Are my seahorses to skinny?

[timmyrules]

Hi guys, I have had these two seahorses for a while now. I feed them pellets and frozen brine shrimp one to two times a day…they are both super active and either fluttering around the tank or are hook around a piece of decor. I am not a seahorse expert, to me they look absolutely beautiful…but I am not sure how to tell if they are being under fed, do they look skinny?

 

[KrisReef]

They don’t look plump but they don’t look emaciated either. Are there pods or other living goodie’s in the tank that they can snack upon?

 

[timmyrules]

There are copepods, amphipods, and bristle worms.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

I'm no expert, I can only compare it to mine, you can see the girth in mine. Yours look skinny compared to this

 

[timmyrules]

Thank you for the comparison…if you don’t mind me asking, what/how often do you feed yours?

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Usually 3 times a day, sometimes 4.

 

[timmyrules]

Oh ok, what do you feed them?

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Hikari frozen mysis. The breeder I bought them from said thats what he fed them, so thats what I feed them too.

 

[Tony.mendiol]

So i have two kuda seahorses and i used to feed pe mysis which are on the larger size . But i recently watched a video on fragbox that had a guest on who has bred seahorses and spoke on the subject of food for seahorses . He said to make sure to feed marine mysis to give them the best nutrition. Most mysis on the market are freshwater mysis . Currently the only brand im aware of that offers marine mysis is a brand called v2o mini mysis . what i do is actually mix frozen ( v2o mini mysis , hikari mysis , and enriched spirulina brine shrimp ) . I get a small container some rodi water, two cubes of each allow them to thaw out then drain the water so your left with a mixture of shrimp and allow you to remove alot of the juices that degrade the aquarium water , and allow it to freeze. when youre ready to feed just cut small chunks and feed them . I do this to provide a diverse diet and make sure i meet thier nutritional needs. From the day ive fed this way my seahorses have been extremley healthy and vibrant