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Unread 07/16/2005, 02:52 PM   #6
Samala
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Where to get SH online

I personally, and most people here, will heavily advocate getting any seahorse species from a breeder, someone who raises them in captivity (captive bred = CB) and trains them to frozen mysis (for the larger species). The positives of this are healthier horses, horses that eat much more convenient foods and go through the least amount of stress in getting to your home. Plus, you arent taking any animals from the wild (WC) and being apart of the deplorable trade in seahorses that exists world wide. For more info on the conservation aspect of seahorses visit Project Seahorses' website.

Live Aquaria aka Etropicals
Seahorse Source Run by a fellow RC member!
Ocean Rider
South Australian Seahorse Marine Services The farm for all you lucky Aussies
Dr Mac's - occassionally has CB
Sach's System Aquaculture Occassionally carries CB H. erectus and always has goodies to feed your SH live food if you go that route.

Private breeders sometimes come out of the woodwork here on RC and on the two seahorse sites, check out the 'for sale' sections of the boards. The most commonly available species privately bred will be erectus and reidi, sometimes kuda, barbouri or whitei but rarely. We also have a resident capensis expert here on the boards, if you search you'll find her.

Now, the caveat here is that I have used very few of these breeders. They are posted just to give you a good starting point in your quest for SH. If you have feedback for these vendors, please post it in a new thread just to try to keep this FAQ clean. Thanks!


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