Eel-like fish for a 30 gallon?

ThePurple12 · 03/21/2018, 04:59 PM

Hello! Are there any eels or eel-like fish that can thrive in a 30 gallon? (Not the golden dwarf moray 'cause it costs too much

) Any suggestions?

flooddc · 03/21/2018, 05:46 PM

An Engineer goby.

ThePurple12 · 03/21/2018, 06:11 PM

I just looked them up... don't they grow too big for my 30 gallon?

Smokey Stover · 03/21/2018, 06:18 PM

Midas Blenny

ThePurple12 · 03/21/2018, 06:20 PM

eh... too fish-like

ThePurple12 · 03/21/2018, 06:37 PM

Actually an engineer goby would be really cool but they're too big for a 30 gallon right?

flooddc · 03/21/2018, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by ThePurple12

I just looked them up... don't they grow too big for my 30 gallon?

30G is pushing it. They grow to about 10". Need live rocks so they can build a maze under the rocks.

ThePurple12 · 03/21/2018, 06:51 PM

I have plenty of live rocks, but yeah, 30 gallons is too small. Maybe I'll upgrade sometime. Any others?

DanConnor · 03/21/2018, 07:03 PM

Yellow faced pikeblenny. They have them at KPAquatics, although you may need to wait for weather warm enough for them to collect.

Tripod1404 · 03/21/2018, 07:49 PM

curious wormfish

Cliving1 · 03/22/2018, 05:14 AM

Pipefish?

ThePurple12 · 03/22/2018, 05:49 AM

How do you care for pipefish? The bluestripe pipefish looks pretty cool!

mike61289 · 03/22/2018, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by ThePurple12

How do you care for pipefish? The bluestripe pipefish looks pretty cool!

They'll need 2-3 small feedings/day.

Pipefish aren't the easiest to care for. They do best in pairs and often refuse to eat the food we give them. Their life span is about 2-4 years when proper care is provided.

If you get them, be sure to quarantine because I have had and read about many cases of them coming into wholesalers with internal parasites.

ThePurple12 · 03/22/2018, 12:02 PM

Will they eat frozen brine shrimp?

ThePurple12 · 03/22/2018, 02:59 PM

Or live brine shrimp?

mike61289 · 03/22/2018, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ThePurple12

Will they eat frozen brine shrimp?

You can train then to eat frozen, but don't make brine their main food source. Mysis is much healthier for them.

ThePurple12 · 03/22/2018, 03:53 PM

Ok I think I might buy one or two Bluestripe pipefish. Any care tips?

ThePurple12 · 03/22/2018, 03:53 PM

Also how do I train them to eat frozen food?

DanConnor · 03/22/2018, 06:12 PM

Brine shrimp nauplii are healthy and if was was getting a pipefish I would plan on hatching brine for it's entire life. If you get it to eat frozen, great. The flat brine shrimp hatcheries that look kind of like a frisbee are very easy for small amounts.

Jonvo324 · 03/22/2018, 10:31 PM

I have a pair of blue stripe pipefish in my tank. They aren't too difficult if you have the right setup (not to many aggressive eaters who will outcompete for food). They're usually considered the "easiest" of all the pipefish to convert to frozen. I feed mine nutramar ova and sometimes they'll go for smaller pieces of mysis. Make sure you have copepods and other microfauna though, to ensure they can eat throughout the day when you can't feed. I'll post a video of them eating if I can.

ThePurple12 · 03/23/2018, 05:55 AM

That is good info DanConnor and Jonvo324.

MarkW64 · 03/23/2018, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by ThePurple12

How do you care for pipefish? The bluestripe pipefish looks pretty cool!

I’ve never seen my pipefish pair eat anything I feed. I’ve had them for 8 months and they are doing great — so apparently they get plenty of pods etc. from all the rock in my 230 gal.

ThePurple12 · 03/23/2018, 05:28 PM

My LFS is ordering some bluestripe pipefish for me and they should arrive in one or two weeks.

Cliving1 · 03/23/2018, 06:32 PM

They are cool, hope you like them

Jesterrace · 03/24/2018, 11:33 AM

Orchid Dottyback?

03/21/2018, 04:59 PM	#1
ThePurple12 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Virginia Posts: 506	Eel-like fish for a 30 gallon? Hello! Are there any eels or eel-like fish that can thrive in a 30 gallon? (Not the golden dwarf moray 'cause it costs too much) Any suggestions?

03/21/2018, 05:46 PM	#2
flooddc Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Maryland Posts: 304	An Engineer goby.

03/21/2018, 06:11 PM	#3
ThePurple12 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Virginia Posts: 506	I just looked them up... don't they grow too big for my 30 gallon?

03/21/2018, 06:18 PM	#4
Smokey Stover Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Largo, Florida Posts: 361	Midas Blenny

03/21/2018, 06:20 PM	#5
ThePurple12 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Virginia Posts: 506	eh... too fish-like

03/21/2018, 06:37 PM	#6
ThePurple12 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Virginia Posts: 506	Actually an engineer goby would be really cool but they're too big for a 30 gallon right?

03/21/2018, 06:51 PM	#8
ThePurple12 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Virginia Posts: 506	I have plenty of live rocks, but yeah, 30 gallons is too small. Maybe I'll upgrade sometime. Any others?

03/21/2018, 07:03 PM	#9
DanConnor Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,869	Yellow faced pikeblenny. They have them at KPAquatics, although you may need to wait for weather warm enough for them to collect.

03/21/2018, 07:49 PM	#10
Tripod1404 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 1,821	curious wormfish

03/22/2018, 05:14 AM	#11
Cliving1 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 1,923	Pipefish?

03/22/2018, 05:49 AM	#12
ThePurple12 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Virginia Posts: 506	How do you care for pipefish? The bluestripe pipefish looks pretty cool!

03/22/2018, 12:02 PM	#14
ThePurple12 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Virginia Posts: 506	Will they eat frozen brine shrimp?

03/22/2018, 02:59 PM	#15
ThePurple12 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Virginia Posts: 506	Or live brine shrimp?

03/22/2018, 03:53 PM	#17
ThePurple12 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Virginia Posts: 506	Ok I think I might buy one or two Bluestripe pipefish. Any care tips?

03/22/2018, 06:12 PM	#19
DanConnor Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,869	Brine shrimp nauplii are healthy and if was was getting a pipefish I would plan on hatching brine for it's entire life. If you get it to eat frozen, great. The flat brine shrimp hatcheries that look kind of like a frisbee are very easy for small amounts.

03/22/2018, 10:31 PM	#20
Jonvo324 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 74	I have a pair of blue stripe pipefish in my tank. They aren't too difficult if you have the right setup (not to many aggressive eaters who will outcompete for food). They're usually considered the "easiest" of all the pipefish to convert to frozen. I feed mine nutramar ova and sometimes they'll go for smaller pieces of mysis. Make sure you have copepods and other microfauna though, to ensure they can eat throughout the day when you can't feed. I'll post a video of them eating if I can.

03/23/2018, 05:55 AM	#21
ThePurple12 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Virginia Posts: 506	That is good info DanConnor and Jonvo324.

03/23/2018, 05:28 PM	#23
ThePurple12 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Virginia Posts: 506	My LFS is ordering some bluestripe pipefish for me and they should arrive in one or two weeks.

03/23/2018, 06:32 PM	#24
Cliving1 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 1,923	They are cool, hope you like them

03/24/2018, 11:33 AM	#25
Jesterrace Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 80	Orchid Dottyback?