It has an upright posture and a head bent at an angle. It has a strong tail that can grip objects. It also has a tube-like snout with a small mouth at the tip. The head of this fish resembles a horse and this is most likely why it is Read more…
The diet of pygmy seahorses consists of small crustaceans. How do pygmy seahorses get food? Feeding. Not much is known about this species, but they are thought to feed on tiny crustaceans, zooplankton and possibly the tissue of the corals on which they live. Like larger seahorses, food moves through Read more…
This species is usually one of two colors: purple with pink tubercles or yellow with orange tubercles, depending on the host gorgonian’s color. A single gorgonian can be home to up to 28 pairs of Bargibant’s pygmy seahorses. Do pygmy seahorses change color? They attach themselves to colourful corals and Read more…
LIFE CYCLE: Most dwarf seahorses live only one year. FEEDING: Seahorses consume live mobile prey, relying on their camouflage to allow them to sit and wait to ambush creatures like fish fry, small crustaceans, amphipods and other invertebrates. How long do Dwarf seahorses live in captivity? 2yrsDwarf seahorses only have Read more…
These guys have it tough, and must find food and hide from predators as soon as they’re born! A master of camouflage, these fab fish can be incredibly difficult to spot. Camouflage not only helps the seahorse avoid predators, such as crabs and other fish, it helps it to be Read more…
Satomi’s pygmy seahorse. Satomi’s pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus satomiae), named in 2008, are the world’s smallest seahorse at up to 1.4 cm. This is a free-living species that is found near coral walls with soft corals. They are nocturnal and very active at night. They have been found in only a Read more…
Gastroscopy is the procedure used to view the inside of a horse’s stomach. The procedure uses a 10-foot long endoscope (camera), passed into the stomach via the nose. What does scoping a horse mean? “Scoping” involves the insertion of a flexible endoscope with a camera attached, through one nostril of Read more…
Flank watching just means looking at their belly. Remember colic is literally pain in their abdomen. Some horses will stare at their sides, keep looking back to one or both sides, or even bite at their sides if the pain is severe enough. What does it mean to flank a Read more…
Horses have 18 thoracic vertebrae designated T1 to T18. These form the part of the spine that includes the withers and part of the back. In the withers area, the vertebrae have prominent vertical flanges called dorsal spinal processes. Where are the horse’s withers located? The withers is the ridge Read more…
Tracks should be at least 5 -6 metres wide at their narrowest points depending on how many horses will be on them and how big the horses are. You can start by making a temporary or portable fence for the inside and a solid, permanent fence on the outside. How Read more…