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Lined Seahorse
Hippocampus erectus
Animalia›Chordata›Actinopterygii›Syngnathiformes›Syngnathidae
📍 Atlantic Ocean, Nova Scotia to Caribbean
Atlantic seahorse available as captive-bred specimens that are far hardier than wild-caught. Males brood young in a pouch. Requires a species-only tank with slow flow, hitching posts, and multiple frozen mysis feedings per day.
Keeping this species
- pH
- 8.1–8.4
- diet
- frozen mysis shrimp
- maxSize
- 6 inches
- salinity
- SG 1.020–1.025
- minTankSize
- 30 gallons tall
- temperature
- 68–77°F (20–25°C)
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Temperature
68–77°F
20–25°C
Natural Habitat Temperature
66°F — 79°F seasonal range · (Jan low, Jul high)