Pipefish Picture Thread!

[AVALover5498]

Ok, I'm going to be ordering a DragonFace Pipefish pretty soon so I was hoping that people could post pics of their pipes. It doesn't matter what species it is as long as it's a pipefish.:)



-Chris-

[AVALover5498]

Man, 79 views and no pics! Come on people!:)



-Chris-

[ReefNutPA]

During the last two months or so... there's been quite a few pics posted of pipes ;)

Tom

[AVALover5498]

Yeah well......Not in this thread! Where they should be!:p



-Chris-

[danfrith]

Here you go:
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l236/joefrith/DSC00286.jpg

[scapes]

ok, ok...here's mine. took it today:
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j57/chargedtuna/000_02421.jpg

I like danfrith's better....

[danfrith]

Whoa, never seen that species of pipe before. What is it?
And heres an old picture:
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l236/joefrith/DSC00109.jpg

[masterswimmer]

My Janns pipefish:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/bronx_bombers/Nov%20%2005%20Fl%20corals/pipefish.jpg

[ranran]

here is my pair,
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v349/ranran/new%20camera/newcameratestshots029.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v349/ranran/new%20camera/newcameratestshots038.jpg

[AVALover5498]

Yeah, what is the genus of that pipe scapes? Great pics everyone! Keep it up!:)



-Chris-

[scapes]

don't have a clue....got it from
www.floridapets.com

i want to know where everyone else got theres? there are some pretty ones here....

[danfrith]

After doing a little research it appears that scapes pipefish is an unidentified species only known by its common name as the diamond or carribean pipefish.

[danfrith]

Actually it might be a gulf pipefish (Syngnathus scovelli).

[AVALover5498]

The world may never know!:)



-Chris-

[angels mcgee]

Where did you guys get the blue striped pipefish?

[scapes]

ok, interesting thread here...
I told ya'll where I got mine, where did everyone else get theres??
I like mine, but there are some PRETTY ones on here, so who are the online vendors selling pipefish out there??
thanks

[scapes]

after some searching, I found that Marinedepotlive.com has the banded pipefish for $14 and the Janss' pipefish for $26.40. I want to say I got my "unknown" for about $3-$5. can't remember.

[scapes]

would it be cool to mix breeds or are they like seahorses...same species in the same tank???

[todd rose]

beautiful fish

[AVALover5498]

I've seen a couple different tanks that mixed different species of pipefish and they all seemed to be doing fine.:)



-Chris-

[danfrith]

I have gotten all my pipefish from the LFS ( I would first see if they have any or can special order you some). I would recommend liveaquaria.com to buy your pipefish at, they have a good variety and thier animals seem to be very healthy. Right now I have my bluestripe in with my multibanded and they seem to ignore each other. What ever your choice, good luck.

[diverdan814]

I have a bluestripe with 2 dragonface pipes. They get along fine.

[orb]

how many pipes could you put in a 25h with no other fish and a skimmer/macros? TIA

[AVALover5498]

I would think 2, That would be the max. Just do plenty of water changes.:)



-Chris-

[scuba connor]

hey what do you feed pipe fish ?

[scuba connor]

i have a 10 gal nano would it be posible to keep a pipe fish in there if i do alot of waterchanges and fill it up with water from my 65 reef and put live rock from my 65gall
would i be able to keep him alive?

[fishyvet]

These are my little guys... They live in the 55g refugium. Sorry the pics are a little blurry, they just didn't want to pose for the camera :(
Alligator pipe - and yes, those are fake plants... The real ones were not big enough and I wanted him to have some place to put his tail
http://i10.*******.com/43ftds0.jpg
http://i10.*******.com/2cxdqc4.jpg
Blue lined and Jannus
http://i1.*******.com/2wfizgm.jpg
http://i3.*******.com/2j4bpec.jpg

My blue lined feeds exclusively on copepods. The Jannus feeds on copepods and occasional brine shrimp. My alligator (King Henry VIII) eats 5-10 small grass shrimp 3 times a week, brine shrimp, and occasionally hunts pods.

