There are many reasons for buying captive bred, with really only the downside of cost. But then again, I'll probably spend less in the long run by not needing live food.

I have no intentions of breeding, just keeping a couple is enough effort. Right now I keep going from feeling so thrilled with them, to worried about them. Having some issues with one of them. As of this morning he seemed better again.

If you want to see pictures, try the seahorse.org site. There's a forum of photos. Misti recently had some in there.

BTW, Thunderkat: good to see the tank has be upgraded from tank of death to cyano and algae.