The guy who helps maintain my tanks says he thinks one of my seahorses was impregnated. I haven't seen any mating occur though. The only mature female doesn't seem to want anything to do with the males. Any thoughts?
Is my seahorse pregnant?
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Can you post a pic? If the male is close to term it should be pretty apparent.
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Not a great pic but he won't get into a clear area lol
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do you know why the female would have 0 interest in the males? will she eventually pair up with one of them?
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Paired seahorses don’t always show pairing behavior - after egg transfer they don’t hang out like a pair, least not that you can see in a small tank.
What species of seahorse and what is the male/female ratio?
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I can’t tell with that picture. If it was and ready to give birth you would be amble to tell. The pouch will expand quite a bit.
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Sorry, the pic needs to show the horse’s belly and white lights are better than blue to see things.
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Is this picture better at all? The white lights aren't on yet
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I would say not pregnant - the pouch is deflated less than the belly, not even flush with that.
Jay
Nice looking male but does not appear pregnant. As Jay stated- You Will know.
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