Dawn's 56g memorial seahorse tank!

Lucie · Dec 15, 2018

Yes it s a dwarf seahorse for sure.
I had erectus fry the size of an adult dwarf that had already cirri Ray

vlangel · Dec 16, 2018

Lucie said:
For a second i thought "what the heck is that seahorse"

Ha ha! That statue has baffled a few people, LOL.

vlangel · Dec 16, 2018

Lucie said:
Yes it s a dwarf seahorse for sure.
I had erectus fry the size of an adult dwarf that had already cirri Ray

Thanks Lucie for the verification but after she has not grown at all in a month I kind of figured it out for myself.

vlangel · Dec 16, 2018

Jr chillin' in her little jar. by Dawn Gilson, on Flickr
Jr is starting to show prettier colors. She often has a black head and tail while her body is much lighter. She has attractive silvery striping on her body.

vlangel · Aug 23, 2019

I can't believe it has been so long since I updated my thread...my bad. Anyway I paid over $50 to ship Jr to a home that had the resources to care for her properly.

As far as my own 3 ponies are concerned they are doing well. I still have them in the the bb display with mostly just macro algae for them to hitch to and a colony of palys. The tank is minimal so that there is not accumulated debris or detritus to discourage pathogenic bacteria. The tank is not as aesthetically pleasing as my reef but the seaborses are the stars.

Lucie · Sep 12, 2019

Any update Vlangel?

vlangel · Sep 12, 2019

Lucie said:
Any update Vlangel?

I have never heard from the gentleman that Jr went to beyond that she arrived safe.

vlangel · Sep 28, 2019

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Here is an updated pic of the ponies (I hope). In 4 days Eve, one of my 1st two ponies will have been with me for 5 years!

vlangel · Sep 28, 2019

Well that did not work so I am trying again, LOL. Here goes:

This a pic from this morning 9-28-19 of my ponies. They have been doing great and on 10-2-19 Eve, one of my first seahorses will have been with me 5 years. She is a grand old gal who still loves to eat and play.

Lucie · Sep 28, 2019

Beautifull!

How old is the one in the back with cirri?

vlangel · Sep 28, 2019

Lucie said:
Beautifull!

How old is the one in the back with cirri?

She is two and a half and so is the male.

Lucie · Sep 29, 2019

Very interesting that she have kept her cirri, it s pretty rare in captivity passed more than 1 year old

vlangel · Oct 3, 2019

Lucie said:
Very interesting that she have kept her cirri, it s pretty rare in captivity passed more than 1 year old

Yes, I kept expecting it to shrink in her first year but it never did. She is a 'Seahorse Source' pony and I specifically asked for a seahorse with cirri, even though I figured she would eventually lose it. Its been nice that she still has it in abundance. It makes her look so exotic.

vlangel · Feb 23, 2020

Well I have some sad news, Eve the matriarch passed today. She has been declining for a while in that she wasn't fast enough to snick live food. She still had a zest for life however up to the end. Just this week earlier I saw her playing in the flow in front of the powerheads. She was a great pet.

Chrisfish · Feb 23, 2020

So sorry to hear that Dawn!!!

vlangel · Feb 24, 2020

Chrisfish said:
So sorry to hear that Dawn!!!

Thanks Chrisfish.

Big G · Feb 24, 2020

vlangel said:
Well I have some sad news, Eve the matriarch passed today. She has been declining for a while in that she wasn't fast enough to snick live food. She still had a zest for life however up to the end. Just this week earlier I saw her playing in the flow in front of the powerheads. She was a great pet.

Sorry to hear about your loss of a long time pal.

matchmakersmagic · Feb 26, 2020

So sorry for your loss. I get so attached to my seahorses, my heart breaks for you.

Daniel@R2R · Feb 26, 2020

vlangel said:
Well I have some sad news, Eve the matriarch passed today. She has been declining for a while in that she wasn't fast enough to snick live food. She still had a zest for life however up to the end. Just this week earlier I saw her playing in the flow in front of the powerheads. She was a great pet.

I'm so sorry, Dawn. She was an amazing pet, and you gave her an absolutely great life

vlangel · Feb 26, 2020

Daniel@R2R said:
I'm so sorry, Dawn. She was an amazing pet, and you gave her an absolutely great life

Thank you Daniel. I am left with just Samson now and I do not plan to get any more ponies. I hope to find him a new home where he will not be the only Seahorse since they are very social creatures.

Eve was an amazing pet surviving all my noobie mistakes. I think she was 6 and a half years old so thats a pretty grand life.