Native pipefish

cameronh · 09/19/2015, 04:35 AM

Hey guys, I never noticed this sub-forum until now. Pipefish happen to be my favorite and at my dock I see them floating at the top of the water at low tide next to floating reeds. Kinda funny actually to see them there floating like they are actually hiding haha, maybe to a predator but to me I laugh. So I had an idea, I set up a 6 gallon with natural water, some live rock and sand and went out one night, saw one and reached in and scooped him up and placed him in the tank. He's been doing great ever since. No crazy colors but rather plain.
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cameronh · 09/19/2015, 04:45 AM

Also have two blennys in there with him and a star fish and porcelain crab two snails and a conch. All native. Except for the star polyps which seem to have adapted well being they have grown alot and attached themselves to the live rock

tc2007 · 09/19/2015, 07:57 PM

How long have u had it? What do you feed it? Also what part of the world are you in?

cameronh · 09/19/2015, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by tc2007

How long have u had it? What do you feed it? Also what part of the world are you in?

About a month. It eats brine shrimp I have. Its an atlantic pipefish

GoobieGoo · 09/21/2015, 12:03 AM

That's cool. I've been to the Florida Keys a few times and have seen some similar ones. I wish I could take a couple home with me.

09/19/2015, 04:35 AM	#1
cameronh Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 153	Native pipefish Hey guys, I never noticed this sub-forum until now. Pipefish happen to be my favorite and at my dock I see them floating at the top of the water at low tide next to floating reeds. Kinda funny actually to see them there floating like they are actually hiding haha, maybe to a predator but to me I laugh. So I had an idea, I set up a 6 gallon with natural water, some live rock and sand and went out one night, saw one and reached in and scooped him up and placed him in the tank. He's been doing great ever since. No crazy colors but rather plain. uploadfromtaptalk1442658906825.jpg

09/19/2015, 04:45 AM	#2
cameronh Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 153	Also have two blennys in there with him and a star fish and porcelain crab two snails and a conch. All native. Except for the star polyps which seem to have adapted well being they have grown alot and attached themselves to the live rock

09/19/2015, 07:57 PM	#3
tc2007 Registered Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Midwest Posts: 867	How long have u had it? What do you feed it? Also what part of the world are you in?

09/21/2015, 12:03 AM	#5
GoobieGoo Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Fountain, CO Posts: 51	That's cool. I've been to the Florida Keys a few times and have seen some similar ones. I wish I could take a couple home with me.