Starry Eyed Seahorse - Fish
  Family/Genus/Species:
 Hippocampus/reidi		 Origin:
 Indo/West Pacific Ocean and Caribbean
  Feeding:
 Phytoplankton, Rotifers, Baby Artemia, Marine Algae		 Lighting:
Medium
  Water Flow:
Medium to Low		 Reef Compatible:
Yes, but should have a species only tank with a slightly lower salinity.
  Special Requirements and Information:
Seahorses are some of the most beautiful and exotic looking fish. As most know, the males carry the young in their pouch and spit them out of the pouch during birth. The mating dance alone is a reason to have them.
Since the industry has begun to tank-raise them they are better suited for captivity. In the wild they will not eat anything that does not move. Training them to eat frozen foods is a complicated process and not always successful. The young seldom survive.
They require a tank that's at lest three times the full adult height because the swim vertically and need the tank height during the mating process. Since their fins are small - they are slow and do not compete well for food so keeping them in a tank specific to them and/or pipefish if preferential. You will also need vertical corals or rocks/accessories for them. They hang on by wrapping their tails around items to help them stay in place and shoot their upper body and head forward to catch food.
  
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