by Neil Garrick-Maidment – from the July 2004 issue of Horse Forum I would like to welcome back Neil Garrick-Maidment, the world-renowned seahorse expert from the United Kingdom! Neil has a mixed animal background from Lions Tigers, Elephants, Dolphins, and...
by Alisa Abbott and Carol Cozzi-Schmarr – from the June 2004 issue of FAMA Dear Alisa, I currently have a 10-gallon nanotank with healthy growing coral. The tank has a plentiful supply of copepods. I have been very interested in seahorses and I know that the...
by Alisa Abbott and Carol Cozzi-Schmarr Dear Alisa, I was wondering if you have ever heard of a seahorse changing colors, or is that common. She used to be jet black, and now she is almost completely an off white with small black spots. I’ve had her for about 7...
by Pete Giwojna and Carol Cozzi-Schmarr – from the October 2003 issue of FAMA Dear Pete: I need some advice. I am concerned about a suspicious spot on the snout of a new Brazilian Seahorse I recently brought home from my LFS. It began as a darkish oval around...
by Pete Giwojna and Carol Cozzi-Schmarr from the September 2003 issue of FAMA Hi, Pete! I heard that Hippocampus capensis seahorses are carriers of fish tuberculosis and should never be kept with other seahorses. Is that true? I’m a little worried about this because I...
Dear Alisa, I am planning on setting up a ten-gallon tank for dwarf seahorses and I have heard a lot of different recommendations for substrate. Some people have mentioned that a bare-bottom tank is best, while others recommend crushed coral or sand. Would you give me...
