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Just about a month ago, I finally got dwarf seahorses again, setting up a slightly experimental tank for them in a 34g Solana cube AIO... So far so good, with 19 adults and several babies with more on the way! 4 days ago, one of my pregnant males gave birth to a handful of healthy little baby ponies... including not one- but TWO pairs of conjoined twins! At birth, all 4 heads were alive. I didn't think they'd survive long, but they've already exceeded my expectations and made it to 4 days old.
The video was recorded yesterday, and the pictures are from when they were under an hour old. Since I'm not observing them 24/7, I can't say for certain whether or not they've been eating, but watching them grow so far and learn to coordinate with their respective twins has been awesome. Since they're growing at a normal rate, I'd have to imagine they are eating. I have been watching them closely and they seem to be doing pretty well so far, but due to the nature of these kinds of things I'm prepared for sudden death any day. It's rare enough as it is for just one pair of conjoined twins, but two to be born consecutively in the same brood? That's not something I've ever heard of happening before...
Pic of dad:
Just about a month ago, I finally got dwarf seahorses again, setting up a slightly experimental tank for them in a 34g Solana cube AIO... So far so good, with 19 adults and several babies with more on the way! 4 days ago, one of my pregnant males gave birth to a handful of healthy little baby ponies... including not one- but TWO pairs of conjoined twins! At birth, all 4 heads were alive. I didn't think they'd survive long, but they've already exceeded my expectations and made it to 4 days old.
The video was recorded yesterday, and the pictures are from when they were under an hour old. Since I'm not observing them 24/7, I can't say for certain whether or not they've been eating, but watching them grow so far and learn to coordinate with their respective twins has been awesome. Since they're growing at a normal rate, I'd have to imagine they are eating. I have been watching them closely and they seem to be doing pretty well so far, but due to the nature of these kinds of things I'm prepared for sudden death any day. It's rare enough as it is for just one pair of conjoined twins, but two to be born consecutively in the same brood? That's not something I've ever heard of happening before...
Pic of dad:
