Dragon face pipefish

[edandsandy]

I thought I read somewhere that dragon face pipefish will survive well in an established reef tank, and they are a natural predator for red bugs and AEFW...

Any thoughts?:reading:

 

[namxas]

Yes on the reef setting and redbugs, but I've never heard of any pipe that eats FW's.

 

[edandsandy]

We have a lot of flow in the tank, will this be a problem them?

 

[namxas]

DF's don't swim...they slither, so as long as the corals/rockwork isn't getting blasted, they should be OK.

I should mention that DF's have tiny snouts and as such, can be tuff to feed if your tank won't support them.

 

[edandsandy]

DF's don't swim...they slither, so as long as the corals/rockwork isn't getting blasted, they should be OK.

I should mention that DF's have tiny snouts and as such, can be tuff to feed if your tank won't support them.

Thanks namxas,
just the top 1/3 of the tank has a lot of flow. Our tank is LOADED with pods too, this tank has been established for almost 3 years...

 

[namxas]

Sounds like pipe-heaven to me!

 

[edandsandy]

Thanks:wavehand:

 

[dlterry85]

i have one in my 75 and he does just fine. need lotsa pods.

 

[edandsandy]

Do they do better in pairs?

 

[namxas]

I've kept pipes in pairs and singly...never really noticed any difference. They are cute when they slither around together tho.