bluestripe pair

[sTefaniA]

Just wanted to show my bluestripe pair. I've had the male for about 2 years now, he came from another reefer. I have only recently added the female, but they found eachother right away! Does anybody know how long they can live?

 

[namxas]

IME, most flagfins live about 3-5 years. I've never kept blue-stripes, but I see no reason why they wouldn't follow the rest of the family's longevity.

 

[Peka]

they are very pretty... Greg is the expert here.... so what he says

 

[namxas]

pfffffft...you're funny Beth...if I come across any experts, I'll be sure to let you know!

 

[sTefaniA]

They spawned today :lol2:

 

[sTefaniA]

 

[palyam]

they look great

can u share with us how you take care of them? feeding for example?

 

[sTefaniA]

they look great

can u share with us how you take care of them? feeding for example?

They are in a 450g sps tank with live rock. Tankmates are tangs, wrasses, anthias, parrot fish, clownfish, etc. I feed frozen (artemia, mysis, microplankton, red plankton, lobster eggs, etc) and flakes, the pipefish eat the frozen food and I guess they find everything they need in the rocks. They are small but I always see them swimming together.

 

[Franco724]

Wow. The tank sounds amazing! Would you be able to share some pictures of the full tank and some of the other inhabitants?

 

[danfrith]

They look great! and ive had a female bluestripe live up to 4 years for me, the males tend to be a little more fragile.

 

[jeepin_girl4ya]

Awesome pair....and yes more pictures of the whole setup please

 

[novazul1]

How difficult to keep them ?

 

[namxas]

Once you get them eating well and weaned onto frozen mysis, ova, etc, they aren't really hard at all. Just don't put more than one male in a setup or you'll end up with one male...

 

[Luis A M]

Did the eggs hatch?
Do I see eggs under his snout in that pic?:strange:

 

[namxas]

Luis,

Take a close look at the fish, it's swimming upside down (which is a normal behavior for flagfins). The "stuff" under its snout are the pinnate structures that are one of the traits of some male flagfin species. The orange "hump" in the middle of the fish's belly is where the eggs are.

 

[Paul B]

I have been keeping them for many years, my pair now is about 3 years old and spawn every couple of months. I hatch brine shrimp every day and they also hunt for pods. They are one of my favorite fish. But hard to photograph in a crowded reef

 

[Luis A M]

Luis,

Take a close look at the fish, it's swimming upside down (which is a normal behavior for flagfins). The "stuff" under its snout are the pinnate structures that are one of the traits of some male flagfin species. The orange "hump" in the middle of the fish's belly is where the eggs are.

Youre right,Greg!Now I see the dorsal fin!.Shame on me...
I kept 3 flagtail species but never observed the upside down behavior...