help me ID this seahorse

[deepseadiver]

I caught this little guy in Panama City Fl. I put him in my fuge and he is doing fine. He hangs onto my plants and eats pods all day long. he is about 1" tall. I am attempting to attach a picture. I havent tried to post a picture yet so we will see how this goes.

[deepseadiver]

OK, it wont let me post a picture. Does anybody know why?

[deepseadiver]

It wont let me post the pic because i only have 10 posts, so please bear with me for the next 10 posts.

[deepseadiver]

still nothing and i have 20 posts.

[deepseadiver]

if you click on the image under my join date it will take you to the picture.

[Siberman]

I would guess H. erectus.

[deepseadiver]

Thanks Siberman. That looks pretty close. I have him in my refugium, the water parameters ar all good but my temp stays 79-81. is this to high? I was told that this would cause problems.

[Siberman]

I believe that's a bit high for them. You might do some research here :

http://seahorse.org

[deepseadiver]

Thanks for the link. There is alot of good information there.

[pledosophy]

You want to keep the tank 74F or below. Can you get a closer shot of the seahorses?

[Loverotties]

Hard to say from that pic.

[deepseadiver]

I will do my best to get a better shot of him. It is very hard to catch him right up against the glass.

[pledosophy]

Get a better pic when you can.

Based on the coronet and region where it was collected I am leaning toward a zosterae. I am really horrible at ID though. It could be an erectus fry, but without a closer pic it is hard to tell.

It appears to be quite small no?