thank.. my nearest is ML, so maybe drop by there look see look see Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk Quote Current Tank(s) : 2 x 1 x 1 mixed reef tank What in my mind now (future tanks) 4 x 2.5 x 1.5 low profile coral tank 3 x 2.5 x 1.5 low profile reef tank Decommissioned Tanks : 2 ft seahorse tank back in the 1990s' 2.5 ft cube mixed reef tank in 2007 to 2008 JBJ 28g Tank . Maxspect G1 110W + 12W DIY LED . Tunze 9002 Skimmer . Vortech MP10w ES . SPS only Tank . Picasso Clown Fish (2009 to 2011) 2 x 1 x 1 puffer-fishes, box-fishes & Frog-fish tank (2015) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsemen Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Ts-may ask what sort of live food you feed to your seahorse? What specis of seahorse you keeping? Transiting them to frozen be good for long run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidjc Posted September 5, 2014 Author Share Posted September 5, 2014 Ts-may ask what sort of live food you feed to your seahorse? What specis of seahorse you keeping? Transiting them to frozen be good for long run. Hi hi, I have not been keeping seahorse for donkey years..my last seahorse was in my teenager time, those days no experience and only try to feed with brine shrimp, at the end seahorse die of starvation.. Now thinking of keeping again, and with the new technology, I believe the succes rate will be higher Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk Quote Current Tank(s) : 2 x 1 x 1 mixed reef tank What in my mind now (future tanks) 4 x 2.5 x 1.5 low profile coral tank 3 x 2.5 x 1.5 low profile reef tank Decommissioned Tanks : 2 ft seahorse tank back in the 1990s' 2.5 ft cube mixed reef tank in 2007 to 2008 JBJ 28g Tank . Maxspect G1 110W + 12W DIY LED . Tunze 9002 Skimmer . Vortech MP10w ES . SPS only Tank . Picasso Clown Fish (2009 to 2011) 2 x 1 x 1 puffer-fishes, box-fishes & Frog-fish tank (2015) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsemen Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Feeding frozen is okie, mine used to do well , breed regularly with just frozen diet. Of cos the frozen food must be enrich/marinated before feeding. The only problem is to train them to frozen ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidjc Posted September 5, 2014 Author Share Posted September 5, 2014 Feeding frozen is okie, mine used to do well , breed regularly with just frozen diet. Of cos the frozen food must be enrich/marinated before feeding. The only problem is to train them to frozen ..... so may I ask how you train them?? strave them for a few days and then spray the food infront of them? I rem try this last time, it did not work and at the end all seahorse up lorry Quote Current Tank(s) : 2 x 1 x 1 mixed reef tank What in my mind now (future tanks) 4 x 2.5 x 1.5 low profile coral tank 3 x 2.5 x 1.5 low profile reef tank Decommissioned Tanks : 2 ft seahorse tank back in the 1990s' 2.5 ft cube mixed reef tank in 2007 to 2008 JBJ 28g Tank . Maxspect G1 110W + 12W DIY LED . Tunze 9002 Skimmer . Vortech MP10w ES . SPS only Tank . Picasso Clown Fish (2009 to 2011) 2 x 1 x 1 puffer-fishes, box-fishes & Frog-fish tank (2015) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Horsemen Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 You could try searching past thread..... "Chinmo's frozen food bowl training method". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Sherilyn91 Posted September 26, 2014 SRC Member Share Posted September 26, 2014 my sea horse doesnt eat too.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef garden Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 I tried once and all 4 died from starvation too. I am still harbouring dreams of keeping a tankful of a variety of seahorses and am still keen to try if there is a solution to the feeding problem. This makes me wonder how the commercial display aquariums worldwide e.g. Underwater World, keep them alive and breeding. They must know or have something we don't. Quote Aquarium 3 - 250 liters with sump and refugium Jebao DC 6000 pump with speed controller Skimz skimmer AI Hydra 52 HD Hailea HS-66A (1/4 hp) chiller Maxspect Gyre TLF Phosban reactors with Phosban Tunze nano osmolator Marine Magic Triplet Dosing Aquarium 1 - 27 litres Atman HF-0600 HOB filter Maxspect Razor Nano 60W (10,000 K) AOL 60 litres chiller Tunze Nano Osmolator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Sharan Guna Posted October 5, 2014 SRC Member Share Posted October 5, 2014 Commercial aquariums have their own cultures of live mysis shrimp that they feed their seahorses or they have a stable supplier who supplies them regularly. But rearing live mysis is difficult for most of us hobbyists. I guess a large aquarium with lots of macroalgae harbouring pods would do the trick IF a few seahorses are the only inhabitants but that is also not the case for most of us. So abit difficult la. But still! Anything is possible for the determined! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noboni85 Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 seahorse easy to keep.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Quarium Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 If it's weaned onto frozen and put in tank with gd filtration then maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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