New Horses Came Home Today

JM68 · 10/04/2008, 12:47 PM

i picked up my pair of ORA Reidis today from my LFS. i am extremely pleased with them, i think they look great and they ate both live brine and frozen mysis in the store before i brought them home. these pics were taken minutes after going in the tank.

The male

and Female

JennyL · 10/04/2008, 10:04 PM

Beautiful horses and your photos are really good. Thanks so much for sharing them.

sunfishh · 10/05/2008, 12:42 AM

Your horses are beautiful

pledosophy · 10/05/2008, 01:08 AM

Very nice horses. Time to fatten them up

JM68 · 10/05/2008, 07:26 AM

yup, they will get their first feeding in their new home today. they ate right before they left the store and i wanted to give them a good 24 hours to get used to their new surroundings before i give them food. the pics are deceiving because they r taken so close up, they look thinner than they r. They r pretty tiny overall as u can tell by the size comparison between the tip of the thermometer and the female horse in bottom two pics. they will get mysis twice today and we'll c how that goes. if there is any problems with that i have some enriched brine as a backup for now, but i doubt there will be any problems.

Just curious has anyone had success getting their horses to eat blood or black worms?? just thought that it would be an interesting change up in their diet that might help to diversify it a little.

DTeuton · 10/14/2008, 08:57 PM

VERY NICE HORSES thinking about getting me some ......VERY PRETTY

pennylynn2 · 10/17/2008, 06:47 AM

Beautiful!

ppsthlm · 10/17/2008, 08:59 AM

They are absolutely gorgeous!! Got any pictures of your whole tank and the setup?? Please, more pics...

JM68 · 10/17/2008, 03:34 PM

Here's a tank pic from a few days ago. And a new pic of the ponies.

cateyes · 10/17/2008, 05:53 PM

great pics JM68!!!!!!!

i'm working on setting up a seahorse tank with macro algae in it.... what is that red algae they're clinging to in the second pic above????

ducklabdad · 10/17/2008, 08:27 PM

Beautiful pictures, I will tag along here as well. My wife has decided that she wants a pair "just like those".

thanks, I think!! :>)

pennylynn2 · 10/20/2008, 06:22 PM

Do you know what that red plant is they are hitched to?I have some that grew out of some live rock ruble.

pennylynn2 · 10/20/2008, 06:23 PM

Oh yeah,beautiful horses!

kingsord0 · 10/21/2008, 03:53 PM

Beautiful tank and Seahorses.

Taging along

Scratch-D · 10/22/2008, 12:28 AM

I have been feeding mine hikari frozen mysis and 1ce a week frozen krill

Your horses are beautiful

vsuboy · 10/22/2008, 08:34 AM

wow man those horses are some of the best ive seen. they look great.

joanebg · 10/28/2008, 12:18 PM

You wrote that your seahorses came from LFS. Who or what is that? I'm interested in purchasing 2 additional sh. I'm not sure about Seahorse Source and Ocean Rider is very expensive. I'm in Houston, TX.

JM68 · 10/28/2008, 04:30 PM

i'm in NJ so theres a good distance between us, however any LFS should be able to order them. They r from ORA. Your lfs should be able to contact ORA and place an order. They don't do private sales so you'll have to go through a retailer.

pledosophy · 10/30/2008, 12:05 AM

Just curious as to why not sure about seahorse source. They have a great reputation on several boards.

I had a horrible experience with Ocean rider myself and will never do business with them myself, but some others have seemed happy.

mrgreenthumb · 10/30/2008, 01:33 AM

+ 1 for seahorse source!! i have ordered over 30 horsies from these guys and have had great success. Furthermore i have never recieved better customer service in all my life!!!

reefuge · 11/16/2008, 09:41 AM

Great lookin ponies man!

tcoral · 11/17/2008, 03:42 PM

Nice ponies

. I got some of the same here in California. Do you have enough yellow in your tank? The LFS told me that they'll change their color to match their surroundings, and sure enough my female when she grew isn't so yellow anymore. Trying to put other types of coral and things to see if I can get her yellow again.

REEF-n-Chicago · 11/17/2008, 10:52 PM

LFS equals live fish store......

I think that is what joanebg was asking

JM68 · 11/18/2008, 08:29 AM

tcoral, they have lost a good amount of their color, the male has more color than the female, but they r still really cool non the less. i'm in the process of trying to pick some bright yellow artificial corals to put in with them to try and get their color back.

AquaFilly · 11/21/2008, 11:11 AM

WOW! They're gorgeous! I'm jealous.

10/04/2008, 12:47 PM	#1
JM68 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 658	New Horses Came Home Today i picked up my pair of ORA Reidis today from my LFS. i am extremely pleased with them, i think they look great and they ate both live brine and frozen mysis in the store before i brought them home. these pics were taken minutes after going in the tank. The male and Female Last edited by JM68; 10/04/2008 at 01:15 PM.

