AwkwardParrot
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I'm looking for an equipment list for a best set-up for pipefish and softies mixed tank please. I'm looking at a 40 breeder and want to build from there.
Pipefish
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AwkwardParrot
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^bump^
anyone????
anyone????
REEF-n-Chicago
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wish I had more advice for you.... just tagging along 
I do know you need to limit the amount of stinging corals w/ them. As in none
I do know you need to limit the amount of stinging corals w/ them. As in none
AwkwardParrot
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bump, please
Paul B
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I keep blue stripped pipes like this little pregnant fellow in my softie tank. For these smaller pipefish you need to hatch baby brine every day. The larger pipefish will eat other larger live prey but can be trained to eat dead mysis.
Other than that, they need no additional care.
Other than that, they need no additional care.
AwkwardParrot
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what powerheads, and filtration do you use on your tanks? I'm nervous of chopping someone. I was thinking maxi-jets and a hob filter, do they sound good?
spelodiver
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Would you recommend a larger pipefish for a first? As it seems that they are a little easier to feed. If so then which ones?
I have a 29 with a DIY overflow drilled and share a sump and FUGE with my 29 reef.
Someone mentioned bristle worms are bad. My Fuge has some small red and black ones, about 1/8 to 1/4" are these too large? I have not seen them in my main tank but does not mean that they are not there as I have a scooter blenny that eats anything that moves.
I have a 29 with a DIY overflow drilled and share a sump and FUGE with my 29 reef.
Someone mentioned bristle worms are bad. My Fuge has some small red and black ones, about 1/8 to 1/4" are these too large? I have not seen them in my main tank but does not mean that they are not there as I have a scooter blenny that eats anything that moves.
rssjsb
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Actually, I think bluestripes - especially the females - are among the easiest pipes to keep in a smaller tank like yours. (In addition to mysis, mine will also eat frozen cyclopeeze.)
IF your tank is well established and IF there are no serious competitors (such as sixline wrasses, mandarins, scooter blennies, peppermint shrimp, etc.) for pods, they can do quite well surviving on what they forage in a 29. That's not to say that you shouldn't also feed them - you absolutely should. I just think their small size means that it's easier for them to do well even if it takes them awhile to eat frozen foods.
Paul may have a different view.
I would advise you not to listen to blanket statements like "bristle worms are bad." While there are a few rare exceptions, virtually all of the common types of bristle worms that show up in your tank are beneficial. An overpopulation is usually a sign of overfeeding.
BTW, the 20 gallon tank my bluestripe lives in relies on live rock for filtration. I have a HOB filter, but it's just got more live rock rubble in it. It was a little mini-fuge with a light an chaeto, but the light burned out and I haven't replaced it. The only other flow is from a little Maxijet 900.
IF your tank is well established and IF there are no serious competitors (such as sixline wrasses, mandarins, scooter blennies, peppermint shrimp, etc.) for pods, they can do quite well surviving on what they forage in a 29. That's not to say that you shouldn't also feed them - you absolutely should. I just think their small size means that it's easier for them to do well even if it takes them awhile to eat frozen foods.
Paul may have a different view.
I would advise you not to listen to blanket statements like "bristle worms are bad." While there are a few rare exceptions, virtually all of the common types of bristle worms that show up in your tank are beneficial. An overpopulation is usually a sign of overfeeding.
BTW, the 20 gallon tank my bluestripe lives in relies on live rock for filtration. I have a HOB filter, but it's just got more live rock rubble in it. It was a little mini-fuge with a light an chaeto, but the light burned out and I haven't replaced it. The only other flow is from a little Maxijet 900.
