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ichthyogeek · 07/14/2017, 05:29 PM

I know that BBS is the norm for dwarf seahorses...but has anybody experimented with main'ing (sorry, gamer talk: using as the primary food source) Tisbe copepods, amphipods, mysid shrimp, or a suitable pelagic copepod species? I'd love to keep dwarves one day in like a 2.5, but the concept of having to buy so many BBS eggs to keep the horses going seems a little ridiculous to me: why purchase all those eggs, when you can more easily culture amphipods/copepods/mysids?

Additionally...why do we need to feed them live? Has anybody successfully weaned them onto frozen?

07/14/2017, 05:29 PM	#1
ichthyogeek Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Arkansas Posts: 742	Dwarf Seahorse Foods I know that BBS is the norm for dwarf seahorses...but has anybody experimented with main'ing (sorry, gamer talk: using as the primary food source) Tisbe copepods, amphipods, mysid shrimp, or a suitable pelagic copepod species? I'd love to keep dwarves one day in like a 2.5, but the concept of having to buy so many BBS eggs to keep the horses going seems a little ridiculous to me: why purchase all those eggs, when you can more easily culture amphipods/copepods/mysids? Additionally...why do we need to feed them live? Has anybody successfully weaned them onto frozen? __________________ So many fish/corals/inverts to keep/breed, not enough aquaria Back after a 5 year hiatus.