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11-17-06_1415 Here is one seahorse in a tank. These seahorses are carefully mated and raised so that their genealogy is known. A pair can produce hundreds every couiple or 3 months...

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11-17-06_1417 There are many of these tanks both inside and outside. They are all fed with seawater that is run through once and then put into cesspool to drain/filter back to ocean.

11-17-06_1418 Sea horses mate for life. In the wild, they probably only live a couple of years, if lucky. In captivity, they can live for abouit 8 years -- maybe more.

011-17-06_1419 The guy in the Aussie hat is the seahorse farmer. He's reaching into a tank to show us one.

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11-17-06_1440 After a couple of years, the offspring aren't as strong, and the sea horses are

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11-17-06_1458 These are some tropical fish in a separate tank.

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11-17-06_1500 Artemia --

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11-17-06_1505 Shipping area. These styrofoam packages hold a plastic bag with sea horses and enough water/oxigen to travel with FedEx.

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11-17-06_1513 This is where the sand shrimp are raised. It is a big salt-water pool out in front. It has a spray over one end of it, probably to keep the sun from heating it too much.

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