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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:spin2::spin2::spin2:) 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
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
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
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
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?