Got a pipe...

Richocet83

Richocet83

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Hi all,

I've been waiting for my LFS to get me two dragon-face pipefish and they haven't had any luck. I went in today and they had a Yellow-Multibanded Pipefish (Doryrhamphus pessuliferus) and a very small Blue Stripe Pipe (Doryrhamphus excisus). I was very interested in the Blue Stripe and asked if they could offer some food... to my dismay, the Blue Stripe wouldn't eat the frozen Cyclop-Eeze offered. However, the multiband started eating the Cyclop-Eeze right away... she has descent body condition and no visible abnormalities so I figured I'd take the leap.

She's in my 75gal mixed reef and looks well so far.

I've read a lot on here about Mysis being offered and accepted relatively well. Do all you pipefish gurus here think I should try Mysis, or is Cyclop-Eeze enough? I'm all for offering a variety but wanted to get opinions first. Currently, the tank gets fed 2-3 times per day with Rod's Herbivore, Oyster Magnifique (only once a day), and frozen Cyclop-Eeze. BTW, tank has 100lbs of Live Rock and a macro (chaeto) basket in sump with lots of pods.

And now, on to some photos...

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Thanks mtc... I'm in uncharted territory but so far I've seen her making feeding gestures all over my live rock this afternoon... not sure if she's getting anything (can't see into the rocks where she's sticking her head) but hoping for the best.
 
Well, I tried some small mysis mixed with the Cyclop-Eeze and she didn't touch the mysis but it is destroying all the Cyclop-Eeze dropped in the tank. :)
 
Hey I got a pair of banded pipes from faois and they both prefer mysis and i then started them on cyclopes it took a while before they started the Cyclopes, but I think that better the variety the better they will do. I have had mine about 2 months and they eat pods that are in the tank to I am replenishing those for them and I feed mysis twice a day and cyclopes with every feeding. Im no expert, but just my recent experience. I want one of the ones you have, but I can never find them at lfs. Where did you get yours?
 
Hey I got a pair of banded pipes from faois and they both prefer mysis and i then started them on cyclopes it took a while before they started the Cyclopes, but I think that better the variety the better they will do. I have had mine about 2 months and they eat pods that are in the tank to I am replenishing those for them and I feed mysis twice a day and cyclopes with every feeding. Im no expert, but just my recent experience. I want one of the ones you have, but I can never find them at lfs. Where did you get yours? Btw great looking fish hope he does well. O and the mysis that I feed is hikari and I feed a lot because they are very selective on which ones they eat. I use the foam cover for the vortech to catch the mysis that they dont eat then take it off let it all go in the tank again to let them sort back through it so I dont put to much nutrients in tank.
Regards,
Danny
 
No worries... And I don't think it's just you. I'm trying to use tapatalk and it was having trouble accessing this forum off and on tonight.
 
Richocet83 said:
No worries... And I don't think it's just you. I'm trying to use tapatalk and it was having trouble accessing this forum off and on tonight.
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quick question how do you like your ins100 I have the INS 180 right now just curious what your thoughts are and what water level do you keep it in for good skimming?
 
I have my skimmer in a constant 6.5" of water which is the recommended level for this skimmer. I had some trouble with it at first... I actually had to restrict air flow slightly to get a good foam head to develop (I guess the air bubbles coming in were too large with airway completely open. Since making the adjustment. I'm pulling out ~2-3" of dark skimmate every other day. Also, since adjusting it I have added Bio-Pellets to my filtration and the skimmer is constantly pulling crud out now. The only thing I have to compare it to are my previous no name skimmers and a SeaClone (so basically no comparison). I'm very happy with this skimmer and if I ever setup another aquarium I would stick with reef dynamics.
 
IME, D. pessuliferus is one of the more touchy flagfins, altho the fact that yours is eating is a huge thing. Make sure you offer the pipe plenty of food, and don't stop trying to mix in mysis once the pipe is used to its new digs. H2O mini mysis are a good size for these fish.
 
Thanks everyone! I'm gonna continue offering mysis but maybe the ones I have are too large. Will check out the mini mysis! This girl is chowing on the frozen Cyclop-Eeze. I'm feeding her 3-4 times a day, do you think I should increase feedings?
 
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