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Unread 03/22/2012, 10:09 PM   #1
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Pipe fish in reef

Anyone else keep pipe fish in their reef I have a banded pipe in my tank and I know people who have dragon pipes do am I alone


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Unread 03/23/2012, 10:34 AM   #2
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Nope...flagfins do quite well in reef settings, as do DF's. IMHO, flagfins are much easier to keep, as they don't have small snouts like the DF's. Also, flagfins will often engage in grooming behaviors. I had a pair of Jann's for several years that would hang out their shingle when they were in the mood (a specialized swimming motion) and the other fish would line up to be groomed.


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Unread 03/23/2012, 03:41 PM   #3
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I have a Blue Stripe in my reef and he does great. Keeps to a certain area and I can always find hin underneath the ledge. Then when the main lights go off he creeps out and explores.


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Unread 03/23/2012, 08:24 PM   #4
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Almost two years now with my dragon-faced pipefish. SPS reef with a couple softies and a large LTA. The pipe will not eat anything I put in the tank but stays healthy and hunting. I have an old and well established tank.


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Unread 03/23/2012, 11:46 PM   #5
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I too have had a blue stripe about six months now, fat and happy. He was in a BB 40 for about five months with coral frags and has been in a 100 gal reef now for a month with 2 mp40 run about 50 percent on reef crest mode. Still fat and happy want to get him a female!


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Unread 03/24/2012, 08:26 AM   #6
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I have a blue stripe in my reef with my mp10s for about 8 months and is doing great.


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Unread 03/26/2012, 06:06 PM   #7
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Will they get picked on by the other fish?,looked at as food?


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Unread 03/29/2012, 09:59 PM   #8
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I have mine with a fairy wrasse, possum wrasse, emperor, and majestic, He actually tries to clean the angel. None of them bother him or pay much attention to him.


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Unread 03/30/2012, 04:56 AM   #9
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I have a blue stripe in a 40" reef set up with a pair of common clowns, a possum wrasse, three zebra dartfish, a psychaedelic mandarin, Wheelers prawn goby and a bi-colour blenny. None of the other fish bother him at all.

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Unread 03/30/2012, 03:47 PM   #10
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For those with pipefish in their reefs - What temp does the tank run?


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Unread 03/30/2012, 04:34 PM   #11
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The high flow in the reef tank doesn't bother the pipe fish? I wanted to keep one or 2 also in my 65 but was told that the high flow would be bad for them? I have 2 nano koralias. One 250gph and the other 425gph. And I also have 2 other koralias around 1000gph.


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Unread 03/30/2012, 11:53 PM   #12
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For those with pipefish in their reefs - What temp does the tank run?
I am running my tank at 78


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Unread 03/30/2012, 11:56 PM   #13
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The high flow in the reef tank doesn't bother the pipe fish? I wanted to keep one or 2 also in my 65 but was told that the high flow would be bad for them? I have 2 nano koralias. One 250gph and the other 425gph. And I also have 2 other koralias around 1000gph.
maybe not for all pipes, but the blue stripe I have swims all over the place in the current. I keep my Mp40s at 50% reef crest. I think that is plenty of flow. Every once in a while I will do a wave and run for ten mins or so with 100% throttle.


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Unread 04/11/2012, 07:57 PM   #14
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I have a Blue Stripe in my reef and he does great. Keeps to a certain area and I can always find hin underneath the ledge. Then when the main lights go off he creeps out and explores.
Ditto, mine does exactly the same. During the day under the same over hang then comes out & wonders around the tank during actinics only & after the lights go off.

When I first introduced 2 banded pipe fish, the Blue Stripe use to come out during the day and swims with them (schooling ??). The Blue Stipe no longer comes out during the day as the 2 Banded have started to constantly chase each other & fight (I think). See post at: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2156232

I should add the tank is well established & teeming with pods!


