Adding a pipefish

[slimjimman]

Well I have a 175gal tank with like 200lbs of rock and alot of fish like 9-10 Its a pretty healthy everything is alive and growing and I want to add 1 pipefish because I always love seahose and seadragons and pipefish are In the same family so pls comment and tell me what needs they have......

Thanks
Patrik

 

[danfrith]

i would recommend adding a pair first of all. do you have species in mind?

 

[pledosophy]

Y a pair?

What fish do you have?

 

[slimjimman]

Im just gonna write down all my fish
2-yellow tangs
1-Naso tang
2 damsel fish
1-greeen chromis
1 large marron clown----Always in anemone
1 coral beuty angel
1 fire fish

And thats it and one more thing I was thinking of ordering 1 dragonface Pipefish but if I need too have them in pairs I will

Thanks
Patrik

 

[danfrith]

well pipefish seem to be much happier in pairs. Dragon face pipes seem to do good in big reef aquariums. I would say try one first and see how it does and if you want, get a second one.

 

[slimjimman]

Thanks Ill do that and I want to order it from liveaquaria is that a good sourcce for them and do they sell healthy pipefish

 

[cox519]

hi i have a 56 column with sea horses and a pipefish i only have one with 4 seahorses 1 little goby and 2 firefish the pipefish seems to be eating well on frozen mysis and occassional guppy,im not sure if hes happy but he seems to be ,i also have a few corals with them,thax,Erica