Description:
These unique fish have an upright position, a horse-like head, and a prehensile tail. The lined seahorse coloration varies from grey, black, brown, yellow, orange, and red. They range in size from 4” to 7.5”.
Indigenous To:
The Lined Seahorse is native to the United States and can also be found from Nova Scotia, Canada to southern Venezuela in South America.
Compatibility:
Hippocampus erectus do best when kept as a mated pair, or with a small group of its own kind in a species-specific aquarium. They may also be kept with small, passive fish such as, pipefish, dragonets, small gobies, and dartfish.
Food:
Proaquatix specimens have been weaned to eat frozen Mysis Shrimp and should be fed 2 to 3 times per day.