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BlueKoran91
Sat, 10th Aug 2013, 10:49 PM
Just wondering if my seahorse is male or female??217092171021711


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leliataylor
Wed, 14th Aug 2013, 06:21 AM
At this point it looks like a female. How old is it and how long? Normally sexual differentiation occurs at about 6 months, however some individuals may not develop a pouch until 9-10 months.
BlueKoran91
Wed, 14th Aug 2013, 09:11 AM
At this point it looks like a female. How old is it and how long? Normally sexual differentiation occurs at about 6 months, however some individuals may not develop a pouch until 9-10 months.

I don't know how old it is. But it's maybe 4-5 in long


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leliataylor
Mon, 19th Aug 2013, 07:56 PM
At that size she is large enough to show gender. Where did you get her from and what is she eating? I would like to see more weight on her. She may have internal parasites and be in need of deworming. If she is eating well and periodically defecates white stringy feces or remains thin she needs to be dewormed. I can provide you the a reliable deworming protocol if you decide to go that route. Also, how strong is her snick, does she suck food in rapidly and make a clicking sound when she does this? If not, I would suggest treating her for ciliates. Also a simple fix. Keep her tank temp at or below 74', your SG at around 1.020 and pH at about 8.2. Let me know if I can help you, they aren't delicate, they just need different tank parameters than other SW fish.
BlueKoran91
Mon, 19th Aug 2013, 08:03 PM
Honesty I got her a few weeks ago from some guy tearing down his tank. Don't know where she originally came from. She eats mysis...really well I may add. I don't hear a click but I never really listened either.


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leliataylor
Mon, 19th Aug 2013, 08:30 PM
Eating well is a good sign. Is she eating frozen or live? Seahorses masticate their food and blow excess particles out through their gills, very messy eaters. At her size she may need nothing more than a stable tank and little time to gain some weight. I am still not sure what species she is. If you can get a close up profile shot of her head and torso we should be able to get a positive ID on her. Right now I am thinking a member of the kuda complex based on the coronet, plate infront of the coronet, eye spins, nose spines and body shape.

Best of luck with her and let me know what I can do to help.