Pipefish OK to add in 93G Cube

[tc2007]

My 6month old 93G Cube has the following

2 Black Clowns
1 Chalk Bass
1 Yellow Watchman
1 Diamond Goby
1 Yellow Coris
1 Small Pygmy Cherub Angel
1 Citron Goby

1 Clove Polymp
1 GSP colony
1 Small Green Leather
No other corals

Not planning a whole lot of SPS corals. Maybe a few frags later on. But 100% a BTA or so.

I have 2 Jebao RW-8s I think at min speed.

What type of pipe fish and how many can I put in here?

 

[ThRoewer]

For a mixed tank like that my recommendation would be a pair of bluestripe pipefish.

 

[tc2007]

For a mixed tank like that my recommendation would be a pair of bluestripe pipefish.

OK. What about Dragon face? Also does it have to be a pair?

 

[ThRoewer]

Dragon face should work too. I would always go with a pair - it's better for the fish and you get more interesting behavior.

 

[Code4]

If you do add pipe fish check out Paul B' s feeder. Under everyone loves the feeder. Nice way to be sure they eat.

Shelley

 

[cjm3]

OK. What about Dragon face? Also does it have to be a pair?

There are some species of Pacific/Indian ocean pipefish that do fight with each other. Most of the time it's 2 males doing the fighting but with a few species it will be the 2 females.

Blue striped pipefish need a lot of room or 2 males will fight for any females around or just territory.
If you can find and like the Blue stripped make sure it's 2 females or a mated pair.

Chuck

 

[Paul B]

Here is a video of some bluestripes at feeder

 

[tc2007]

Paul, that's a wonderful contraption However I am not sure I would be raising live brine shrimp for my tank. I am a vegetarian and frozen seafood is about as far as I will be going I had to keep a small fridge in the basement so I don't keep the food in my main fridge.

 

[Paul B]

Pipefish eat live food mainly. If not baby brine shrimp, then pods, lots of them, but they do better with new born brine

 

[ThRoewer]

I prefer tigger pods because after setting up the cultures I don't have to do anything but harvest them and toss them into my tanks. They are also more nutritious than brine shrimp without the need of enrichment.