[danfrith]

In a 10 gal. you could probably get away with a pair of bluestripes as long as they accept frozen food.

[scuba connor]

danfrith isn't it extreemly hard and rare to find a pipe that eats frozen foods i thopught they only eat what was in your tank

[masterswimmer]

My Janns' only eats pods. When I feed cyclopeeze he seems to want to go for it, but never does.

swimmer

[AquaReeferMan]

Heres some pictures of my Dragon Pipes. Ive had them for maybe 2 months now. They are feeding only on pods. I try some smaller frozen food and some other live food but they dont give it the time of day. Please excuse the shotty pictures, its the best I can get with this camera. Hey fishyvet dont worry I got the fake plants also they love em and the pods are all on em so its somewhat real.

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e349/aquareeferman/pipe.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e349/aquareeferman/pipe2.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e349/aquareeferman/pipe3.jpg
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e349/aquareeferman/pipe4.jpg

[AVALover5498]

Bump!



-Chris-

[chrisaggie]

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a143/chrisaggie/2007_0105pipesfirst0007.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a143/chrisaggie/2007_0105pipesfirst0004.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a143/chrisaggie/2007_0105pipesfirst0012.jpg

[AquaReeferMan]

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e349/aquareeferman/New%20Reef/pipes.jpg

[chrisaggie]

Here's a little video of my piepfish eating mysis.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a143/chrisaggie/th_2007_0106tankvideo0081.jpg (http://s10.photobucket.com/albums/a143/chrisaggie/?action=view&current=2007_0106tankvideo0081.flv)

[AVALover5498]

Very cool video! Love the pics everyone. Keep them coming.:)



-Chris-

[shilo_1]

Loving the pics....keep posting ! :)

[just dave]

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/59396bluestripe2.jpg

[AVALover5498]

I haven't seen this thread in a while....keep the pics rolling people.....:)


-Chris-

[hatfielj]

Here's mine. I've had him for about 6 weeks and so far he seems very happy. He lives in my sps tank with lots of flow and 3 tangs. He's the only pipefish in there now, but I'm thinking of adding a couple more or maybe just one more in the future since there seems to be more than enough food for him.
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/hatfielj/newfishandstuff033.jpg

[sunfishh]

Great pics everyone and chris nice video :)

[AVALover5498]

Gorgeous pipe and amazing pic hatfielj!



-Chris-

[hatfielj]

Thanks AVALover5498!

[waterfaller1]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/waterfaller1/Picture450.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/waterfaller1/Picture1943.jpg

[hatfielj]

Awesome waterfaller. I want a dragon face like yours! Very Cool.

[AVALover5498]

Ditto!:D


-Chris-

[waterfaller1]

Thank you, she is the sweetest fish. I have them flipped now, the bluestripe is in the main tank because it does eat mysis. The dragonface resides in my refugium because she only eats pods. If I keep her in the main tank she just scoots along the bottom and her color begins to fade. As soon as she is in the refugium her color comes back, so that's her home now. I tried a few times and each time the same thing happened..she just won't eat prepared food.

[Lytehouse]

waterfaller1,

nice fish. Does having her in the fuge in any way deplete your pods, or does she not eat that much for your size fuge?

[waterfaller1]

She does'nt really put a dent in them, it is a 29 gal. But, I do add live pods to the main tank and the refugium every other month or so to insure their numbers.;)

[masterswimmer]

I'm sorry to be a naysayer here, but once you put ANYTHING in a refugium that eats or is a predator of the refugium's inhabitants it is no longer a refugium. The word refugium is derived from the root word refuge.

Refuge is a safe haven, shelter, protection from danger.

If you're putting a predator (as mild mannered as it may seem) in there, even in the form of a pipefish, then you no longer have what is the true sense of a refugium.

