The Common Seahorse

Common Seahorse - Hippocampus kuda

The Common Seahorse is very common along the coral reef areas. They will use their tails to lock onto it. This allows them to be able to remain in place in spite of the current around them. They aren’t good swimmers at all so they need to do what they can to rest their bodies.

The males become very aggressive towards each other when it is time to find a mate. Other than that they are usually very timid. They have been known to be aggressive though when they suffer from high levels of stress. Should there be a lack of food or the habitat gets too small it will cause high levels of stress to occur.

The Common Seahorse has been observed in many different types of settings. The consensus is that that are very intelligent creatures. They are able to remember patterns of behavior. They know where they will get food both in the wild and in captivity.

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