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I am getting them from a LFS near me. I have also ordered them from SeahorseSource, Liveaquaria and saltwaterfish.com.
 

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I check on some of those website but there out of stock in riedi seahorses only seahorsesource.com has some but there 99.00 plus shipping I want to get the Erectus seahorse but I think there going to be to big for my small tank I have a 12 g fluval edge
 

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I check on some of those website but there out of stock in riedi seahorses only seahorsesource.com has some but there 99.00 plus shipping I want to get the Erectus seahorse but I think there going to be to big for my small tank I have a 12 g fluval edge

What about the dwarf ones from liveaquaria?
 

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That's sound good but I think there to small well I decided yesterday and bought to Erectus from slatwaterfish the bad thing is I have a 12 gallon fluval edge do y'all think that be a problem?
 
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I am now the proud owner of 3 more seahorses!! I drove 4 hours round trip to get them. These seahorses seem to be settling in very nicely!! I fed them about an hour after acclimating them to the tank and they all fought for the food right away. Now, my tank is super noisy with all the snicking going on. I love it!! :)

Old seahorse that seems a little concerned that I did not ask permission for adding new tank mates:

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This seahorse found a hitching spot right away:
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Fighting over the mysis:

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Love the new horses Krista, sounds like they're doing great.
 
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can someone tell me if my seahorses are doing ok

Looks good to me! Watch them with the cleaner shrimp. The shrimp may irritate the seahorses by trying to clean them.

Love the new horses Krista, sounds like they're doing great.

Thanks! I am quite impressed at how they are doing.
 
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So cool Krista, my 4yr old little boy loves sea horses and loves your pics.
 
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So cool Krista, my 4yr old little boy loves sea horses and loves your pics.

Thanks Brett!! I'll make sure to keep the thread more updated with pics for him. :)
 
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Seahorses feeding video:

[video=youtube_share;KVMMcC0DfkI]http://youtu.be/KVMMcC0DfkI[/video]
 

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Very cool Krista!
 

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Hey Krista, good luck with the seahorses, beautiful creatures! Im near Edison in central NJ, wondering where you went to get them. Ive had no luck with SHs from LFSs over the years, I stopped getting them local as they are mostly wild caught regardless of what they tell you.
 

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Ever hear an adult tiger pistol shrimp snap its claw? Wow is it loud - would make me run to the tank to make sure he wasn't messing with my seahorses - always was nervous even though they are suppose to be okay together. After 3 years I caught him dragging one into his cave (that was alive a few minutes before) so he was given to my brother after that (he was over 3" which is suppose to be their max size).
 
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Very cool Krista!

Thanks!

Hey Krista, good luck with the seahorses, beautiful creatures! Im near Edison in central NJ, wondering where you went to get them. Ive had no luck with SHs from LFSs over the years, I stopped getting them local as they are mostly wild caught regardless of what they tell you.

I actually drive to Ultra Corals in Bartonsville, PA for them. Steve gets them from a local breeder. These are by far the healthiest seahorses I have found other than SeahorseSource.

Ever hear an adult tiger pistol shrimp snap its claw? Wow is it loud - would make me run to the tank to make sure he wasn't messing with my seahorses - always was nervous even though they are suppose to be okay together. After 3 years I caught him dragging one into his cave (that was alive a few minutes before) so he was given to my brother after that (he was over 3" which is suppose to be their max size).

OMG that would freak me out!!
 

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