Blue Striped Pipefish

[mwp]

David, what's the story with the Pipe babies?!

Matt

 

[David M]

Very difficult to be there at the moment of hatch, and if your'e 3 minutes late they are all eaten. I have managed to collect some and try a couple times, they seem to do very well on just rotifers for 6-12 days but die out by that point. So busy with clowns they are a low priority.

Was thinking that something like a good old fashioned guppy breeder would do the trick, fry tend to settle to the bottom. But still since I've no luck raising them it's not high on my list of projects.

 

[bertoni]

Have you considered some sort of fry collector? I was considering trying to breed banded pipefish.

 

[danfrith]

I agree with david, In the past I have only seen one fry in the tank from my pair and he was quickly eaten. But I would think they would go for a hire price and be in hire demand than clowns.