Pipes in a Mixed Reef

[Dizzle63]

I would love to know who is keeping pipes in a mixed reef. What species of pipe, how many, what corals, what other fish, what temperature, and of course, pics are appreciated! Thanks in advance!

 

[small alien]

had a blue-stripe in a mixed reef (softies and LPS) with a number of small, docile reef fishes for about one year until I lost it in a tank transfer. seemed pretty hardy and was a good eater. Pretty cryptic though, I only really saw it when the food hit the water. Good luck.

 

[Dizzle63]

What fish and corals did you have with it?

 

[namxas]

kept a pair of Janss' in a softy/LPS reef for years. tankmates included:

foxface
leopard wrasse
lyretail anthias
green mandy
trio of green chromis

Euphyllia (frogspawn, hammer)
bubble
maze
several Tubastrea
asst'd zoos and palys
colt
finger leather
GSP
derasa clam

CUC included asorted snails, scarlet hermits, pep shrimp, micro-brittles, black mithrax

the pipes were semi-cryptic, but would spend time out swimming (usually in the eves), and cleaning its tankmates, and of course eating.

HTH

 

[Dizzle63]

Thats awesome! Did the fish pick on them or did they ever get stung by the corals? What did you keep the tank temp. at?