Pipefish in the Reef Tank

BonesCJ

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I have a 72 gallon BF system with 120+ lbs of live rock and am thinking that adding a Pipefish to this system would be a nice last addition. Here is my current list of inhabitants
2 Chromis
1 Yellow Tang
1 Coral Beauty Angel
1 Royal Gramma
1 Perc Clown
1 Pyjama Cardinal
1 Rainfords Goby

Inverts
2 Cleaner Shrimp
1 small BTA
tanks is a softie/LPS setup with lots of leathers, zoas and shrooms with 1 large hammer and multiple candy canes

Am I totally nuts in considering this, there is lots of rock for pods (Manderin survived for a long time before carpet surfing) and a gentle current with lots of anchoring posts. I saw several in Robs show tank at Southwest saltwater and they were fascinating.
 
Yes I realized from reading that I did that getting an individual that eats frozen is a very important thing. Do you ever get the Dragon Faced or Banded/Ringed Pipefish? These two seem to be the most hardy and easiest to keep in the home tank. oh and your PM box is full rob.
 
actually i get em in a lot but only sell em when eating frozen unless the purchaser understands and wants to try to get em eating frozen. Get em from a farm in Vietnam along with seahorses. The seahorses eat brine right away but pipes are not as easy. Now if I can my frogfish to eat frozen i will be happy .
 
I was in SWSW this evening and the pipe fish were one the first things to catch my attention. I wondered--but forgot to ask--whether they have the same temperature needs as seahorses. They're amazing creatures.
 
In my experience both seahorses and pipes need stability in water temp and quality, UV helps as well. The pipes are on frozen now, took 2-3 days in my show tank to train em. I think Puff the dragonface showed em the ropes hehe. These already look to show breeding behavior so I am glad I decided to keep em.

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