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As silly as it seems, those terms mean exactly what they say. Captive Bred means that the seahorses parents bred in captivity to bare that seahorse. Wild Caught means the seahorse was captured from the wild. There is a third type which you don't hear much with seahorses, which is Tank Raised. It means, literially, raised in a tank. Sometimes it means bred in captivity, sometimes it means the father was carrying eggs when captured. In some fish, it also means the larval stage of the fish was captured in the wild, but raised in captivity. This latter definition doesn't apply to seahorses since there is no true larval stage.
The reason its important is that Captive Bred seahorses are well adjusted to the captive environment, eat frozen food, and are disease free. On the other hand, wild caught seahorses are usually stressed and do not accept frozen foods, and often harbor parasites and disease. Most often, local fish stores carry Wild Caught seahorses, but Captive Bred are available through the internet and more and more local stores are able to special order them. They cost more than Wild Caught seahorses, but Wild Caught seahorses do not fair well in captivity, while Captive Bred seahorses are healthy, long lived animals who's care isn't much different than that of other saltwater fish. Related Topics:
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Wild Caught vs. Captive Bred
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