Pipefish, Sea Horses, & Related Species

Below is a list of Seadragons, Seahorses, & Pipefish

• Leafy Seadragon (Phyllopteryx Taeniolatus)
  
• Weedy seadragon (Phycodures Eques)
  
  
• Bay Pipefish (Syngnathus leptorhynchus)
  
• Tubesnout (Aulorhynchus flavidus)

70-74º F-

• White's Seahorse (hippocampus whitei)
  
• Pacific Seahorse (hippocampus ingens)
  
• Knobby Seahorse (hippocampus tuberculatus)
  

66-72º F-

• Australian Big-Belly Seahorse (hippocampus abdominalis)
  
• Knysna Seahorse (hippocampus capensis)
  
• Short-head Seahorse (hippocampus breviceps)

The leafy seadragon is temperate? I didn't know that. Man if I had an extra 5 grand haha

I think you forgot Seahorses...

I know i just haven't had time to do the research.

Here's a few:

Australian Big-Belly Seahorse (hippocampus abdominalis)

Short-head Seahorse (hippocampus breviceps)

White's Seahorse (hippocampus whitei)

New list:

70-74º F-

White's Seahorse (hippocampus whitei)
Pacific Seahorse (hippocampus ingens)
Knobby Seahorse (hippocampus tuberculatus)

66-72º F-

Australian Big-Belly Seahorse (hippocampus abdominalis)
Knysna Seahorse (hippocampus capensis)
Short-head Seahorse (hippocampus breviceps)

added.

Are there any coldwater (as in lower than 66 degrees) seahorses?

Not that I am aware of... Although species that live in deeper waters may be / survive in coldwater.

I think if they can survive 66 you can bring them down to 60 haha.

True, true.

froglover007 wrote:Are there any coldwater (as in lower than 66 degrees) seahorses?

I'm sure any of the 66-72˚ species can survive below to about 59˚.

I just saw a show last night about seadragons! They were highlighted in a marine magazine recently, too. It was the leafy seadgragons they showcased. You can't get them at all for home aquaria, though.

Jacobnano wrote:The leafy seadragon is temperate? I didn't know that. Man if I had an extra 5 grand haha

They are listed as not for sale to public aquaria- even a dried specimin for display at a big museum!

Thats odd . Check the classifieds section of the forum. They periodically have them for sale.

Really? I got the impression that having them in captivity is a big no-no.

It would seem that way but i think it's just that do to the relative inexperience of most aquarists experts try to "scare" the people into not having them as aquarium fish.

Ah okay. They would be on the "very-hard-to-keep" category.

Perhaps. I haven't checked their requirements and have yet to set up a profile for them. They are such a graceful fish and so very expensive i would hate to kill one .

I don't know that they actually do much except hold onto their seaweed and reproduce. Maybe that's more for relaxed people and their tanks- not for people like me with crazy puffers.

I think you got it! Only people with "boring" tanks can have one. lol .

Hi everyone,

New here but just thought I'd post about coldwater seahorses. We have two species of seahorse around the UK. One is Hippocampus ramulosus and the other is I think H. hippocampus. These tend to live around the south coast where it's warmer but the sea temp probably drops to 6-8C there by the end of the winter - i know it's 6C up North in March!

Both are rare and heavily protected.

Nice forum, I keep a few native marines so this is great!

Thanks and welcome to the forum! . Thats cool that you have two different species of sea horse nearby. Is it possible to collect a permit to acquire them?

HI!!! That's real neat about the seahorses!!!

Someday i will try a seahorse set up. But i'm afraid they are to slow a fish for my taste .