If you're using the 'fuge as a means of nutrient export exclusively, then there is no problem with a pipefish or any other predator in there. However, if you're using the 'fuge as a means to propagate pods for your display, you're defeating the purpose of the refugium.

swimmer

[waterfaller1]

Not to be rude..but yeah I knew that. So, I'll call it my nitrate reducer with extra pods. :D The pods do make it to the display...so this toothpick size pipefish is of no concern to me.;)

[masterswimmer]

Not rude at all. Just trying to be informative. Someone who does something like that and still calls it a fuge can't be guaranteed to know that it defeats the purpose.

[waterfaller1]

I keep my little dragonface pipefish in there, keep NO3 & PO4 at 0, keep an African Bluestripe, a scooter dragonet, and have for years. I would'nt call it 'defeating it's purpose'. Call it what you want, it's working for me;) :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/waterfaller1/040.jpg

[Bebo77]

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a60/Bebo77/tank3-18019.jpg


there is my little guy....

[Brock Fluharty]

Bebo, where'd you get him?

[mr294]

http://buddypants.reacura.com/images5/pipe1.jpg

Bringing this thread back from the dead :D

[philter4]

Here is my male redstripe sorry for the quality of the photo, I'm not very good. I have him and a pair in my other tank
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd31/philter4/redstripecloseup.jpg
and here is another
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd31/philter4/redstripedpipefish.jpg

[waterfaller1]

Cool...I've never seen a redstripe, what can you tell us about him?

[philter4]

They are hawaiian endemics, I've seen lots of them, but they are really shy. That is the main reason I don't have two prs, I couldn't catch the female of the second pr. Mine eat all sorts of frozen foods and the pr in my reef also have a steady supply of sm live foods available. The single male is in my fish tank and he holds his own fine. They are parasite pickers like the bluestripe but they get 7 or 8 inches. I've never seen mine do this, but all books say they do. The scientific name is Doryrhamphus baldwini. They live in the same habitat as bluestripe, but usually deeper and they get much bigger, in my reef I also have a pr of bluestripes that I collected last oct. I've had them for more then a year. They must be common in the correct habitat because every dive I've looked for them I have seen them, the bluestripes I've only seen a few times. My pair breeds every 6-8 weeks, and the fry hatch, every once in a while I find a larger juv swimming around, but I don't have the space to seperate or raise the fry, maybe in the future.

[waterfaller1]

Oh that is so cool. Your location says Fl, but you are talking about diving in Hawaii? I thought bluestripes were from Africa? I added a gorgeous male bluestripe just the other week. My old eyes are getting bad, because I could have sworn my other was a female. They begain to fight right away, the new one winning. So I gave my other one away to a friend.
That is sweet that you can get them to eat frozen. That's what I like about the bluestripes, they will take prepared food.
Thanks for sharing.:)

[philter4]

I spend 1-1.5 months collecting in hawaii every year. The bluestripes are found all over the pacific even along the tropical coast of mexico down to at least panama. The best colored ones come from africa, hawaii has a dull blue and farther east they tend to lose the blue color, but they are still the same sp, Doryrhamphus excisus.

[jg2269jg]

what kind of pipe is the one mr294 has that is such a nice pipefish thanks in advance

[rama]

That redstripe is really cool seems like a very interesting species.

[mollymonticello]

Thanks for sharing that info about the red striped pipefish. I'm going to go on fishbase.org right now to look at it. I love Doryrhamphus pipes!

Oh, and here's my little pipe, he is a blue stripe D. excisus

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/127915marsinreef1.jpg

[Ralph ATL]

my dragonface pipefish in my reeftank!

