do seahorses haft to have babys

brandoniscool · 02/25/2014, 04:08 PM

My name is Sherell and I like animals. I'm in third grade and I have 140 gallon tank in my classroom. I have a question: do seahorses have to have babies? All of the seahorses I've seen have babies with them. Just to be more accurate if seahorses don't have babies will something bad happen to them, like dying or their body systems shut down? Or will they just be fine. I like seahorses, because seahorses swim very cool and,they look cool like how their tales curves under them it look like it helps it jump through the water.

Sk8r · 02/25/2014, 05:29 PM

I've had this species, and they seemed to do fine without. The main thing they need is very calm water and practically no competition for food: they're really not very efficient at catching things: they depend on hanging onto a weed stem and having food swim within reach. Fish that are much more agile will eat everything way too fast.

Pipefish are the only fish I know that get along well with seahorses. They have much the same habit.

Elysia · 02/26/2014, 02:48 PM

Hi Sherell,

I like animals, too. Especially interesting ones like seahorses. I like the small fins that are on seahorses' heads and the way that they can move their eyes around.

Seahorses do not have to have babies, but, like all animals, when a seahorse is healthy and his habitat provides him with lots of nutritious food and a safe home, then that seahorse will look for another seahorse with which to have babies. So you must see a lot of healthy seahorses if the ones you see always have babies!

brandoniscool · 02/27/2014, 02:45 PM

thanks for the reply you keep making reply's and I will keep asking questions for more experience on fish and coral and have a tank of my own and take care of it with some of my friends and when we got older we could start a business

from,
sherell

Sk8r · 02/27/2014, 05:12 PM

Good luck, Sherell! I've been at this since I was a little younger than you, and I will say I have learned a lot about so many things because of this hobby. I hope you stay with it: it can give you a lifetime of enjoyment!

FTDelta · 02/27/2014, 05:36 PM

Gotta love the maturity in Sherell. Welcome to the forums. Feel free to ask any questions you have.

02/25/2014, 05:29 PM	#2
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	I've had this species, and they seemed to do fine without. The main thing they need is very calm water and practically no competition for food: they're really not very efficient at catching things: they depend on hanging onto a weed stem and having food swim within reach. Fish that are much more agile will eat everything way too fast. Pipefish are the only fish I know that get along well with seahorses. They have much the same habit. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

02/27/2014, 02:45 PM	#4
brandoniscool Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Champaign IL Posts: 526	thanks for the reply you keep making reply's and I will keep asking questions for more experience on fish and coral and have a tank of my own and take care of it with some of my friends and when we got older we could start a business from, sherell __________________ Coral Reef Project Stratton Elementary rutherbr@champaignschools.org mrrutherfordisawesome.weebly.com/reef-system Current Tank Info: Mix Reef

02/27/2014, 05:12 PM	#5
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Good luck, Sherell! I've been at this since I was a little younger than you, and I will say I have learned a lot about so many things because of this hobby. I hope you stay with it: it can give you a lifetime of enjoyment! __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

02/26/2014, 02:48 PM	#3
Elysia Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Central PA Posts: 1,718	Hi Sherell, I like animals, too. Especially interesting ones like seahorses. I like the small fins that are on seahorses' heads and the way that they can move their eyes around. Seahorses do not have to have babies, but, like all animals, when a seahorse is healthy and his habitat provides him with lots of nutritious food and a safe home, then that seahorse will look for another seahorse with which to have babies. So you must see a lot of healthy seahorses if the ones you see always have babies!

02/27/2014, 05:36 PM	#6
FTDelta Moved On Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Central NY Posts: 1,124	Gotta love the maturity in Sherell. Welcome to the forums. Feel free to ask any questions you have.