View Full Version : Take a look at this. Weedy Seadragon
SimonWoodstock
11-16-2003, 11:38 PM
WEEDY SEADRAGON
Phyllopteryx taeniolatus
Has anyone ever heard of this creature before? It looks so delicate, yet it gets to be over a foot in size. I am always amazed by sea creatures. There are so many things that are so different that live there.
I just thought I would share this with you guys. You will have to click on the link, then click on the Weedy seadragon in the list of fish. Also check out the Leafy seadragon.
http://www.tnaqua.org/Animals/Seahorses.asp#
What do you think?
Gealcath
11-17-2003, 12:01 AM
Seadragons are in the same familiy as sea horses and pipe fish, they blend in with large Algae growths really well, and do get rather large.
reefpicker
11-17-2003, 11:33 AM
Hi
I actually have seen them many times in the National Aquarium in Baltimore (NAIB) and at the NAIB nursery which is located right where I work. The head of the nursery is a friend of mine ;) and I may (big MAYBE) have a project going on with the Leafy Sea Dragon in the future!!!
The guy that heads the nursery is interested in obtaining more information about how they breed and I have developed some computer software which may be used for this...
The other day one of the dragons in the NAIB nursery died and we had to dissect it. Actually I did not help but I looked while they where doing it. :D San note, however. They are really pretty and my friend was not happy at all... :(
It does look like a very delicate animal... I am not sure if they ever found what killed that one. They cost thousands of dollars...
My lab might help to bring this animals into spawning in the future... depending on if they ever give us money for it...
...and even if they do, they are so delicate we might never succeed
Just thought that this might be interesting to you guys....
SimonWoodstock
11-17-2003, 3:54 PM
thats cool. do you think you can get some pics or anything? or does NAIB have a website?
slipknottin
11-17-2003, 8:42 PM
I have a couple pictures of the leafy seadragons at the hawaii aquarium. Ill look around to find the pics, then post them up.
tricksterpup
11-18-2003, 2:34 PM
a great seahorse site.
http://www.seahorse.org/
jim
reefpicker
11-18-2003, 3:06 PM
Hi,
I think they have pictures at NAIB's website..
The exhibit is moving to Italy or Portugal... They are training someone from their, this semester...
Well, if I get the videos of the fish spawning, I will still need permision from my boss and his boss to publish it in the internet.
But if anything like that is possible I will try to publish it here first ;)
anonapersona
11-18-2003, 10:39 PM
I know that a lot of folks got photos of them during the AGA in Dallas this weekend, during the trip to Dallas World Aquarium.
Keep asking, someone ought to be able to post photos.
SimonWoodstock
01-28-2004, 7:21 PM
Check this out. The aquarium in Gatlinburg, Tenn. had several of them. Here is one of the pics I took of them if any of you are interested. I have a couple more I may post later.
Was that recent ? If the weather is right this weekend I'm going to ober " to attempt to break my leg". will stop by Riplies did they still have the saw fish?
SimonWoodstock
01-28-2004, 8:03 PM
It was this past Thanksgiving. You will love the aquarium. One of the best I have ever seen, if not THE best.
I went to a few Ripley's. What do you mean by saw fish? Believe it or not had the "mermaid" thing and a huge puffer fish. Probably the best part of that museum, in my opinion, was the chastity belt. I got a few laughs from it. I was not too impressed by any of the Ripley's attractions.
well a few years ago they had some skates, rays and sawfish on display. It's been a couple of years since I've been up there but, when they opened they advertised it as Riplies Aguarium of the smokies.
SimonWoodstock
01-28-2004, 8:43 PM
Oh yeah! I forgot that the aquarium was part of Ripley's too. They have tons of fish, they have saw fish that are like 10ft. long. Check the new thread I am about to make and I'll put a few more pics up.
Cearbhaill
01-29-2004, 3:57 AM
My lab might help to bring this animals into spawning in the future... depending on if they ever give us money for it...
Don't these creatures need something like 16-20 feet of vertical space to breed? Something about a mating ritual?
bcollins
01-29-2004, 8:22 PM
one of god's most amazing and beautiful creatures. this photo is on my desktop
http://www.divegallery.com/Leafy_Sea_Dragon.htm
awesome pics!