Pipefish Picture Thread!

[philter4]

I spend 1-1.5 months collecting in hawaii every year. The bluestripes are found all over the pacific even along the tropical coast of mexico down to at least panama. The best colored ones come from africa, hawaii has a dull blue and farther east they tend to lose the blue color, but they are still the same sp, Doryrhamphus excisus.

 

[jg2269jg]

what kind of pipe is the one mr294 has that is such a nice pipefish thanks in advance

 

[rama]

That redstripe is really cool seems like a very interesting species.

 

[mollymonticello]

Thanks for sharing that info about the red striped pipefish. I'm going to go on fishbase.org right now to look at it. I love Doryrhamphus pipes!

Oh, and here's my little pipe, he is a blue stripe D. excisus

 

[Ralph ATL]

my dragonface pipefish in my reeftank!

 

[shilo_1]

Here are some pics of mine...

 

[philter4]

Here are the bluestripes I collected in Oct of 06

Not as bright blue as the african ones, but I like them.

 

[toastii_reef]

wow all these are really making me want to set up a whole nother tank for a pair of these guys


but.... my parents would never have it

 

[Amadeusb12]

My pipes











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[FishboyBT]

What can't you keep these guys with? I thought they had similar requiriments as seashorses.

 

[danfrith]

I think its a common misconception that these need to be kept in their own species aquarium.

 

[mollymonticello]

Mars the bluestripe

<img src="http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/6185/marsou2.jpg">

 

[Pufferpunk]

I am glad to see a thread on this. I also recently got a redstripe. I have never seen him eat but have tons of pods for him. Do they ever get a belly after they eat? Mine doesn't look skinny in the least but always has a flat belly. How do you determine sex?

 

[mollymonticello]

hi, Puffer! I just posted in your other thread. Yeah, you're right, the flat belly means it's male. That is where he would keep the eggs. I get to IL from time to time, where did you get your pipe?

 

[Pufferpunk]

I have been boycotting this shop for years but I got it for 1/2 off from Living Sea, in Park Ridge. $35

Still waiting for it to come out, so I can post a pic.

 

[clownFish1313]

What kind of pipes are those they are so cool where can i learn more about pipes

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8908699#post8908699 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chrisaggie

 

[Pufferpunk]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Those are my next purchase.

I just brought home a pair of dragons. At least I hope they're a pair. Any good way to sex them? 1 is thicker than the other & they were hanging out together.

 

[irishrose302]

Just seeing of these makes me want to set up a tank just to have a pair (in a few years maybe)....they are so beautiful!!

 

[Pufferpunk]

You don't need a seperate tank--they are reef safe & fairly hardy.

 

[clownFish1313]

SO WHAT ARE THEY?:mad2: