Over 120 rare, short snouted seahorses have been bred at the Blue Reef Aquarium in Portsmouth, as part of a captive breeding programme. They normally live in shallow muddy waters, estuaries or inshore among seaweed.
This is apparently the first time that Blue Reef Aquarium has managed to breed short snouted seahorses and they are being kept in special nursery tanks and fed on microscopic shrimp.
I actually walked past this aquarium at Christmas when I was back in the UK. I would have gone in if I’d had more time (or if the entrance fee had been cheaper), but I had to rush back to my parent’s for a family dinner. Maybe next time.
There’s more information on MSN’s website, which is where the photograph came from. You can also visit Blue Reef Aquarium’s website.
