Blue Stripe pipes - boy-on-boy action, how violent?

[Paul B]

No, they are evenly spaced out on the snout. They almost liik like three or four tiny rear facing hooks. The one pictured above is a female.

 

[Scridifer]

Thanks Paul, will have a good look over the weekend.

Regards,

Chris

 

[Bela N]

Females will have very small bumps on their noses, but they're really only discernible with a magnifying glass or looking at a close up photo.

Are the female bumps present on ALL species of pipe fish? I need to sex D. dactylophorus

Thanks

 

[small alien]

No, I don't think so. I don't think you can sex that species very well unless the male is carrying eggs. You may be able to discern a flattened area on the ventral surface where the eggs go. The good thing is, that species is very docile, even in mixed sex groupings of several or more. I'd love to have a group of 6 or so someday. I have one that I've had well over a year. It eats like a pig. Very vigorous.

 

[RyanTurner]

The males are the ones with the papillae, not the females. I hope people see this before they start adding multiple males together thinking they are females.

 

[Paul B]

The females have tiny bumps that you can barely see, the males have small hooks

 

[small alien]

The B-man has spoken. :hammer: