I've ruled out all types of ponies except for the H. Reidi & H. Kuda. Any rule of thumb on how to tell the 2 apart without a photo ID? Just wondering what the species is that I bought my daughter over a year ago. Both were bought as "yellow sea horses" but changed to black within a week. Both have black spots. The male is 4.5 to 5" when tail is streached straight. (female is still a baby as the last female died 3 months into it & we didn't replace her untill 2 months ago) She is about 3-3.5" when tail is straight. Both do well in temps from the mid 70s to about 81 degrees F. with no ill effects. Any knowledge on how to tell Kuda from Reidi would be great. Thanks in advance!
Might be one of these 2
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just watch your temps, just because you cant see any ill effects its almost guaranteed that the bacteria is multiplying and mutating just waiting to get your seahorses.
I'm not 100% positive BUT i'm pretty sure reidi have sort of rounded tops and the kuda's sort of come to more of a point. Look around at different pictures of each and see if you can determine.
I'm not 100% positive BUT i'm pretty sure reidi have sort of rounded tops and the kuda's sort of come to more of a point. Look around at different pictures of each and see if you can determine.
ann83
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fishymann is right. the coronet is different. Kuda have a more prominent coronet that slopes back and reidi have a less prominent coronet that is very rounded and basically a bump on the head. Reidi also may have saddle markings. However, I wouldn't rule out some sort of hybrid.
Can you ask the LFS where they are ordering their seahorses from? That could narrow down the species. If they are wild caught, you also may be able to find the area they were found in, and that could narrow things down as well. There is a gallery on www.seahorse.org that you can look around in with pictures of the different species, and there is also a species quick ID guide in the library on seahorse.org.
Definately keep that temperature under 74 degrees, since the diseases that seahorses are most succeptible to are more aggressive at temperatures higher than 74 degrees. The bacteria mutate to form new proteins and reproduce faster when temperatures exceed 74 degrees. You also should find your seahorses are more active and have better respiration rates if you keep them at the lower temperatures. 70-74 is recommended for the tropical species. If it turns out you have a subtropical or temperate species, the temperatures should be even lower.
No chance you can get us a picture?
Can you ask the LFS where they are ordering their seahorses from? That could narrow down the species. If they are wild caught, you also may be able to find the area they were found in, and that could narrow things down as well. There is a gallery on www.seahorse.org that you can look around in with pictures of the different species, and there is also a species quick ID guide in the library on seahorse.org.
Definately keep that temperature under 74 degrees, since the diseases that seahorses are most succeptible to are more aggressive at temperatures higher than 74 degrees. The bacteria mutate to form new proteins and reproduce faster when temperatures exceed 74 degrees. You also should find your seahorses are more active and have better respiration rates if you keep them at the lower temperatures. 70-74 is recommended for the tropical species. If it turns out you have a subtropical or temperate species, the temperatures should be even lower.
No chance you can get us a picture?
