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Wanting a new pipefish

post #1 of 13
8/27/11 at 8:54am
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Last night we went to our fish guy, he has three or four new pipefish from the breeder here in town. I currently have one yellow streak and want to add another. Does anyone forsee any problems with this? Will the pipes fight or bicker? These pipes are also a bit bigger than my Draco, would that mean they are females and how would you tell. Mine has a pink nose with a lavinder tailtip, I assume this is a female? Any thoughts would be great, thanks

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post #2 of 13
8/27/11 at 3:59pm

According to a quick MOFIB search, it's apparently VERY hard to tell sexes between the corythoichthys species....

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post #3 of 13
8/28/11 at 7:35am
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Originally Posted by novahobbies View Post

According to a quick MOFIB search, it's apparently VERY hard to tell sexes between the corythoichthys species....



HMMMMM... okay, so any thoughts on getting another?

 

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post #4 of 13
8/29/11 at 11:36am

I'm not sure what a "yellow streak" pipe is...never heard of one to be honest.  Now if you mean "bluestripe", which often have a yellow stripe down their backs, I get where someone might hang that name on them.

 

What species, do you have?  Is it a dragon face?  If so, I've never known or heard of DF's bickering.

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post #5 of 13
8/29/11 at 2:48pm

Pictures of your pipe would help

 

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post #6 of 13
8/29/11 at 4:47pm
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I'm not sure what a "yellow streak" pipe is...never heard of one to be honest.  Now if you mean "bluestripe", which often have a yellow stripe down their backs, I get where someone might hang that name on them.

 

What species, do you have?  Is it a dragon face?  If so, I've never known or heard of DF's bickering.


Yellow streak is a common name for one of the corythoichthys species.... Don't remember which one. Head's fuzzy w nyquil right now, ugh. But essentially yes, even two males should get along fine as long as they both have hiding spots. They aren't regarded as hugely aggressive.
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post #7 of 13
8/29/11 at 7:56pm
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okay T meet Draco...... and yes a yellow streak, or dragon face pipe fish.

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post #8 of 13
8/30/11 at 4:27am

Very pretty

 

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post #9 of 13
8/30/11 at 7:16am
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Very pretty

 


and Tiny.... Lol....
 

 

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post #10 of 13
8/31/11 at 5:24pm

I love him!!! He is cute.

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post #11 of 13
8/31/11 at 5:45pm

WOW....so cute

 

 

I want one...HMMMMM....can I make the 54G a pipe tank...LOLOL...NOOOOOOOO  NOT GONNA DO IT

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post #12 of 13
8/31/11 at 8:42pm
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WOW....so cute

 

 

I want one...HMMMMM....can I make the 54G a pipe tank...LOLOL...NOOOOOOOO  NOT GONNA DO IT



I think your going to be way to busy for awhile

 

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post #13 of 13
8/31/11 at 9:58pm
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WOW....so cute

 

 

I want one...HMMMMM....can I make the 54G a pipe tank...LOLOL...NOOOOOOOO  NOT GONNA DO IT



Don't know why you shouldn't make it a pipefish tank.  He has been in there a couple of months and is easy to take care of.  He just needs a buddy, they are social and I'm sure he is lonely.  I love how his eyes move.  You can put some other slow moving, quiet fish with them, so it wouldn't have to be exclusively a pipefish tank. 

 

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