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Seahorses are one of the more specialized marine fish to keep. They?re tank requirements are a bit different then those of most other marine fish and should be met for optimal life. Seahorses are born independent and ready to survive on their own—although survival is a tricky business. Seahorses are a saltwater vertebrate fish belonging to the order Perciformes , family Syngnathidae , meaning “with jaw”, genus Hippocampus , literally “horse of the sea”. The family includes seadragons, pipefishes, and pipehorses, and has existed for at least 40 million years [Ireland ].
Seahorses are no more vulnerable to the “normal” fish diseases, given that they have proper water quality and nutrition. I have only seen one mild case of white spot, and that may have been a secondary infection to mycobacterium. Seahorses are usually spotted in tropical, subtropical and temperate ocean waters although some species have been found that have penetrated into the northern regions. The genus Dorichthys has even been discovered in brackish water and even fresh waters. Seahorses are fished for the aquarium and curio trades, and are used in traditional Southeast Asian and Chinese medicines for respiratory problems and impotence. There are two Mediterranean species of seahorses (Hippocampus hippocampus and Hippocampus ramulosus) and they had not been comprehensively assessed in Italian waters.
Seahorses are frequently monogamous, though several species (H. In monogamous pairs, the male and female will greet one another with courtship displays in the morning, and in the evening to reinforce their pair bond. Seahorses are best kept in smaller tanks with no other fish, and filtration should be turned down or off during feeding time. Seahorses are a type of bony fish, which classifies them in the animal kingdom, phylum Chordata, and class, Osteichthyes. Seahorses are part of the family Syngnathidae, which also includes pipefish and sea dragons (Boschung 530 and Moore 1).
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