Hippocampus Hystrix?

tjdouglas · 11/21/2015, 03:35 AM

Hi All,

Wondering if anyone here has some experience keeping Hippocampus Hystrix? I just saw them become available online. I have never seen them available for sale in the US before. Anybody have any success with these?

touchingstoves · 11/21/2015, 05:31 PM

I had one, it's about that time and season actually. Here in LA we've found some but not lately

tjdouglas · 11/22/2015, 04:13 AM

Hi TJ,
Thanks for the reply! Did you find it to be a difficult species to keep?

Mo2 · 11/22/2015, 02:09 PM

Where are you finding them?

I had a bunch of them but they didn't stay on frozen mysis for long. I ended up getting live foods and then they quickly became sickly and all died. I would recommend getting them as big as you can, as I've only found them coming in at a small size and I think that contributed to their quick decline in health.

tjdouglas · 11/22/2015, 04:26 PM

Hi Mo2,
I see them currently available on Blue Zoo Aquatics. They are selling "medium" sized ranked between 2.5" - 4.5."
I am sorry to hear you lost yours and that they would not stay on frozen mysis. That certainly makes me think twice about buying them.

11/21/2015, 03:35 AM	#1
tjdouglas Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Long Beach, California Posts: 218	Hippocampus Hystrix? Hi All, Wondering if anyone here has some experience keeping Hippocampus Hystrix? I just saw them become available online. I have never seen them available for sale in the US before. Anybody have any success with these?

11/21/2015, 05:31 PM	#2
touchingstoves Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 44	I had one, it's about that time and season actually. Here in LA we've found some but not lately __________________ mahalo, TJ "Was it the simplicity of the instructions that made it difficult?"-me

11/22/2015, 04:13 AM	#3
tjdouglas Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Long Beach, California Posts: 218	Hi TJ, Thanks for the reply! Did you find it to be a difficult species to keep?

11/22/2015, 02:09 PM	#4
Mo2 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Los Angeles CA Posts: 334	Where are you finding them? I had a bunch of them but they didn't stay on frozen mysis for long. I ended up getting live foods and then they quickly became sickly and all died. I would recommend getting them as big as you can, as I've only found them coming in at a small size and I think that contributed to their quick decline in health.

11/22/2015, 04:26 PM	#5
tjdouglas Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Long Beach, California Posts: 218	Hi Mo2, I see them currently available on Blue Zoo Aquatics. They are selling "medium" sized ranked between 2.5" - 4.5." I am sorry to hear you lost yours and that they would not stay on frozen mysis. That certainly makes me think twice about buying them.