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About Fisher's Seahorse
Fisher's Seahorse is a small, delicate seahorse with a pale coloration ranging from cream to pale yellow or grayish-white. It has a slender, upright posture with a curled prehensile tail, a tubular snout for feeding, and a distinctive coronet crown on its head. The body is covered with bony rings and lacks the elaborate coronet ornaments of some other species.
Key facts
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 60-72°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Min tank size
- 20 gallons
- Appearance
- Fisher's Seahorse is a small, delicate seahorse with a pale coloration ranging from cream to pale yellow or grayish-white. It has a slender, upright posture with a curled prehensile tail, a tubular snout for feeding, and a distinctive coronet crown on its head. The body is covered with bony rings and lacks the elaborate coronet ornaments of some other species.
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 20 gallon tank with excellent water quality and stable conditions • Temperature range 60–72°F (15–22°C); prefers cooler, temperate water • Salinity 1.020–1.025 SG; pH 8.1–8.3 • Requires live copepods, small mysid shrimp, and similar zooplankton; feed 2–3 times daily in small portions • Avoid strong currents and aggressive tankmates; provide seagrass, macro-algae, or synthetic holdfast material for anchoring • Prone to gas bubble disease and injury; monitor closely and maintain pristine water parameters
- Diet
- planktivore
- Feeding Schedule
- 2-3 times daily
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe with Caution
- Difficulty Level
- Advanced - Requires experienced care due to sensitive nature specific habitat needs or complex dietary requirements. Best for expert aquarists.
- Diet Details
- Feed primarily on live copepods and small mysid shrimp. Supplemental foods such as frozen mysis may be accepted over time, but most specimens require abundant live prey. Feeding 2–3 times daily in small portions is essential due to their slow digestion and need for constant foraging.
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Origin
- Eastern Australia, specifically around the southern coasts including Tasmania and New South Wales, in temperate seagrass beds and rocky areas.
- Family
- Syngnathidae
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