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Old 02/07/2006, 06:48 AM
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Hey Amy!

I am getting my horses from my work (See occupation )

We have 3 females and 3 males in right now. From the looks of it, they all seem to be pregnant.... but we know of atleast 1 male having babies already. I am going to try and get the smallest pair... smallest is usually younger.

They are H. Erectus we are pretty sure... and if anyone wants to finalize that, please do.

http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...hreadid=768966

I wish I could hear someone talk about horses.... it would be very interesting..... so mark me on your jealous list.

But I have to speak out and tell ya Amy.... it would be real cool if you got some also!
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Old 02/07/2006, 06:57 AM
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Jordo, how are the parameters on your tank? It seems to be coming along nicely!!
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Old 02/07/2006, 07:06 AM
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SORRY:

not erectus. Kuda. at least the male is... sometimes you get more than one species when you order (at LFS, etc.) take pictures of all of them, and we can see if we can match the species...
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Old 02/07/2006, 03:22 PM
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Amanda- Parameters are all 0.

Swan-- REALLY?! Gosh darnit! I was hoping they were erectus! We though they were. How can you tell?

I go to work on Thursday... so I will take some pictures then.

This upsets me a lot.... Kuda get pretty big compared to erectus correct?
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Old 02/07/2006, 04:11 PM
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the smooth body, the black dots, not very bulky like an erectus (they have pretty deep chests)

and, comparing to pictures I've seen-it just SCREAMS kuda. the babies- small, and I bet they don't hitch onto anything, just kinda float round and round... the male you pictured has a lower crown than most kuda, but it doesn't look like a Reidi-they have more 'spikes' on the body.

Kuda and erectus stay bout the same size... kuda in captivity get to about 8 inches (I'm reading off of the .org right now, to get things right!!!) and erectus get bout the same. They would do just FINE in your tank!!!! either way!

its just harder to raise the babies.
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Old 02/07/2006, 06:15 PM
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Well thank you!

Can you link me to that site?
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Old 02/07/2006, 07:44 PM
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seahorse.org used the search button for kuda...
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Old 02/07/2006, 09:42 PM
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Ahh... thanks... but it also says Kuda can get up to 12 inches.... while erectus can get up to 8.
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Old 02/07/2006, 09:59 PM
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Jordo, would you like me to post some pics of my Reidi I had? Lemme know if you do.
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Old 02/07/2006, 10:04 PM
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Please do.

I am anxious to go to work now on Thursday to snap some pictures.

This makes me very upset!
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Old 02/08/2006, 06:57 AM
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No problem Jordo...








Lemme know if you need more.
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Old 02/08/2006, 01:17 PM
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I was just at the Jacks at Graceland, and they had some sweet seagrass type algea for $10. I forget what the actual name was....but when I saw it is looked like the perfect type of algea for a horse to hitch on.

BTW...how are the babies doing at work???
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Old 02/08/2006, 02:41 PM
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Hey Amy!

I am getting my horses from my work (See occupation )
Sweet!

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I wish I could hear someone talk about horses.... it would be very interesting..... so mark me on your jealous list.
He was a great speaker too. If I hear of him going to any other clubs or events near to you I'll let you know.

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But I have to speak out and tell ya Amy.... it would be real cool if you got some also!
That is totally going to happen! It might not be till the summer time though. I am setting up a breeding station in my garage for my clownfish pairs, and am thinking a few horses would be fun too.
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Old 02/08/2006, 03:28 PM
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CJ- Yea... seagrasses require a little bit more extensive care than most of the "regular" macros. Not to mention a nice big DSB. But thanks for looking out!

We put the babies in the fuge the night they were born... and we haven't seen them since. It has been 2 weeks now. We are not too worried because we do not plan on trying to raise them as of yet.

Amanda- I think our horses look similar to yours! They do not have the horizontal lines on them, but they colors and markings are perfect! I am eager to get to work to snap pictures of our horses.

Amy- Breeding station would be a blast. With sea horses, it would be super fun! But make sure you have a nice display tank inside
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Old 02/08/2006, 05:59 PM
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Got this picture off his site... untill I can get some pictures tomorrow.



Two different kinds here?

I do not think the lighter colored one is still there... it was one of the first ones shipped out I think.
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Old 02/08/2006, 07:00 PM
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Jordo, looks just like my Reidi!!!
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Old 02/08/2006, 07:26 PM
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it does look like two different kinda to me-reidi and kuda.

about the only differences-adult size (yes-in the wild, 12 inches is common, but in our aquariums, realistically-8)

reidi have spikes
and longer snouts... Kuda got stubby-ish snouts in comparison. reidi also have 5 points on thier crown (ummm, at least, I THINK its the reidi-silly seahorses)
kuda's crown is tilted back, while the reidi have a crown that isn't tilted back (that part I have problems with-and some kuda have high crowns, or low crowns...oh, cornets, not crowns..duh)

otherwise, they are exactly the same. if you look at them from thier back, if you see spikes on thier bodies, chances are they are reidi. if there are no spikes, they are kuda. you can see in the yellow reidi pictures the spikiness of thier bodies... kuda just don't have quite that amount of spikes.
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Old 02/08/2006, 08:17 PM
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ok-here we go, the things I don't understand about the cornet are here: http://forum.seahorse.org/index.php?showtopic=25153
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Old 02/09/2006, 06:47 AM
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Well I think it is not Kuda.

Someone on Seahorse.org helped me out.

Reidi crowns


Kuda crowns


I am still going to snap some pics tonight and make sure.
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Old 02/09/2006, 09:24 AM
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Jordo, I loved my reidi! They would eat anything, live or frozen, they weren't afraid of people being all in the tank and everything and they were quite active(for seahorses). I'm sure whatever you get, it will be nice.


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Old 02/09/2006, 10:14 AM
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Gday!

Looking good mate!

The whole gang is here....
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Old 02/09/2006, 10:38 AM
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hehe, my reidi look like a cross....

glad they could help ya, though!!!
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Old 02/09/2006, 03:28 PM
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Thanks Amanda... I am almost positive that they are all Reidi, but, like I said, I am going to take some pictures.

Josh- Glad to see you here! You still have that 40 gallon pipe/sh tank back home..... no.... not ur USA home your birth home!

Swan- Thanks for making it clear though that my horses were not erectus! You saved me!
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Old 02/09/2006, 09:39 PM
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So I got a few pictures of 3-4 horses. Hopefully they are all the same, but some look a tad different.

First horsie
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Second. (Male, I want this one)


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Old 02/09/2006, 09:47 PM
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Female with some cirri


Pregnant male


Female


Random (I think this is a female)
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