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb317/mysterybox1/ralphsreef_22.jpg

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb317/mysterybox1/ralphsreef_35.jpg

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb317/mysterybox1/IMG_0107crop_resize.jpg

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb317/mysterybox1/IMG_0064_resize.jpg

[shilo_1]

Here are some pics of mine...
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y21/Shilo_1/Fish%20Tank%20Pics/New%2065g%20Tank%20Setup/IMG_6341.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y21/Shilo_1/Fish%20Tank%20Pics/New%2065g%20Tank%20Setup/IMG_6337.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y21/Shilo_1/Fish%20Tank%20Pics/New%2065g%20Tank%20Setup/IMG_6353.jpg

[philter4]

Here are the bluestripes I collected in Oct of 06
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd31/philter4/PC300006.jpg
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd31/philter4/PC250014.jpg
Not as bright blue as the african ones, but I like them.

[toastii_reef]

wow all these are really making me want to set up a whole nother tank for a pair of these guys


but.... my parents would never have it

[Amadeusb12]

My pipes


http://inlinethumb29.webshots.com/40156/2914927870090977386S425x425Q85.jpg (http://pets.webshots.com/photo/2914927870090977386RfUaMd)




http://inlinethumb15.webshots.com/38990/2809309660090977386S425x425Q85.jpg (http://pets.webshots.com/photo/2809309660090977386fkpNWb)



B

[FishboyBT]

What can't you keep these guys with? I thought they had similar requiriments as seashorses.

[danfrith]

I think its a common misconception that these need to be kept in their own species aquarium.

[mollymonticello]

Mars the bluestripe

<img src="http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/6185/marsou2.jpg">

[Pufferpunk]

I am glad to see a thread on this. I also recently got a redstripe. I have never seen him eat but have tons of pods for him. Do they ever get a belly after they eat? Mine doesn't look skinny in the least but always has a flat belly. How do you determine sex?

[mollymonticello]

hi, Puffer! I just posted in your other thread. Yeah, you're right, the flat belly means it's male. That is where he would keep the eggs. I get to IL from time to time, where did you get your pipe?

[Pufferpunk]

I have been boycotting this shop for years but I got it for 1/2 off from Living Sea, in Park Ridge. $35

Still waiting for it to come out, so I can post a pic.

[clownFish1313]

What kind of pipes are those they are so cool where can i learn more about pipes
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8908699#post8908699 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chrisaggie
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a143/chrisaggie/2007_0105pipesfirst0007.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a143/chrisaggie/2007_0105pipesfirst0004.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a143/chrisaggie/2007_0105pipesfirst0012.jpg

[Pufferpunk]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Those are my next purchase.

I just brought home a pair of dragons. At least I hope they're a pair. Any good way to sex them? 1 is thicker than the other & they were hanging out together.

[irishrose302]

Just seeing of these makes me want to set up a tank just to have a pair (in a few years maybe)....they are so beautiful!!

[Pufferpunk]

You don't need a seperate tank--they are reef safe & fairly hardy.

[clownFish1313]

SO WHAT ARE THEY?:mad2:

[panmanmatt]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12269120#post12269120 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by clownFish1313
SO WHAT ARE THEY?:mad2:

The ones pictured above are mutli banded pipefish (Doryrhamphus pussuliferus)

[irishrose302]

I have a ribbon eel and a zebra eel and several tangs. Would they still d well? oh and a mated pair of green mandarines.

thanks

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12268727#post12268727 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Pufferpunk
You don't need a seperate tank--they are reef safe & fairly hardy.

[Pufferpunk]

I almost forgot this lil fella I saw in Roatan:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v345/Pufferpunk/Roatan%202006/ShortfinPipefish.jpg

[Eklikewhoa]

Bumping from the dead.... also to show off what I acquired today that I have no idea what it is.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/eklikewhoa/NanoReef/Wave%20Tank/IMG_7791.jpg

[danfrith]

Bryx dunckeri?

[Ralph ATL]

some recent pics of my pipes.


http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb317/mysterybox1/IMG_3855.jpg


http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb317/mysterybox1/IMG_3866crop.jpg


http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb317/mysterybox1/IMG_2688.jpg

[Eklikewhoa]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/eklikewhoa/NanoReef/Wave%20Tank/IMG_7872.jpg

[thumbsy]

Not really good at taking pics, but here's an old pic of my female african blue stripe.

