Erectus or Reidi?

[carrieabn]

I love my dwarfs so much I am making plans to set up a seahorse tank, got to have both!!!
I like the erectus and reidi best, so which would you get and why? After I decide between the two I'm going to read up on them and get the tank set up.

 

[teresaq]

They both have the same requirments as far as tank and temp. I really like erectus. maybe because they were my first horse. the northern are differant from the southern. The southern have fry that hitch at birth, and are generaly easier to raise.
Here are my erectus that passed

 

[rays862]

It really is a matter of preference and also whether you plan on breeding them. Teresa is absolutely right. Reidi can come with very colorful variations and aren't difficult to maintain, but are difficult to raise the fry. Southern erectus can also be colorful but not quite as brilliant as reidi, but the fry are easier to attempt to raise. Northern erectus which I have, are as colorful as southern, but not as colorful as reidi, and their fry are as difficult as reidi. So, if you want to breed, I'd start with southern erectus.