Hippocampus reidi (Yellow) - T.B.

Hippocampus reidi, commonly known as the Long-snout Seahorse, is a medium-sized seahorse. This relatively smooth seahorse comes in a wide range of colours from pale yellow to almost black but is most commonly seen in the aquarium hobby in yellow. On their base colour they usually have a few mottled bands and many small spots. Males have a brood pouch when mature, in which they carry the fry. 

H. reidi is usually found between the Sargassum seaweed or attached to gogonians looking for zooplankton. But they can also be seen swimming midwater when the sea is calm. Because seahorses don't have a stomach they need to eat the entire day. Baby seahorses have been observed to eat over 3000 pieces a day and adults usually eat 30-50 times a day. This also makes up the biggest challenge in keeping seahorses, you need to make sure they can eat all day. And because they usually only eat live or frozen food, this is hard to automate.

Besides their constant need for food, their swimming ability also needs to be kept in mind. Seahorses can handle quit some flow, but they lack stamina, so they do need zones with little flow and something to hold on to, so they can rest. Also try to prevent strong stinging corals like Euphyllia and some other LPS and anemones. Most soft corals and SPS are fine though. The other way around, because seahorses hold on to the corals they sometimes can irritate/damage the corals, especially if they always grab on to the same spot. Keep all this in mind when setting up a seahorse aquarium and they'll be the stars of the aquarium!

This fish is Tank Bred and will adapt to your aquarium easier compared to a wild caught specimen!

This is the yellow variant!