FAMA Seahorse Forum – August 2002

by Neil Garrick-Maidment from the August 2002 issue of Freshwater and Marine Aquarium magazine (FAMA) Dear Neil, I have been told that seahorses are very hard to find in the wild because they have all been taken for use as medicine. I would like to breed them so that...

FAMA Seahorse Forum – February 2002

by Pete Giwojna and Carol Cozzi-Schmarr from the February 2002 issue of Freshwater and Marine Aquarium magazine (FAMA) Dear Pete, If you have a pregnant male should he be removed from a tank with a bio filter and protein skimmer to prevent babies from being sucked up...

FAMA Seahorse Forum – January 2002

by Pete Giwojna and Carol Cozzi-Schmarr – from the January 2002 issue of Freshwater and Marine Aquarium magazine (FAMA) As promised, my next guest speaker is Pete Giwojna! For those of you who missed the introduction last month, Pete is one of the most respected...

FAMA Seahorse Forum – October 2001

by Charles Delbeek and Carol Cozzi-Schmarr – from the October 2001 issue of Freshwater and Marine Aquarium magazine (FAMA) Horse Forum I would like to thank Dr. Clyde Tamaru for sharing his scientific expertise and cutting edge research on sea horses with us in...

FAMA Seahorse Forum – July 2001

by Dr. Clyde Tamaru and Carol Cozzi-Schmarr – from the July 2001 issue of Freshwater and Marine Aquarium magazine (FAMA) I would like to thank Chris Burns for his contributions to the last 3 columns and formally introduce my next guest speaker Dr. Clyde Tamaru....

Seahorse Breeding Secrets

Seahorse Breeding Secrets: Ten Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them by Pete Giwojna – from the January 1999 issue of Freshwater and Marine Aquarium magazine (FAMA) Seahorses breed more readily in the aquarium than any other marine fishes. Males and females are...

Nutrition Part V: Feeding Juveniles & Dwarf Seahorses

by Pete Giwojna – from the February 1997 issue of Freshwater and Marine Aquarium magazine (FAMA) In last month’s installment of “Sea Horse Nutrition” (Part IV: Feeding & Rearing the Fry), you learned how to feed and raise newborn...

Nutrition Part IV: Feeding & Rearing the Seahorse Fry

Seahorse Nutrition Part IV: Feeding & Rearing the Fry by Pete Giwojna – from the January 1997 issue of Freshwater and Marine Aquarium magazine (FAMA) In the first three segments on “Sea Horse Nutrition” (Parts I-III), you learned how to provide...

Nutrition Part III: Hand Feeding Adult Seahorses

by Pete Giwojna – from the December 1996 issue of Freshwater and Marine Aquarium magazine (FAMA) In the last issue of FAMA (“Sea Horse Nutrition, Part II: Frozen Foods for Adults”), you learned how to train Hippocampids to accept a variety of frozen...

Nutrition Part II: Frozen Foods for Adult Seahorses

by Pete Giwojna from the November 1996 issue of Freshwater and Marine Aquarium magazine (FAMA) In the last issue of FAMA (“Sea Horse Nutrition, Part I: Live Foods for Adults”), we discussed how to help newly-acquired sea horses make the transition to life...