Seahorse & Pipefish Haven
- Thread starter Domboski
- Start date
- Location
- Flushing NY 11355
I always wanted to keep the red fish. How hard is it to keep one of that?
- Location
- Montclair, NJ
It takes some time to get them on frozen foods in a lot of cases it seems. Until then, it can be pretty costly to keep them well fed. I have found that the Rhinopias is moderately aggressive towards the grass shrimp that we collect locally. It definitely prefers fish.
- Location
- Montclair, NJ
I caught my Basket Star moving up the rocks.
- Location
- Flushing NY 11355
I caught my Basket Star moving up the rocks.
this is super cool
- Location
- Marine Park
I can't believe I never noticed this tankbefore, AWESOME! Really really AWESOME tank.
- Location
- Montclair, NJ
Thanks Fred
Nice looking tank. I should have invited you in to see my seahorse tank, but was running late that morning. How is the light working out in the fuge? Your tank has given me some good ideas for my 45g seahorse/softy. Thank you for sharing.
- Location
- Montclair, NJ
Thanks Ari. The light is working awesome. I should have bought both off of you :irked:
Thank you for being nice but you can say that DOM was late.
It was nice meeting you. I'll have to check out your tank next time.
So after our discussion I decided to email the Baltimore aquarium and here is the reply ( posted with her permission ).
[FONT='Arial','sans-serif']Eric,<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" /><o:p></o:p>[/FONT]
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[FONT='Arial','sans-serif']The answer to why octopuses die soon after reproduction is a mystery ? most likely it is due to the fact that octopuses tend to mate towards the end of their natural lifespan. The female will not eat while brooding her eggs, so this extended fast also contributes to the mother?s death after the eggs are laid. After mating the female lays about 200,000 eggs (this figure dramatically varies between families, genera, species and also individuals). The female cares for the eggs, guarding them against predators, and blows currents of water over them so that they get enough oxygen. The female does not eat during the variable one to six month period spent taking care of the unhatched eggs. Our females do lay infertile eggs even without mating. <o:p></o:p>[/FONT]
[FONT='Arial','sans-serif']There is no evidence to suggest that octopuses lives are extended by not mating, as I am not aware of any research on this subject. The giant Pacific octopuses in aquariums still only survive between 3.5 and 5 years, depending on the individual. There is no apparent detrimental effect from not mating. Our institution chooses not to mate our giant Pacific octopuses because of the high cost of each animal and the fact that these animals are cannibalistic, so by introducing a second animal into an exhibit we would be taking the chance that one animal would attack the other instead of mating. Captive breeding of giant Pacific octopuses has been successfully accomplished by many aquariums on the west coast- mainly institutions with unlimited access to animals from the Pacific ocean. Research has been done by other institutions involving removing an optic nerve in several species of octopuses. This nerve is thought to be one of the triggers in an octopus?s decline and eventual death. By removing this ?trigger? scientists were experimenting to find out if the animal?s life was extended for any amount of time. I am not certain of the conclusion of these experiments.<o:p></o:p>[/FONT]
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[FONT='Arial','sans-serif'] Jaime Ramsay<o:p></o:p>[/FONT]
[FONT='Arial','sans-serif'] Aquarist<o:p></o:p>[/FONT]
[FONT='Arial','sans-serif'] National Aquarium in Baltimore<o:p></o:p>[/FONT]
[FONT='Arial','sans-serif'] www.aqua.org<o:p></o:p>[/FONT]
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fficeffice" /><o:p></o:p>[/FONT][FONT='Arial','sans-serif']<o:p> </o:p>[/FONT]
[FONT='Arial','sans-serif']The answer to why octopuses die soon after reproduction is a mystery ? most likely it is due to the fact that octopuses tend to mate towards the end of their natural lifespan. The female will not eat while brooding her eggs, so this extended fast also contributes to the mother?s death after the eggs are laid. After mating the female lays about 200,000 eggs (this figure dramatically varies between families, genera, species and also individuals). The female cares for the eggs, guarding them against predators, and blows currents of water over them so that they get enough oxygen. The female does not eat during the variable one to six month period spent taking care of the unhatched eggs. Our females do lay infertile eggs even without mating. <o:p></o:p>[/FONT]
[FONT='Arial','sans-serif']There is no evidence to suggest that octopuses lives are extended by not mating, as I am not aware of any research on this subject. The giant Pacific octopuses in aquariums still only survive between 3.5 and 5 years, depending on the individual. There is no apparent detrimental effect from not mating. Our institution chooses not to mate our giant Pacific octopuses because of the high cost of each animal and the fact that these animals are cannibalistic, so by introducing a second animal into an exhibit we would be taking the chance that one animal would attack the other instead of mating. Captive breeding of giant Pacific octopuses has been successfully accomplished by many aquariums on the west coast- mainly institutions with unlimited access to animals from the Pacific ocean. Research has been done by other institutions involving removing an optic nerve in several species of octopuses. This nerve is thought to be one of the triggers in an octopus?s decline and eventual death. By removing this ?trigger? scientists were experimenting to find out if the animal?s life was extended for any amount of time. I am not certain of the conclusion of these experiments.<o:p></o:p>[/FONT]
[FONT='Arial','sans-serif']<o:p> </o:p>[/FONT]
[FONT='Arial','sans-serif'] Jaime Ramsay<o:p></o:p>[/FONT]
[FONT='Arial','sans-serif'] Aquarist<o:p></o:p>[/FONT]
[FONT='Arial','sans-serif'] National Aquarium in Baltimore<o:p></o:p>[/FONT]
[FONT='Arial','sans-serif'] www.aqua.org<o:p></o:p>[/FONT]
- Location
- Montclair, NJ
Thanks Dude. I'm moving everything into a 120 this week. Pics to come...
- Location
- Montclair, NJ
- Location
- Montclair, NJ
Here is a few quick pics of the new tank. I have a lot more rock to add and a ton of sand. There is still some work to do on the plumbing and electricity.
- Location
- Montclair, NJ
Well this tank is no longer a seahorse and pipefish haven. It is dominated by filefish and scorpions. I had a major aiptasia problem but within 1 day of me adding my bristletail filefish from another tank, the aiptasia was gone. During the tank transfer I lost my basket starfish and all of my tree gorgs. There was a tank temp spike from 78-89 before the chiller was active I've ordered new MHs and they will be replacing the current bulbs next week.
Full Tank (sort of):
Left Side:
Right Side:
Sump:
Canopy:
When I get a better camera I'll take close ups of the fish and corals. My current camera can not take pictures of fish on the move or corals swaying in the current.
I've ordered new MHs and they will be replacing the current bulbs next week.Full Tank (sort of):
Left Side:
Right Side:
Sump:
Canopy:
When I get a better camera I'll take close ups of the fish and corals. My current camera can not take pictures of fish on the move or corals swaying in the current.
- Location
- Montclair, NJ
Best friends or does one not realize the other is not a rock?
- Location
- Montclair, NJ
Thanks Kathy. One of these days I'll get a better camera. The Xenia has not attached to a rcok yet Hopefully soon.
Hopefully soon.
- Location
- Montclair, NJ
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