@@PotooBurd thank you! It’s unbelievable how hard it can be. Very heartbreaking.

@@MegaMaddydog glad to hear it! Thanks for the inspiration.

@@PotooBurd those are great ideas. I’m curious if you actually do this. I used to do it with copepods but then the whole culture was destroyed because it got too hot outside. Where I live now we’ve been having record heat waves so that wouldn’t work for me right now. I am curious if you do do this, how are you able to collect what you need.

@@MegaMaddydog they are both so pretty but I think I’m partial to the white.

@@LabraliaAllen how fun!

@@MegaMaddydog when my last one passed on, I needed to simplify some things in my life because I was working on my doctorate back then. Part of that process was converting the tank back to freshwater, and I kept fancy goldfish in there for a long time. They were very easy to maintain compared to a saltwater tank. Over the years I did have problems with toxins with cowfish. In fact, I learned more about cowfish than I could find information on, so Iused to write aquarium magazine articles about them. If I ever go back to them, I may do videos and talk about the toxins. Hard experiences, but I learned so much.

@@MegaMaddydog thank you! I’ve watched it over a few times now. And cried just about every time. I picked up his remains today and cried so hard. I made my husband cry too.

@@MegaMaddydog I don’t do anything special. I collect the seeds from the current years pumpkin. Let them dry naturally. After they’ve been cleaned up as much as possible. And then I grab a dozen or so and store them in an envelope. I keep them in a cool dry place and replant them the following year. I’ll probably do a video on it this year since you asked. Other people may want to know as well. Those pumpkins are super huge right now so I will have to do an update video pretty soon.

@@cowfishpro thank you. I would love a video

@@MegaMaddydog anything live added to the tank is a potential risk. This includes macro algae, peppermint shrimp, ghost shrimp, cleaner shrimp, copepods, amphipods, live sand, or live rock. It is a matter of weighing the risk against the longevity of the Seahorses. Usually, if you can order from reliable sources that tend to have clean, cured or cultured offerings, that is best. But it is not always possible. Although it is not a complete answer, I do have some comfort that I have an ultraviolet sterilizer on my aquarium. The cleaner shrimp help with removing parasites from the Seahorses and keeping up sea horse health provides them an immune system that works against potential bacteria or parasites.

Yes. I love them. So delicious. It seems right around 5 years is the mark when the vines starting reaching high levels of productivity.

Thanks for your enthusiasm. There really wasn't a lot to see in that tiny cemetery, but it was fun to be there.

It did not. I'm not sure if it is worth doing a follow up video. I was disappointed that it didn't make it through even one winter because it is so hardy.

Glad you are taking your time and continuing to research before your special guys arrive!

@@nikoleyw2845 😂🤣

@@janemasini356 thank you so much! It’s so painful.

@@MegaMaddydog it is so painful to experience.

@@cowfishpro yes it’s horrible. But I always try to be thankful I have my sweet companion love and a happy home. Thank God for people like you who do take such great care of companion pets. They are so worth our love and affection. ❤️

@@UBoobTube great question! Thanks for asking. It’s actually doing very well. About 10 feet tall now. You’ve inspired me to do an update video to compare and contrast. Have a great day!

@@MegaMaddydog just about any kind of caulerpa will do well with sufficient lighting and nutrients in the tank.

@@MrNixtt all great options! I actually don’t have substrate in my seahorse tank so I’m not worried about sifting sand.

And I definitely have copepods! Those are good ones for the tank.

Yes. It’s two years old now. Doing well and the leaves are beautiful red color.

Hi Bonnie! All of the shrimp in my tank except for the amphipods come from salty gardens Aquaculture on eBay. I’ve been very happy with his products and service. I can’t recommend him enough.

Just wanted to add that everything I have ever gotten from Alyssa, I have always been very happy with. So you can’t go wrong if you decide to get them from her.

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I figured it had something to do with stirring up food, but I thought it was comical nonetheless.

@@cowfishpro they're so smart, aren't they!!! 😀.

He is very old and breathes heavy most of the time these days

So fun, isn't it?

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You were correct that you were probably seeing information about two different sizes of seahorses. The dwarf seahorses are very very small. I just linked a video about keeping a large and small Seahorses together.

Here is a video that shows the size of dwarf Seahorses. Really they are small enough to fit in the top part of a thumb. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYSWgJdmoNCLrJosi=ZMkk5dKevCAAZYxV

I just want to say that I commend you for doing your research before diving in. Too many people think Seahorses are so cute that they must have them without realizing all that has to be done to care for them properly. Then they give up on the poor animals when they can’t sustain the level of care required.

Hi Bonnie. I double checked Alyssa’s site as your question made me wonder. It does say that they are adapted to frozen. I attributed the first seahorses being slow to frozen in my tank because I was still adjusting water conditions. I started them on live adult brine and within a week one started eating frozen. Soon after, the others did too. The new ones have been here a week, but as far as I have seen, they are not yet eating frozen. However, I do have tons of amphipods in the tank. The seahorses snack on that live food all day long. The new babies are eating tons of amphipods, so I think that is distracting them. I don’t find Erectus hard to adapt to frozen. There are various tricks to get them started. Mixing in frozen with live brine, and/or having enough current in the tank so that the frozen is in motion. I think this would make another good video topic. I will add this to my project list. Feel free to reach out with other questions. They help me reflect on my practices.

@@cowfishpro thank you

Thanks, Bonnie. I am familiar with Kelly’s SHW channel. Unfortunately, my tough work schedule prevents me from participating live most of the time, but I have peaked at some past videos. Glad you are enjoying yourself. I’m sure there is lot of great information with special guests. Take care.