Can you keep sea horses as pets?
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No you cant unless you own an aquarium they are not pets they are wild animals
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No not in britain I don't think
Seahorses should be introduced into a mature, cycled aquarium. Numerous filtration methods and tank set-ups can result in a healthy, stable seahorse aquarium. A seahorse tank must have gentle to moderate currents. Be sure there is adequate biological filtration and do regular, partial water changes of 5-20 percent per week as you would with any fish-only aquarium, to keep water parameters as listed below. Water parameters should be stable before animals are added:
pH - 8.0 to 8.3
Specific gravity - 1.021 to 1.024
Ammonia - 0
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - <20 ppm
Optimum temperature is dependent on whether the seahorse species being kept are tropical, subtropical or temperate. Generally, most beginners should start with tropical species unless the tank is equipped with a chiller unit. Heating tanks is much less expensive than cooling them. Use a high quality submersible heater. Many Seahorse.org members use Ebo Jaeger heaters as they have more reliable than average performance and do not feel hot to the touch, minimizing the chance of burning a seahorse that hitches to the heater. Allow about 4-watts per gallon when selecting an aquarium heater.
Most seahorse aquarists use taller tanks. Seahorses need height (2.5 to 3 times the UNCURLED length of the animals) in their tanks to court and mate. At a minimum, the depth of the tank, excluding the substrate, should be at least 2x the uncurled length of the animal. Further, leave a path along the substrate as some seahorses courting rituals require them to scoot along the bottom of the tank in tandem. Several pairs of pygmy seahorses can be maintained in a 5-10 gallon tank (a 10G is recommended because of the difficulties of keeping water parameters stable in a small capacity aquarium. Two to three pairs of medium sized seahorses can be maintained in a 24-gallon tank although a larger tank is preferable to keep water parameters more stable.
yes as long as you have the right tank set up for them
Not in Britain. Get a dog?
If you have a marine fish tank of course!
Dont think so, maybe. B'coz you need to have special type of water to care for this fish
Sure u can.U just need to go to a special pet store,but i forget the name of the pet store
hmm..not sure. well, if u see it from a pet store, then u can. if it's from the wild..or sea.i guess u can. i mean, i don't think you'll be arrested for taking care of a sea horse. though it might be hard for them to live long enough under ur care.i think they eat algae.
lol no
No you horror!!! Sea horses and other tropical marine life should be left in the oceans.. do you know how much marine life is destroyed each year so pet shops can fill your tanks up with glow in the dark fish that don't live past 3-4 months.
If you have a love of these creatures, then leave them in the oceans, as much as you are told otherwise, tropical marine life is not bred in captivity.
Difficult to take them out to the paddock.
Yes but they are tricky.
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?.
yes, but they need to be kept in a marine fish tank! with salt water etc..
Yes Clare you can if you see (sea) a horse running about you keep it Clare LOL
Depends if they are an endangered species, some types you can have as pets others you can't
JNo, because they need large spaces .
no
Yes but they need the right conditions.but wonderful! pets.
neah
sorry but no.
Probably, but don't! They belong in the wild. They're very sensitive to climates different to their own.
An Oct. 28 Science Times article reports on my research finding that the female sea horse unexpectedly contributes more effort to the welfare of her young than the male does. I would like to further emphasize that because sea horses are difficult to keep in captivity, as you mention, and because populations worldwide have dropped dramatically, people should go to see them at a public aquarium rather than try to keep them at home. Also, your article did not note that my research was conducted while I was a graduate student in biology at Tufts University under the advisement of Dr. Sara Lewis.
yes,sure.but its more like a show piece.Let it remain in its natural habitat
Yes. You must have little sea horse stables and sea horse saddles and tack. It's a good idea to have little sea horse riding trails.
I wonder if there are little sea horse race tracks.
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Of course you can. Just bear in mind that they are marine creatures, so you'd need a heated tank with all the associated equipment, and I've got a feeling that as they are sea creatures, they'll need salt water too. Get hold of a GREAT DEAL of PROPER information about keeping them before you proceed.
No but you can keep sea monkeys.
Of coz no la.
Seahorses are endangered species.lol
YES, I've seen them in pet stores and equatic stores, but you need to look after them in a special way- go to your local equatic shop and ask about them!
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