Feeding Seahorse

[ducklady]

I have a WC H. reidi that eats only live mysis. My question is "How much should I feed her?" She is only about 4 inches long. Right now I have been giving her 4 to 5 mysis three times a day. She also has access to copepods.

Any guidance will be appreciated.

[shiggs]

Well i take care of Seahorses at the Mote Marine laboratory in florida and we have a huge seccessfull breeding program and we feed all our seahorses live brine 2 time a day and we feed frozen cyclopeez, and mysis.

[angieg1123]

brine shrimp should NOT be a main part of their diet. There isn't any nutrition in brine shrimp for them. As a treat it is fine, but the diet should be mysis. As for how much........as much as she will eat at a time. If there are always leftovers, feed less. If she eats all of them right away, it may not be enough. Let her decide when she's had enough.

Angie

[ReefNutPA]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11875255#post11875255 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by angieg1123
brine shrimp should NOT be a main part of their diet.
Angie

Agreed.

Tom

[ducklady]

Thanks for your responses. You don't need to worry about me feeding her brine shrimp - she won't eat it. I

[David123]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11871257#post11871257 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by shiggs
Well i take care of Seahorses at the Mote Marine laboratory in florida and we have a huge seccessfull breeding program and we feed all our seahorses live brine 2 time a day and we feed frozen cyclopeez, and mysis.

Are you feeding adults live brine twice daily, or juivies that you have raised.

[DanU]

I would offer her as much as she will eat. She will likely surprise you with how much she eats. I often find that many hobbyist mistakening under feed their horses. In the wild, they will graze throughout day.

Dan