Pipefish

AwkwardParrot · 11/21/2008, 07:38 PM

I'm looking for an equipment list for a best set-up for pipefish and softies mixed tank please. I'm looking at a 40 breeder and want to build from there.

AwkwardParrot · 11/22/2008, 10:00 PM

^bump^

anyone????

REEF-n-Chicago · 11/23/2008, 01:40 PM

wish I had more advice for you.... just tagging along

I do know you need to limit the amount of stinging corals w/ them. As in none

AwkwardParrot · 12/02/2008, 02:26 PM

bump, please

Paul B · 12/02/2008, 02:31 PM

I keep blue stripped pipes like this little pregnant fellow in my softie tank. For these smaller pipefish you need to hatch baby brine every day. The larger pipefish will eat other larger live prey but can be trained to eat dead mysis.
Other than that, they need no additional care.

rssjsb · 12/02/2008, 09:06 PM

Actually, my blueline eats frozen mysis. I also feed her tiggerpods.

Paul B · 12/03/2008, 05:24 AM

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Actually, my blueline eats frozen mysis. I also feed her tiggerpods.

They will eat anything small enough to fit in their mouth which is kind of tiny.
I feed live brine because I have a lot of small gobies and it keeps them breeding. They will also eat mysis if it is small enough.

AwkwardParrot · 12/03/2008, 06:24 AM

what powerheads, and filtration do you use on your tanks? I'm nervous of chopping someone. I was thinking maxi-jets and a hob filter, do they sound good?

Paul B · 12/03/2008, 06:49 AM

My powerheads are all over 15 years old and I have no idea what they are but I do keep a strainer on all of them. I do not like HOB filters unless they are run empty or just used for carbon.
For a filter I have a RUGF

spelodiver · 12/05/2008, 08:00 PM

Would you recommend a larger pipefish for a first? As it seems that they are a little easier to feed. If so then which ones?
I have a 29 with a DIY overflow drilled and share a sump and FUGE with my 29 reef.
Someone mentioned bristle worms are bad. My Fuge has some small red and black ones, about 1/8 to 1/4" are these too large? I have not seen them in my main tank but does not mean that they are not there as I have a scooter blenny that eats anything that moves.

rssjsb · 12/05/2008, 09:18 PM

Actually, I think bluestripes - especially the females - are among the easiest pipes to keep in a smaller tank like yours. (In addition to mysis, mine will also eat frozen cyclopeeze.)

IF your tank is well established and IF there are no serious competitors (such as sixline wrasses, mandarins, scooter blennies, peppermint shrimp, etc.) for pods, they can do quite well surviving on what they forage in a 29. That's not to say that you shouldn't also feed them - you absolutely should. I just think their small size means that it's easier for them to do well even if it takes them awhile to eat frozen foods.

Paul may have a different view.

I would advise you not to listen to blanket statements like "bristle worms are bad." While there are a few rare exceptions, virtually all of the common types of bristle worms that show up in your tank are beneficial. An overpopulation is usually a sign of overfeeding.

BTW, the 20 gallon tank my bluestripe lives in relies on live rock for filtration. I have a HOB filter, but it's just got more live rock rubble in it. It was a little mini-fuge with a light an chaeto, but the light burned out and I haven't replaced it. The only other flow is from a little Maxijet 900.

11/21/2008, 07:38 PM	#1
AwkwardParrot Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Vernon Posts: 1,368	Pipefish I'm looking for an equipment list for a best set-up for pipefish and softies mixed tank please. I'm looking at a 40 breeder and want to build from there.

11/22/2008, 10:00 PM	#2
AwkwardParrot Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Vernon Posts: 1,368	^bump^ anyone???? __________________ ```__\|__' ' ' ---o0o---

11/23/2008, 01:40 PM	#3
REEF-n-Chicago Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA (san pedro) Posts: 1,456	wish I had more advice for you.... just tagging along I do know you need to limit the amount of stinging corals w/ them. As in none __________________ Jordan My tank gets DRUNK every morning Current Tank Info: 150 Gallon w/ 100 gallon sump; 240 gallon

12/02/2008, 02:26 PM	#4
AwkwardParrot Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Vernon Posts: 1,368	bump, please __________________ ```__\|__' ' ' ---o0o---

12/02/2008, 09:06 PM	#6
rssjsb Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,243	Actually, my blueline eats frozen mysis. I also feed her tiggerpods. __________________ Robin

12/02/2008, 02:31 PM	#5
Paul B Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 15,549	I keep blue stripped pipes like this little pregnant fellow in my softie tank. For these smaller pipefish you need to hatch baby brine every day. The larger pipefish will eat other larger live prey but can be trained to eat dead mysis. Other than that, they need no additional care.

12/03/2008, 06:24 AM	#8
AwkwardParrot Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Vernon Posts: 1,368	what powerheads, and filtration do you use on your tanks? I'm nervous of chopping someone. I was thinking maxi-jets and a hob filter, do they sound good? __________________ ```__\|__' ' ' ---o0o---

12/03/2008, 06:49 AM	#9
Paul B Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 15,549	My powerheads are all over 15 years old and I have no idea what they are but I do keep a strainer on all of them. I do not like HOB filters unless they are run empty or just used for carbon. For a filter I have a RUGF __________________ I used to get shocked when I put my hand in my tank. Then the electric eel went dead. Current Tank Info: 100 gal reef set up in 1971

12/05/2008, 08:00 PM	#10
spelodiver Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Fair Haven,MI Lake St Claire Posts: 12	Would you recommend a larger pipefish for a first? As it seems that they are a little easier to feed. If so then which ones? I have a 29 with a DIY overflow drilled and share a sump and FUGE with my 29 reef. Someone mentioned bristle worms are bad. My Fuge has some small red and black ones, about 1/8 to 1/4" are these too large? I have not seen them in my main tank but does not mean that they are not there as I have a scooter blenny that eats anything that moves.

12/05/2008, 09:18 PM	#11
rssjsb Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,243	Actually, I think bluestripes - especially the females - are among the easiest pipes to keep in a smaller tank like yours. (In addition to mysis, mine will also eat frozen cyclopeeze.) IF your tank is well established and IF there are no serious competitors (such as sixline wrasses, mandarins, scooter blennies, peppermint shrimp, etc.) for pods, they can do quite well surviving on what they forage in a 29. That's not to say that you shouldn't also feed them - you absolutely should. I just think their small size means that it's easier for them to do well even if it takes them awhile to eat frozen foods. Paul may have a different view. I would advise you not to listen to blanket statements like "bristle worms are bad." While there are a few rare exceptions, virtually all of the common types of bristle worms that show up in your tank are beneficial. An overpopulation is usually a sign of overfeeding. BTW, the 20 gallon tank my bluestripe lives in relies on live rock for filtration. I have a HOB filter, but it's just got more live rock rubble in it. It was a little mini-fuge with a light an chaeto, but the light burned out and I haven't replaced it. The only other flow is from a little Maxijet 900. __________________ Robin