Pipefish In Prop Tank???

[b0bby1]

within the next few months i will be setting up a 10 gallon prop. tank because some of my corals in my 20 are over growing. my question is would a pipefish (multibanded or dragonface) work in it by itself with no other fish?

my lfs has both and they are about 2" long each, very small.

 

[R33fp1mp]

10 gal. is too small for pipefish

 

[b0bby1]

how is it to small?

 

[rssjsb]

You could keep a pair of bluestripes in a 10 gallon.

 

[ann83]

Here's the million dollar question. Are the pipes eating prepared foods? If not, then you have to treat them like a mandarin, in which case the 10 would be too small without a supplemental copepod population.

 

[Me No Nemo]

I agree with ann83. If you can get them to eat, say oyster eggs, then they would be fine in a 10 gallon, but otherwise you would definitely need to find a way to attach a refugium or otherwise supplement live copepods for them to eat.