Can hereditary anemia differ from regular anemia in any way?

Many anemia causes: Anemia simply means a red cell mass outside normative values for age/sex. There are many causes, both acquired (eg., fe or folate (folic acid) deficiency, marrow infiltration, etc.) and constitutional (eg., hemoglobin disorders, red cell membrane disorders, enzymopathies, etc.). Fe. Deficiency is overwhelmingly the most common cause of anemia in the us. Your doctor can help sort out possible causes.

Hereditary=born with: Hereditary anemia is passed in the genes from parents to child. Examples include sickle cell anemia, g6pd deficiency, thalassemia, hereditary spherocytosis and fanconi anemia. Many common anemias are "acquired" due to iron or other nutritional deficiency, illness, drugs or immune destruction.