what do I feed a pipe fish tank

[Bretts05jeep]

I have a 37 gallon tall that I set up about a year and a half ago for seahorses. (They lasted 11 months, I slacked on the maintenance for a short time and that is all it takes when feeding a tank three times a day.)

So there was nothing but 3 snails and 1 red leg hermit in the tank for about 3 months. I added a dragon face pipe fish about 3 months ago and it has been doing fine.

I guess my question is do i need to feed the tank. All I have done so far to help feed it is remove sea weed form my main tank refugium and collect the bugs to add to the pipe tank.

 

[Bluemon]

what do you mean by "feed the tank"?

Do you mean that you want to "seed the tank" with copepods??

If so, i wouldnt bother, because surely there is a large population with it being vacant for 3 months.

If you mean "feed" of course you have to feed the pipes. you cannot soley rely on the pod population.

 

[Bretts05jeep]

From what I have been reading most dragon face pipe fish will only eat pods, so I have been soley relying on the pod population. What else can I feed them.

What I ment by feed the tank is do I have to add anything but pods occasionally. Do the pods need anything but the plants to thrive. Do the plants need anything besides animal waste to do well.

I have done nothing to this tank except for water changes once a month. It just seems to easy. I dont even have to feed anything.

 

[Bluemon]

pods will run out sooner or later.

you will probably have to feel it bbs (baby brine shrimp)
or enriched adult brine shrimp.

 

[Bretts05jeep]

I did a quick serch and this looks like a good idea and an easy solution. I am going to do a little more research.

Thanks Blumon

 

[Bluemon]

welcome

 

[small alien]

Try Nutramar ova prawn roe.