Where To Buy Seahorses and Pipefish
Written By: Administrator | Date Posted: July 1, 2008 | 9 Comments »Here are some sources online to find Seahorses and Pipefish for sale. You can often have your Local Fish Store order captive bred Seahorses for you if they don’t have any available. It is strongly advised that you always purchase captive bred seahorses over wild caught, as they live longer, arrive healthier, and are easier to feed. If your store is unsure, pass. Captive bred pipefish are a much harder find, but at least one wholesaler in Australia breeds them.
USA
SeahorseSource.com
Captive bred seahorses. Some of the best.
Seahorse Corral
Family run operation specializing in H. erectus and H. zosterae. Consistently receives glowing reviews for their seahorses.
LiveAquaria.com
Some Tank Raised and Captive Bred seahorses for sale.
Cramers Caribbean Critters
Dwarf Seahorses & Hippocampus erectus (all wild caught)
ORA – Wholesaler
Several species of seahorses available. Check with your Local Fish Store if they can order from ORA for you.
Seahorse Australia
Potbelly Seahorse, Breviceps, Whites, Barbouri and Kuda(?)
Seahorse Sanctuary – wholesaler, but they list where you can get their seahorses.
Captive bred Seahorses and Pipefish. Lists several retailers that carry their fish.
Simple Seahorses
A large selection of captive bred seahorses and pipefish from the Seahorse Sanctuary.
Captive bred Hippocampus ingens by Eliezer Zuñiga Villarreal
This is an evolving list. If you know of any additional suppliers, please comment on this article.
Dan at seahorsesource.com is the best!
Most of my seahorses came from Liveaquaria, they are the “Black Seahorses” (H. erectus) which are truly captive bred in Mexico in enclosed systems, not in net-pens. Be aware, though, that all H. Kelloggi seahorses being sold right now are being raised in net-pens, and do not make suitable pets.
August 30th, 2009 at 4:25 pmI like this but what is minimun aquarium size for a pipefish and seahorse because I have an 20 and i wanted either one?
September 9th, 2009 at 2:01 pm20 gallons is a little small, but you could probably comfortably keep a pair of H. fuscus in a 20 gallon or a pair of blue stripped pipefish. Dan at SeahorseSource.com has H. fuscus.
September 10th, 2009 at 8:06 amFuscus are very sensitive to temperature fluctuations! I tried twice to keeep them and they got sick and died. I am keeping erectus and dwarfs with no problems!
October 20th, 2009 at 1:57 pmAnyone know where there are Tigertail aka h. comes for sale in the usa. I found one place in the uk but there silver and black and I want yellow and black. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks and Happy Holidays
December 6th, 2009 at 3:21 pmTigertail seahorses are extremely difficult to come by these days. I have a single male, and he arrived as a fluke as part of a shipment of “colored” tank raised seahorses. I’ve heard similar stories from others. That was last spring, and I’ve been checking local stores with no luck.
ORA used to raise them but stopped. I don’t know the details but it sounds like their business isn’t doing so well and they have cut back on the fish they’re raising. I’ve also heard from hobbyists that raising the fry is proving to be difficult.
Can you post the place in the UK that has them? I’d love to find out who their distributor is. Maybe if enough people are interested, a supplier could get them in.
December 6th, 2009 at 6:23 pmthanks for all the useful information here! i don’t have any experienced but loved to take care of seahorses. my question is, if ever i decided to buy seahorses, do i need to buy bought male and female? hope someone here can answer my question. thanks!
February 3rd, 2010 at 8:55 amwow very nice colorful seahorses you got there… how much would it cost to ship these seahorses? would it be a good idea if i buy seahorses that are fully grown?
March 6th, 2010 at 7:40 amAre the sea horses from Cramers Caribbean Critters healthy? I know they’re wild caught so I’m leaning torward the more expensive captive raised. How does collecting the dwarf seahorses affect the species in the wild?
May 17th, 2010 at 11:53 pm