novahobbies
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Well *I* think it looks great! I wish I could get my macros to grow like yous....they've not been the same since that dieoff a while back.
New 56g tall tank
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flower
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Originally Posted by novahobbies http:///t/387668/new-56g-tall-tank/260#post_3451830
Well *I* think it looks great! I wish I could get my macros to grow like yous....they've not been the same since that dieoff a while back.
Thanks, I need some fish to help with the waste the SHs leave, I had little yellow clown gobies but I lost them....That little fuge should help me with keeping pods. I plan to get some fish next month.
Originally Posted by novahobbies http:///t/387668/new-56g-tall-tank/260#post_3451830
Well *I* think it looks great! I wish I could get my macros to grow like yous....they've not been the same since that dieoff a while back.
Thanks, I need some fish to help with the waste the SHs leave, I had little yellow clown gobies but I lost them....That little fuge should help me with keeping pods. I plan to get some fish next month.
novahobbies
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...define "soon....."
flower
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They are not the best but i did get a couple...they hide when I turn on the light and are out and about when the tank is dark..I think they are nocturnal or really stressed and afraid. They are beautiful but very small.
The larger of the two...he seems to really like the macro
The other was quick to hide when I started taking pictures
FTS of the Quarantine...yellow background looks green. Fish are behind the columns
They are not the best but i did get a couple...they hide when I turn on the light and are out and about when the tank is dark..I think they are nocturnal or really stressed and afraid. They are beautiful but very small.
The larger of the two...he seems to really like the macro
The other was quick to hide when I started taking pictures
FTS of the Quarantine...yellow background looks green. Fish are behind the columns
novahobbies
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Woah....gettin' BUSY, aren't they! That didn't take long!
I love the pipes. Are they going to be big enough to eat mysis? Seems like they'd be too small....
I love the pipes. Are they going to be big enough to eat mysis? Seems like they'd be too small....
flower
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Originally Posted by novahobbies http:///t/387668/new-56g-tall-tank/260#post_3464018
Woah....gettin' BUSY, aren't they! That didn't take long!
I love the pipes. Are they going to be big enough to eat mysis? Seems like they'd be too small....
They are like a cleaner fish...here is what I read
The Janss' Pipefish is a type of reef pipefish or flagtail pipefish. This fish is a stronger swimmer than its seahorse cousins and rarely comes into direct contact with the substrate. In the wild, the Janss' Pipefish can be found swimming under rocky overhangs, corals, or close to the floor of its reef habitat where it performs the role of cleaner fish and often feed on parasites and dead tissue from damsels and cardinalfish. The Janss' Pipefish may also clean other types of fish in the aquarium.
SWF says they eat frozen food...I assumed until this moment that meant mysis, if they eat dead tissue wouldn't they pick at mysis????. I can get brine shrimp frozen...do you think I should try that? I will Pm Ladyreefseeker right now.
Originally Posted by novahobbies http:///t/387668/new-56g-tall-tank/260#post_3464018
Woah....gettin' BUSY, aren't they! That didn't take long!
I love the pipes. Are they going to be big enough to eat mysis? Seems like they'd be too small....
They are like a cleaner fish...here is what I read
The Janss' Pipefish is a type of reef pipefish or flagtail pipefish. This fish is a stronger swimmer than its seahorse cousins and rarely comes into direct contact with the substrate. In the wild, the Janss' Pipefish can be found swimming under rocky overhangs, corals, or close to the floor of its reef habitat where it performs the role of cleaner fish and often feed on parasites and dead tissue from damsels and cardinalfish. The Janss' Pipefish may also clean other types of fish in the aquarium.
SWF says they eat frozen food...I assumed until this moment that meant mysis, if they eat dead tissue wouldn't they pick at mysis????. I can get brine shrimp frozen...do you think I should try that? I will Pm Ladyreefseeker right now.
flower
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I think I'm okay...here is some more info I dug up online...
We have found only one species of pipefish that seems to easily adapt to prepared foods like frozen mysis shrimp, Cyclops, reef plankton and similar frozen foods. This species is the Janss’ Pipefish (Doryrhamphus janssi). This is not an easy pipefish species to obtain but they are worth the wait. The Janss’ pipefish is a nocturnal species meaning they are out feeding once the lights in the aquarium are off. This is also when you should offer them food. You should be able to actively see your pipefish eat BEFORE you take it home. After some research, it appears best if only one species of pipefish is housed per aquarium.
I can pick up some cyclops tomorrow. I PMed Ladyreefseeker to see what they fed them.
We have found only one species of pipefish that seems to easily adapt to prepared foods like frozen mysis shrimp, Cyclops, reef plankton and similar frozen foods. This species is the Janss’ Pipefish (Doryrhamphus janssi). This is not an easy pipefish species to obtain but they are worth the wait. The Janss’ pipefish is a nocturnal species meaning they are out feeding once the lights in the aquarium are off. This is also when you should offer them food. You should be able to actively see your pipefish eat BEFORE you take it home. After some research, it appears best if only one species of pipefish is housed per aquarium.
I can pick up some cyclops tomorrow. I PMed Ladyreefseeker to see what they fed them.
flower
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Originally Posted by meowzer http:///t/387668/new-56g-tall-tank/260#post_3464035
I can't see them
and the pic will not get bigger for me
Meowzer...here are some more pictures...these guys are in constant motion and I'm not a good photographer to begin with. They are orange/red with a blue stripe...a little red ball of a flag on the tail. Here are mine and the last one from the internet...LOL, they all look the same.
Originally Posted by meowzer http:///t/387668/new-56g-tall-tank/260#post_3464035
I can't see them
and the pic will not get bigger for meMeowzer...here are some more pictures...these guys are in constant motion and I'm not a good photographer to begin with. They are orange/red with a blue stripe...a little red ball of a flag on the tail. Here are mine and the last one from the internet...LOL, they all look the same.
novahobbies
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They look really cool...congrats!
flower
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Originally Posted by meowzer http:///t/387668/new-56g-tall-tank/260#post_3464120
HOW CUTE......What are they about 2"???
They are more like 1 inch, very small. Adult is 3 inches. They sure can move quick when they want. They close that little flag and zoom all over the place. I wonder how well I will even be able to see them in the DT when they go in there, they have that red stripe and might become invisible. They love the seagrass caulerpa too. They are very cute in the face and brightly colored.
Originally Posted by meowzer http:///t/387668/new-56g-tall-tank/260#post_3464120
HOW CUTE......What are they about 2"???
They are more like 1 inch, very small. Adult is 3 inches. They sure can move quick when they want. They close that little flag and zoom all over the place. I wonder how well I will even be able to see them in the DT when they go in there, they have that red stripe and might become invisible. They love the seagrass caulerpa too. They are very cute in the face and brightly colored.
