Reef Type Pipefish

XxRyosukexX · 11/10/2008, 11:38 PM

Do you see them often in the open or do they hide in rocks and you'll be lucky to catch a glimpse of them?

pledosophy · 11/11/2008, 12:36 AM

they hide more often then not IME.

landlord · 11/11/2008, 06:09 AM

I have a yellow multibanded pipe who is out an about all day long. I also have a banded pipefish that only peeks out every so ofter. I used to have a pair of dragonface pipes that lounged around on the liverock and sandbed all day as well.

They really do not have any enemies harassing them so maybe that is why I get to see them so often.

--landlord

Psychographic · 11/11/2008, 09:25 AM

My Dragon Face is out all of the time, my Banded about 30% and my Bluestripe, never, I have to look through the rocks to see if it is still in the tank.

XxRyosukexX · 11/11/2008, 10:50 AM

Did you guys manage to wean them on to frozen food or are they still eating live pods?

rayjay · 11/11/2008, 02:42 PM

My three yellow banded's are out all the time. Two swim always together and the third is strictly on it's own.
I have one eating chunks off the PE Mysis, as well as feeding on something in the Cyclopeeze but not everything in it.
The other two at this point, just something in the Cyclopeeze.
When I first got them I mixed in Cyclopeeze in with the live rotifers and brine shrimp nauplii and eventually they started to eat something of it.
Hopefully I can get them on to frozen brine and mysis.

landlord · 11/12/2008, 06:04 AM

Both of mine hunt for pods all day but they have each learned to take Frozen Cyclopeeze. I could never get my dragon face pipe to eat it.

XxRyosukexX · 11/13/2008, 01:31 PM

My gf really liked the dragon face pipefish so I got two. They were out eating pods as soon as I put them in my tank. Then I woke up this morning and my pistol shrimp got them.

I have some live prawn in the tank for the pistol shrimp to eat, but I guess he wanted 2 twigs to eat instead.

It was stupid of me to get them, but I thought since the shrimp was always in his cave he wouldn't cause any trouble.

11/10/2008, 11:38 PM	#1
XxRyosukexX Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 29	Reef Type Pipefish Do you see them often in the open or do they hide in rocks and you'll be lucky to catch a glimpse of them?

11/11/2008, 12:36 AM	#2
pledosophy Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Beaverton Posts: 5,290	they hide more often then not IME. __________________ 120g mixed reef 90g QT

11/11/2008, 06:09 AM	#3
landlord Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Alexandria, KY Posts: 1,937	I have a yellow multibanded pipe who is out an about all day long. I also have a banded pipefish that only peeks out every so ofter. I used to have a pair of dragonface pipes that lounged around on the liverock and sandbed all day as well. They really do not have any enemies harassing them so maybe that is why I get to see them so often. --landlord __________________ Forget the Turtle Man, you got the Coral Man Live Action Fragging! Current Tank Info: 90 Gallon SPS Reef (Sump, Fuge, Skimmer, CX reactor, Chemical filtration, Overflow) by Lifereef, 2x400W 20K Radiums on IceCaps, 2x39W T5 "For fun", RK2, 4x Tunze 6055, Aqua Logic 1/3 HP Chiller, DIY RO/DI ATO 2-Part via Litermeter. Lotsa Clownfish

11/11/2008, 02:42 PM	#6
rayjay Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,969	My three yellow banded's are out all the time. Two swim always together and the third is strictly on it's own. I have one eating chunks off the PE Mysis, as well as feeding on something in the Cyclopeeze but not everything in it. The other two at this point, just something in the Cyclopeeze. When I first got them I mixed in Cyclopeeze in with the live rotifers and brine shrimp nauplii and eventually they started to eat something of it. Hopefully I can get them on to frozen brine and mysis. __________________ Seahorses. Culture nanno, rotifers and brine shrimp. Current Tank Info: Seahorses

11/12/2008, 06:04 AM	#7
landlord Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Alexandria, KY Posts: 1,937	Both of mine hunt for pods all day but they have each learned to take Frozen Cyclopeeze. I could never get my dragon face pipe to eat it. __________________ Forget the Turtle Man, you got the Coral Man Live Action Fragging! Current Tank Info: 90 Gallon SPS Reef (Sump, Fuge, Skimmer, CX reactor, Chemical filtration, Overflow) by Lifereef, 2x400W 20K Radiums on IceCaps, 2x39W T5 "For fun", RK2, 4x Tunze 6055, Aqua Logic 1/3 HP Chiller, DIY RO/DI ATO 2-Part via Litermeter. Lotsa Clownfish

11/11/2008, 09:25 AM	#4
Psychographic Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 439	My Dragon Face is out all of the time, my Banded about 30% and my Bluestripe, never, I have to look through the rocks to see if it is still in the tank.

11/11/2008, 10:50 AM	#5
XxRyosukexX Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 29	Did you guys manage to wean them on to frozen food or are they still eating live pods?

11/13/2008, 01:31 PM	#8
XxRyosukexX Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 29	My gf really liked the dragon face pipefish so I got two. They were out eating pods as soon as I put them in my tank. Then I woke up this morning and my pistol shrimp got them. I have some live prawn in the tank for the pistol shrimp to eat, but I guess he wanted 2 twigs to eat instead. It was stupid of me to get them, but I thought since the shrimp was always in his cave he wouldn't cause any trouble.