Seahorse Id

[Sara7814]

Ok, being that Im new... this was very helpful when I came across it. I posted a link but someone mentioned that we should make one here. So here goes. I thought it would help

H = hippocampus
Tropical species - kept at 74-78 degrees F (24-26 degrees C)
Subtropical species - kept at 70-74 degrees F (22-25 degrees C)
Temperate species - kept at 66-72 degrees F (19-22 degrees C)


So please correct me if Im wrong. This is still a learning process for me

Here is a diagram of the SH (its not a good one..but you get the idea of a male and female)




H. Kuda - grow to 10" (7.0-17.0cm)
Availability: CB & WC available
Reproduction: 20-28 day gestation. Up to 1000 fry per brood
Climate: Tropical




H. Reidi - 5-7" (9.5-17.5cm)
Availability: WC and CB available
Reproduction: gestation period 2 weeks
Climate: Tropical (or subtropical)



H. Zosterae aka Dwarf Seahorses - 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) biggest 2in
Availability: CB & WC available
Climate: Subtropical
Reproduction: 10-14 day gestation, 3-50 fry in a brood




There are many to still come... you can only post 10 images... so give me a few and ill have more. please feel free to add. i just thought it would be nice to match names with a couple different looking seahorses

[BLEEZY]

i like reidi and kuda.

[Sara7814]

sorry for the delay in the rest..hopefully tonight i should have them done.. some things came up...

[Sara7814]

ok im not gonna get to finish tonight..will tomorrow at work
thanks for having patience with me

[Twitterbait]

Let me stick this here for you. Everyone feel free to add pics and descriptions if you want.

[VWD]

Thank You Sara

[Sara7814]

ok...i will add the pics later.. i just wanted to get the info on here first

[Sara7814]

H. barbouri - 4"-6" (15.0 cm)
Availability: CB and WC are available
Climate: Tropical 74 - 78 F (24-26 C)





H. capensis - 4 inches (11.2 cm)
Availability: CB (Ocean Rider: Zulu Lulu)
Climate: temperate





H. erectus - 8 inches (20.3 cm)
Availability: WC and CB are available
Climate: Tropical or Subtropical
Reproduction: 14 - 21 days (usually 14 in aquariums)

[Sara7814]

H. procerus - 4 inches (11.0 cm)
Availability: CB are available
Climate: Tropical
This species is easily confused with Hippocampus whitei





H. whitei - 4"-5"(6.0-13.0cm)
Availability: CB & WC available
Climate: Sub-tropical
Reproduction: Gestation period 21-22 days depending on temperature





H. ingens - largest of all seahorses reaching 14 inches (30cm)
Availability: CB have recently become available
Climate: Sub-tropical
Reproduction: 14-15 days. Brood size up to 1000. Very small fry, difficult to raise

[Sara7814]

H. breviceps - 4 - 6 inches (15.0 cm)
Availability: just becoming available in the aquarium trade in the USA
Climate: Temperate





H. comes - grow to 7 inches (16.0 cm)
Availability: WC available. CB occasionally.
Climate: Tropical
Reproduction: Gestation period 2-3 weeks (but varies with water temperature)


Baby Comes





H. fuscus – Approx 4 inchs (8.0-12.0 cm)
Availability: Occasionally available
Climate: Tropical
Reproduction: Gestation period is about 14 days depending on temperature. Clutch size is about 30-140 (from dropped clutches)

[Sara7814]

H. histrix aka Thorny Seahorses
4-5 inches (7.9-13.5cm)
Availability: occasionally available
Climate: Tropical





H. spinosissimus aka Hedgehog
4-6 inches (5.3-16.0cm)
Availability: WC occasionally available
Climate: subtropical

[Sara7814]

Other species pages:
Availability: Not unusual in the aquarium trade or not available at all

H. colemani – new species
H. abdominalis
H. algiricus
H. angustus
H. bargibanti
H. borboniensis
H. camelopardalis
H. colemani
H. coronatus
H. denise
H. fisheri
H. guttulatus
H. hippocampus
H. jayakari
H. kelloggi
H. lichtensteinii
H. minotauri
H. mohnikei
H. sindonis
H. subelongatus
H. trimaculatus
H. tuberculatus
H. zebra

[Sara7814]

As of right now...i am not going to find pics of the SH that are not available to us unless you guys think it is a good thing to add. I dont mind looking them up. Just let me know what you guys think

[Sara7814]

well there you guys go. it took me a while to find all them on the internet. these pictures i got from many many websites...and some looking up just images. i hope to find more pics later but i think this is good so far. i tried to include a brief summary bout them. hope it helps you out..it did me

[Twitterbait]

Looks great! Thanks for the work.