anyone keeping these fish?

[snabss]

hello fellow reefers,
i am thinking about adding a new resident to my reef tank.
i want something fun and colorfull, maybe even unique

i have researched the following:

wormfish
pipefish (banded, multibanded, yellow banded or dragon)
linckia (blue, burgundy)
formia sp (red)

right now i have a mandarin, a firefish and corals in my tank. its a 40 gallon, with 25 gallon refuge. i have 150W MH and 2x62 W actinics. around 65+ lb of live rock. skimmer and phosban reactor (running phosban and carbon)

have you ever kept any of the above animals? if so, please share your experience and advice. it would be great if you could mention where you got the animal. i am very weary of shipping live animals and would prefer local buy.

thanks a bunch.

 

[prodman]

pipe fish are cool I have seen the banded and dragon do well for people. But it helps if you have an established tank with sand to support their feeding needs. I think the burgendy linka fares better than the blue

 

[snabss]

thanks prodman,
have you kept any of these fish? any info about feeding and care?

 

[prodman]

I have two friends with the dragon pipe fish. But I dont have them.