Anybody Know About This Pipefish?

extinct 1ne

extinct 1ne

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Well, my LFS has tons of these in, looking at the picture, I would think they would be called "Yellow Pipefish" or something. Can anybody ID this for me, and maybe give me some more info on them (min. tank size, tankmates, etc). Thanks so much!
PS: The guy at the store said I could get one as long as I don't have any aggressive fish. The most aggressive fish in my tank would be my Gold-Striped Maroon Clownfish [Actually not aggressive at all, but most people say it's aggressive when it's older...mines not] , and a Blue-Fin Damsel...I have heard that they (Seahorses and Pipefish) should only live with other Seahorses and Pipefish. Thanks for any help at all.
 
flower

flower

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Originally Posted by Extinct 1ne
http:///forum/post/3114328
Well, my LFS has tons of these in, looking at the picture, I would think they would be called "Yellow Pipefish" or something. Can anybody ID this for me, and maybe give me some more info on them (min. tank size, tankmates, etc). Thanks so much!
PS: The guy at the store said I could get one as long as I don't have any aggressive fish. The most aggressive fish in my tank would be my Gold-Striped Maroon Clownfish [Actually not aggressive at all, but most people say it's aggressive when it's older...mines not] , and a Blue-Fin Damsel...I have heard that they (Seahorses and Pipefish) should only live with other Seahorses and Pipefish. Thanks for any help at all.

They are in the seahorse family. They eat tons of copepods to live. If you don't have a refugium it will starve to death, within weeks. They don' need a hitch like seahorses, they hang out on the rocks and are really cool. The damsel will eventually kill the clown, and bite you bringing blood. You can't have either of those fish with a pipefish.
 
florida joe

florida joe

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Originally Posted by zeroc0o0l
http:///forum/post/3114508
Is this a trumpet fish?
As I have never seen an all yellow pipe fish but I have seen all yellow trumpet fish along with the tail configuration shown in the pic I must say my friend you have a good eye
 
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smartorl

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Awesome fish! He absolutely isn't a fit for your tank though........ They are not aggressive feeders and would not be able to compete with the fish in your tank regardless of whether they picked at him.......which they would. These guys really need to be in a species only tank, with alot of research, expense, and setup for their dietary needs and even then the mortality rate is extremely high. From my research and experience, most of them are on their way out when they are in the stores.
 
extinct 1ne

extinct 1ne

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Thanks everyone.
I do have a refugium with tons of caulerpa, live rock, and pods. It's to the point where I can physically see them in the tank with both normal, and actinic lighting.
The Damsel never bothers the Clown. The Clown is the king of the tank (he's a sweatheart, always minds his own buisiness...).
Maybe I'll stay away from it...I already have a Dragonet munching on the pods...
I don't know I just thought the fish was cool. The guy has them with Tangs, Pipefish, Seahorses, Stars, Eels...they all look healthy.
 
cranberry

cranberry

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Originally Posted by Extinct 1ne
http:///forum/post/3114896
The guy has them with Tangs, Pipefish, Seahorses, Stars, Eels...they all look healthy.
They can open their mouth and eat anything the diameter of their body. These are ambush predators.
 
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