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denise.gardner
13-12-08, 02:22
can anyone help me are giant brazilian reidi the same as reidi i think i have both because of size differene and i brought two from a different place.two are giant yellows,two are leopard tails and two where labled reidi they seem to be darker and spottier then the others.if some-one can answer this i would be grateful.its hard to tell the sizes but the yellow ones are supposed to be the giants.
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Eaval
17-12-08, 20:03
Sorry no idea.

I assume you will find out in a couple of months when the Giants are visibly alot larger than the others.

Maybe worth looking up Simply Seahorses as I know they have experience of both...

HTH

Eaval
Joanna
17-12-08, 20:11
Hi Denise

The darker ones look like my Reidi which aren't giants and your really yellow ones look more like Giant ones but I'm not sure either. You need a seahorse expert I think!

Joanna
jamesh
18-12-08, 00:51
where is sailfin when you need ***
Sailfin
18-12-08, 13:18
Hya

Have to agree with Eaval on both counts - I wouldn't have a clue how to tell the difference between the two. I don't think the different colours will tell you anything though - seahorse colouration between individuals of the same sp can be about as variable as it gets!
rt456
18-12-08, 16:08
Is there actually a difference except the age of the SH? Brazilian giants are just large reidi with no other differences far as i have seen and read. Are they really reidi, most of the large horses get called giant the reidi, erectus, and kelloggi. The true giants are H.Ingens.
denise.gardner
18-12-08, 23:59
thanks for the help five of the seahorses are considerably bigger then one of them but i brought 6 giant and two reidi but i lost two .it seems on of each its just those two,a male and a female dont get it together although they spend all their time together.still got my two 15 week olds and now 1 four week old and 6 two week olds and 33, 2 week old barbouris.
saltyell
19-12-08, 10:03
What temperatures do seahorses want? I have heard that its slightly lower than most marine fish, but aren't there temperate seahorses too?

Many people seem to get them muddled up, and with mixed breeds now I think Identifying them is getting even harder.

:confused:
Joanna
19-12-08, 13:39
What temperatures do seahorses want? I have heard that its slightly lower than most marine fish, but aren't there temperate seahorses too?

Many people seem to get them muddled up, and with mixed breeds now I think Identifying them is getting even harder.

:confused:

Reidi seahorses should be kept at about 24° although some species require even lower temperatures.

Joanna