Black Reidi Seahorse
Description: A seahorse with a relatively long snout. In addition to black color, this species also occurs in yellow and orange phases, where an individual may change between color phases throughout its life.

Natural Ecology: International trade of this species is controlled under CITES. This protects natural seahorse populations by limiting the number of wild seahorses that can be caught, exported, and imported. Proaquatix seahorses are tank-raised in the USA and do not require CITES permits to be purchased or sold within the USA.

Indigenous To: Found in the Atlantic from North Carolina to Brazil. Also found in Bermuda and The Bahamas.

Behavior: Seahorses are slow moving fish that spend most of their day foraging for small live invertebrates. They do not have a true stomach as most fishes do, so they spend much of their time looking for small invertebrate prey. This species usually ignores other species and is considered harmless.

Compatability: Usually ignores corals and most invertebrates, only hunting small live foods that it can swallow whole.

Food: Proaquatix specimens have been weaned to take frozen mysis shrimp. Freshly frozen invertebrates such as ocean plankton and brine shrimp may also be accepted, although some larger foods may need to be chopped.