Many people don’t realize that seahorses mate for life, or that mated pairs show affection toward one another. Ghillie and Ceti spend much of the day in separate parts of the tank. Ghillie is timid and likes to hide, while Ceti likes to explore and hunt for little crustaceans in the rocks. In the evenings, however, they often spend time together, “holding tails” or swimming side by side. They also come together at meal times, and not only because of the food. They seem to enjoy one another’s company–and Ghillie becomes less shy in Ceti’s presence, both because of his urge
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The Best Reef Photos From April, 2014
I’ve been a bit lax with my reef posts lately, in part because I’m scheduling the tours for my upcoming mystery, BLADE OF THE SAMURAI, which releases on July 15. I’ve come out of the weeds, however, and I’ll be back to regular posting as of this week. Since it’s the first week of a new month, today’s reef post offers “the best of” April 2014: We brought home a new dragonet (sometimes known as a “scooter blenny”), who’s doing well and already eating frozen mysis–in the wild, they live on live foods only, so making the transfer to frozen is
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