baby seahorse

[jonapur]

i am new to marine.i had 4 pregnant seahorses.today,3 of them gave birth.wad shud i do to make sure most of them survive?i am using a UGF for my 2ft by 1 by 1.5(ht).i had to off my protein skimmer as it killed most of my seahorse today.i need help from experts...thanx

[jonapur]

wy nobody help me?
my seahorse had decrease
some had gone deep into the gravel
i wonder how they gonna survive
i even turn off my power head
pls help...

[kelstorm]

wy nobody help me?
my seahorse had decrease
some had gone deep into the gravel
i wonder how they gonna survive
i even turn off my power head
pls help...
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what kinda of system are u using? baby seahorses are a lot of work and require dedication and specially hatched food for them. Even the ppl that i know, they have poor success rates with them. My advice is to stop buying the pregnant ones. U should try to locate those that feeds instead. I have tried too but failed to raise the frys despite housing them in a frys tank.

[kelstorm]

u should not keep reef system but rather lagoon setup. eg., lots of macroalgae which provides lots of copepods.

[jonapur]

i dun wan to have a reef system as i dun have the $ to stock every week
i wan to breed seahorses
any other easy ones since seahorses are so difficult to breed?

[jonapur]

i use under gravel filter using coral chips the size is C10
wad happen to those fries that go into the gravel?
will they get break down by the bacteria?
will they die easily?
shud i go and dig them out and make them hook on a stainless steel mesh?

[kelstorm]

u can try this website for more info on keeping seahorses. i also learnt alot from this site.[]

http://www.syngnathid.org