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Unread 04/11/2012, 08:21 PM   #15
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The high flow in the reef tank doesn't bother the pipe fish? I wanted to keep one or 2 also in my 65 but was told that the high flow would be bad for them? I have 2 nano koralias. One 250gph and the other 425gph. And I also have 2 other koralias around 1000gph.
High flow does not appear to bother our 2 Banded & 1 Blue Stipe Pipe fish. We have 1X Tunze 6065 (1,717 gph), 2X Tunze 6055 (both set to low 396 gph), 1X Tunze 6025 (739 gph), 2 X Hydor Pic Evo 300 (300 gph), 1X Maxi-Jet 1200 (295 gph). BUT there are a lot of nooks and crannies. The tank is supper over stocked with corals & rock, see pic, so there are many dead spots with lots of places to rest.


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Unread 04/11/2012, 08:26 PM   #16
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For those with pipefish in their reefs - What temp does the tank run?
25.5 C or 77.9 F


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Unread 04/11/2012, 08:31 PM   #17
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My DF pipefish is in a SPS reef with lots of flow but also lots of rock, caves, and hiding spots. No other fish ever pays any attention to it. Even my BT tang, who is aggresive with every other fish in the tank, completely ignores the pipe. I run my tank at 78-80 degrees.


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Unread 04/12/2012, 02:54 PM   #18
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I have been wanting to put my Pipefish in the DT but always worried that my huge blenny would eat him. I have him in a make shift sump that I had to turn into a tank for him since it would not fit underneath my tank. I keep the water 79ish but not sure which pipefish he is got him in Galveston Texas waters.


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Unread 04/12/2012, 06:55 PM   #19
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I've been thinking about adding a pipe fish to my 40 Breeder Right now its low flow 2x 6015's. They are on one side of the tank causing a circular motion around the tank, I have a fuge that contains about 10 Gallons and I plan on waiting 6-12 months until its well populated with pods.

My fish at the moment are...

1x Carpenters Flasher Wrasse(will he compete with pods)?
1x 1" Blue Hippo Tang

I also plan on adding some small Gobys. and maybe a Royal Gramma.

Can I pull it off?

Also what would you say are the easiest PipeFish?

Thanks alot

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Unread 05/03/2012, 11:54 AM   #20
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No easy pipefish. Bluestripe is your best bet.


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As far as feeding goes, how do they do? I know they'll pick at pods, but will they eat anything else?


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As far as feeding goes, how do they do? I know they'll pick at pods, but will they eat anything else?
my janssi pipefish eat frozen cyclops, mysis and artemia as well as flakes and some other Stuff. Dunno abourt Other Pipefish

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As far as feeding goes, how do they do? I know they'll pick at pods, but will they eat anything else?
My bluestripe pipefish are among the first out at feedings. I've never checked if they take flake food, but they go after pretty much everything frozen as long as they can suck it in.

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I've been thinking about adding a pipe fish to my 40 Breeder Right now its low flow 2x 6015's. They are on one side of the tank causing a circular motion around the tank, I have a fuge that contains about 10 Gallons and I plan on waiting 6-12 months until its well populated with pods.

My fish at the moment are...

1x Carpenters Flasher Wrasse(will he compete with pods)?
1x 1" Blue Hippo Tang

I also plan on adding some small Gobys. and maybe a Royal Gramma.

Can I pull it off?

Also what would you say are the easiest PipeFish?

Thanks alot

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I have a captive bred banded flagfin pipefish that came trained to eat mysis. I have had it for 2 years in a 36 gallon bowfront tank and it has been an easy fish to keep. It eats from a bowl.


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I'm no longer convinced that you actually need to "train" Doryrhamphus species on Mysis. I had most going after them right from the start. At the most they needed to see other fish eat them.

I have at this point the following Doryrhamphus:
7 of D. excisus, Africa, 3 pairs, 1 male
2 of D. melanopleura, Indonesia, pair
1 of D. paulus, Nicaragua, male
2 of D. janssi, Indonesia, 2 males?

All take frozen Mysis from the water column. Some also pick them of the ground.


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