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Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Nano10, Jul 31, 2013.

  1. Jul 31, 2013 #1
    Nano10

    Nano10 Inactive User

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    Has anyone had experience with pipefish? I am planning a future tank and was wanting to know a little more about them and hear your guys' experiences with them
     
  2. Jul 31, 2013 #2
    xroads La Porte City, IA

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    Awesome fish, need quite a bit of established live rock as they eat pods like a mandarin. They do great in pairs
     
  3. Jul 31, 2013 #3
    Nano10

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    I'm planning a species only tank with some macro algea and snails and maybe a shrimp or two
     
  4. Jul 31, 2013 #4
    mthomp

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    I really like them myself, we had 4 of the yellow banded at the store and I was able to get them to eat brine. Unfortuneatly I lost 2 to mini carpets but the other 2 are doing well in some customers tanks.
     
  5. Jul 31, 2013 #5
    joshua.jebe "DIRTYLOO" AKA waterloo iowa 50703

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    nano i have a pair of blood shrimp in my 75 and absoutley love them every time i have my hand in my tank they try to clean it!
     
  6. Jul 31, 2013 #6
    Nano10

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    Yeah I did my research and it says that it is better not to have any anenome in the tank. I am specifically interested in the dragon face pipe fish.
     
  7. Jul 31, 2013 #7
    Nano10

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    Any tips on setup?
     
  8. Aug 1, 2013 #8
    Nano10

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    Dragonface Pipefish

    Scientific Classification:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Class: Actinopterygii

    Phylum: Chordata

    Order: Syngnathiformes

    Family: syngnathidae

    Species: C. Haematopterus

    Diet: Carnivorous

    Dragonface Pipefish eat small crustaceans like copepods and amphipods.
    They also eat the parasitic amphipod that causes problems with SPS coral.
    These parasitic amphipods are known as "Red bugs".

    Maximum size: Dragonface Pipefish grow to about seven inches in length.

    Origin: Indo-pacific

    Tank setup: The Dragonface Pipefish will be well suited in a species only
    aquarium of 50 gallons with gentle currents and large amounts of live rock.

    Tank parameters:

    Specific Gravity: 1.020 - 1.025

    Temperature: 72 - 78º F although 70 - 72 is more ideal for pipefish because the
    Temperature will make pipefish prone to disease and illness.

    PH: 8 - 8.4


    (This is what I have learned so far and these are my own words)

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