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Old 12/18/2007, 10:00 AM
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Is my seahorse pregnant?

He's only a few mobths old.

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Old 12/18/2007, 03:39 PM
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Old 12/18/2007, 07:19 PM
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Old 12/18/2007, 09:01 PM
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surely, you mean you've only had him a few months? that doesn't look like a juvenile seahorse to me.
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Old 12/18/2007, 10:18 PM
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I only got them during the first week of November and they were barely sexable at that point.
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Old 12/18/2007, 11:24 PM
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He looks sexually mature ... he's likely about 6 months old or so.

6 months is when they start becoming sexually mature ... but he certainly didn't waste any time. Handsome reidi by the way.
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Old 12/19/2007, 12:46 AM
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Very prego - bueatiful horse!
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Old 12/19/2007, 12:47 AM
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Very prego - beautiful horse
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Old 12/27/2007, 03:42 PM
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my brother currently has 5 seahorses and 1 of them looked just like yours. and yup, he's pregnant! he delivered this AM

see pics here:
http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...readid=1279950

when my bro find out he was pregnant we were told that his seahorse wasn't gonna deliver for at least one more month - what a lie!

my advice - be prepared!
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Old 01/02/2008, 03:58 PM
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while gestation varies a bit, it usually takes just two weeks for a pregnant male to have babies.
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Old 01/02/2008, 05:13 PM
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Nothing yet, but he's still big.
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Old 01/02/2008, 05:55 PM
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Are you going to try and save the fry, if so what steps are you taking?
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Old 01/02/2008, 06:34 PM
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I think he's giving birth right now. I see no fry yet, but he's jerking around.
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Old 01/03/2008, 12:51 AM
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Did he have them? You're on day 15. My reidi give birth on day 15 almost every time.
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Old 01/03/2008, 07:48 AM
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Yep. It was wild to watch. I think I got a bit of video. I'll try to post it later today.
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Old 01/03/2008, 10:05 AM
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reidi can be tough to raise. some hobbyists have had success with kreisel systems and feeding marine rotifers and/or newly hatched BBS of the smallest type (SF, I think?) regular BBS is too large for reidi fry. if you aren't ready with nursery tanks and live food, they usually don't make it.
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Old 01/03/2008, 12:43 PM
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As of this morning I couldn't see any. In retrospect, I wish I would have at least moved them to my fuge to give them a fighting chance. I did feed baby brine shrimp (I think Instant Ocean makes it. It comes in a small jar.) Now that I've been through it once, I'll be better prepared next time.
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