10/04/2008, 10:04 PM	#2
JennyL Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 406	Beautiful horses and your photos are really good. Thanks so much for sharing them. __________________ Janet Current Tank Info: 125 & 70 g Reefs- 9 Seahorse tanks

10/05/2008, 12:42 AM	#3
sunfishh Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Fullerton, Ca Posts: 1,875	Your horses are beautiful __________________ It's nice to be important, but important to be nice

10/05/2008, 01:08 AM	#4
pledosophy Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Beaverton Posts: 5,290	Very nice horses. Time to fatten them up __________________ 120g mixed reef 90g QT

10/17/2008, 05:53 PM	#10
cateyes Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: OliveBranch, Mississippi Posts: 2,773	great pics JM68!!!!!!! i'm working on setting up a seahorse tank with macro algae in it.... what is that red algae they're clinging to in the second pic above???? __________________ some things in life are not meant to be understood... just accepted.... Current Tank Info: 150 gallon mixed reef, 35ish gallon RBTA tank..

10/05/2008, 07:26 AM	#5
JM68 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 658	yup, they will get their first feeding in their new home today. they ate right before they left the store and i wanted to give them a good 24 hours to get used to their new surroundings before i give them food. the pics are deceiving because they r taken so close up, they look thinner than they r. They r pretty tiny overall as u can tell by the size comparison between the tip of the thermometer and the female horse in bottom two pics. they will get mysis twice today and we'll c how that goes. if there is any problems with that i have some enriched brine as a backup for now, but i doubt there will be any problems. Just curious has anyone had success getting their horses to eat blood or black worms?? just thought that it would be an interesting change up in their diet that might help to diversify it a little.

10/14/2008, 08:57 PM	#6
DTeuton Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 495	VERY NICE HORSES thinking about getting me some ......VERY PRETTY

10/17/2008, 06:47 AM	#7
pennylynn2 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: kentucky Posts: 19	Beautiful!

10/17/2008, 08:59 AM	#8
ppsthlm Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 59	They are absolutely gorgeous!! Got any pictures of your whole tank and the setup?? Please, more pics...

10/17/2008, 03:34 PM	#9
JM68 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 658	Here's a tank pic from a few days ago. And a new pic of the ponies.

10/17/2008, 08:27 PM	#11
ducklabdad Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: olive branch mississippi Posts: 1,192	Beautiful pictures, I will tag along here as well. My wife has decided that she wants a pair "just like those". thanks, I think!! :>) __________________ I'M innocent! Please don't call the Tang Police!! Current Tank Info: 55 gallon reef ("growing daily"). 5.5 gallon El Salvador Pico, 30 sea horse under way!!

10/20/2008, 06:22 PM	#12
pennylynn2 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: kentucky Posts: 19	Do you know what that red plant is they are hitched to?I have some that grew out of some live rock ruble.

10/20/2008, 06:23 PM	#13
pennylynn2 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: kentucky Posts: 19	Oh yeah,beautiful horses!

10/21/2008, 03:53 PM	#14
kingsord0 Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Warren CT Posts: 245	Beautiful tank and Seahorses. Taging along __________________ Charlie Current Tank Info: 55 Gallon Starting to go Reef

10/22/2008, 12:28 AM	#15
Scratch-D Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 196	I have been feeding mine hikari frozen mysis and 1ce a week frozen krill Your horses are beautiful

10/22/2008, 08:34 AM	#16
vsuboy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: FAYETTEVILLE GA Posts: 47	wow man those horses are some of the best ive seen. they look great.

10/28/2008, 12:18 PM	#17
joanebg Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1	seahorse supplier You wrote that your seahorses came from LFS. Who or what is that? I'm interested in purchasing 2 additional sh. I'm not sure about Seahorse Source and Ocean Rider is very expensive. I'm in Houston, TX.

10/28/2008, 04:30 PM	#18
JM68 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 658	i'm in NJ so theres a good distance between us, however any LFS should be able to order them. They r from ORA. Your lfs should be able to contact ORA and place an order. They don't do private sales so you'll have to go through a retailer.

10/30/2008, 12:05 AM	#19
pledosophy Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Beaverton Posts: 5,290	Just curious as to why not sure about seahorse source. They have a great reputation on several boards. I had a horrible experience with Ocean rider myself and will never do business with them myself, but some others have seemed happy. __________________ 120g mixed reef 90g QT

10/30/2008, 01:33 AM	#20
mrgreenthumb Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 97	+ 1 for seahorse source!! i have ordered over 30 horsies from these guys and have had great success. Furthermore i have never recieved better customer service in all my life!!!

11/16/2008, 09:41 AM	#21
reefuge Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Safety Harbor Florida Posts: 57	Great lookin ponies man!

11/17/2008, 03:42 PM	#22
tcoral Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 4,893	Nice ponies . I got some of the same here in California. Do you have enough yellow in your tank? The LFS told me that they'll change their color to match their surroundings, and sure enough my female when she grew isn't so yellow anymore. Trying to put other types of coral and things to see if I can get her yellow again.

11/17/2008, 10:52 PM	#23
REEF-n-Chicago Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA (san pedro) Posts: 1,456	LFS equals live fish store...... I think that is what joanebg was asking __________________ Jordan My tank gets DRUNK every morning Current Tank Info: 150 Gallon w/ 100 gallon sump; 240 gallon

11/18/2008, 08:29 AM	#24
JM68 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 658	tcoral, they have lost a good amount of their color, the male has more color than the female, but they r still really cool non the less. i'm in the process of trying to pick some bright yellow artificial corals to put in with them to try and get their color back.

11/21/2008, 11:11 AM	#25
AquaFilly Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 14	WOW! They're gorgeous! I'm jealous.