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a261/sammy_thumbs/finnex_20/fish/Picture785.jpg

[thumbsy]

Got a good one of the male, though I had to use the flash.

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a261/sammy_thumbs/finnex_20/fish/Picture822.jpg

[trueisb2]

wow some pretty cool pipefish pics here.

[TamiW]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14088947#post14088947 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Eklikewhoa
Bumping from the dead.... also to show off what I acquired today that I have no idea what it is.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/eklikewhoa/NanoReef/Wave%20Tank/IMG_7791.jpg

American Crested Pipefish. Only the second one I've seen. Cosmocampus brachycephalus. Can be found on page 152 of "Seahorses, pipefish and their relatives" by Rudie Kuiter.

[TamiW]

Some miscellaneous pipefish pictures I've taken over the years:

Pugnose Pipefish:
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m253/aquagrrl/Fish/120107-087.jpg

Pregnant Pugnose pipefish:
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m253/aquagrrl/Fish/DSCN0036.jpg

Bag o' pipefish:
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m253/aquagrrl/Fish/120107-050.jpg

Gulf? Pipefish:
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m253/aquagrrl/Fish/120107-165.jpg

Multilined Pipefish:
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m253/aquagrrl/Fish/DSCN1877.jpg

Bluestripe Pipefish:
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m253/aquagrrl/Fish/120107-185.jpg

Bluestripe Pipefish making eyes:
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m253/aquagrrl/Fish/120107-245.jpg

[Eklikewhoa]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14123974#post14123974 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by FishGrrl
American Crested Pipefish. Only the second one I've seen. Cosmocampus brachycephalus. Can be found on page 152 of "Seahorses, pipefish and their relatives" by Rudie Kuiter.


So are you saying I got ahold of something rare?

[TamiW]

I'm not really sure. Its possible they're pretty common just misidentified or not identified at all. Many of the native American pipefish are ignored by the hobby due to their drab coloration (even though some aren't), are mis-identified, or just lumped together as common pipefish.

[philter4]

Eklikewhoa, we have collected them occasionally, but just sold them as assorted pipes, not sure how common or rare they are, but unless they were harlequin pipes (the only colorful one we collect regularly) all of them are lumped together.

[Eklikewhoa]

Ok, thanks for the reply.

I agree the drab stuff gets less attention but for me they carry their own beauty.

[LUVSPS]

Do any of you guys keep say dragonface pipes in your reef tank that includes a Vortech? Would that be too dangerous? I am intrested in putting one or two in my 120 sps.

[Ralph ATL]

I have had mine for over 2 years in my 55 with 2 tunze 6000 on a controller.

[Gabriel BRAZIL]

Hi! I'm quite new here at ReefCentral and my english is not so good, but i'll try to type a few words here.

Unfortunately here in Brazil we don't have such colorfull pipefishes, as you have, at our fish stores.

This is the picture of my pipe, if someone knows which specie is this one, i'll be glad :D


http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/7893/pipefish002ul3.jpg

Thanks

[ctenophors rule]

scapes, that looks like a greater pipe fish, but i cant tell for certain, never seen sauch a clear picture, usualy i am looking down at them through the top off the water in our seign collection buckets, lol

[sir_dudeguy]

mysterybox, what type of pipe is that? Dragonface? If so, is that the coloration that most have or is that not so normal?

Also, what type of plant is that? halimeda?

[Ralph ATL]

Dragonface
normal colors, but there are variants

Yes, Halimeda.

[Ralph ATL]

bump for new photo's!

[namxas]

D. janssi

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll73/hixphotobucket/Our%20Fish/6janssbig.jpg

[divad]

Sorry to bring back old thread but the pictures on here are amazing

[seafansar]

One of my two bluestripes. Not sure if I have two females or a male and female. Someone should post good photos showing the difference between the two. ;)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v169/_eyesthatstare_/16%20Gallon%20Nuvo/DSC_1127_zpsab5ef0b4.jpg