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AberFitchFish 01/08/2008 02:30 PM

Hippocampus bargibanti
 
I don't want to try to keep these, but I find these seahorses fascinating.

Anyone actually able to keep these?
They seem like they'd be very hard to keep in captivity.
Pictures or more info on them? I can't find tons on-line about them.

JennyL 01/08/2008 02:50 PM

They are a beautiful little species but they are not available or being kept in captivity as far as I know.

pledosophy 01/09/2008 01:54 AM

No one to date has been able to keep them alive in captivity. It is still unclear what they eat.

JennyL 01/09/2008 11:24 AM

There is a Bali diver observing them in the wild thinks they may feed on zooplankton that is trapped by polyps of the sea fan.

pledosophy 01/09/2008 05:43 PM

I have read that before. The video's are awesome. They really are stunning. Amazing they can survive at that depth with all that flow. The head butting is hilarious also IMO. I cracked up.

rcmike 01/09/2008 07:08 PM

Where are these videos? I'd like to see them.

pledosophy 01/11/2008 03:11 AM

The NOVA ones are pretty cool. You can buy them from PBS


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