Any banded pipefish success stories?
- Thread starter drperetz
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scarf_ace1981
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- San Juan, PR
i had mine for a long time and one day he was dead. i have reason to believe he staved to death eventhough my seahorse ate like pigs.
i would just buy tons of live pods and seed your tank. make sure you have tons of rock and macro(if you want macro in your display). i would definately invest in a HOB fuge full of LR to house pods.
i would just buy tons of live pods and seed your tank. make sure you have tons of rock and macro(if you want macro in your display). i would definately invest in a HOB fuge full of LR to house pods.
i've never done it but from what i heard hatching your own is the best way to get baby brine
im in the same boat. got a banded pipe a month ago and besides him fighting my pepp shrimp i havent seen him pick at anything, i have tried every frozen food out there w no success. iam now hatching my own brine shrimp but they r soooo tiny and still i see no eating ( i got the hatchery dish and it works really well). i am going to try n get live feeder shrimp since my pepp is the only thing he picks at. does anyone know where to get live feeder shrimp?
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actually u can buy ghost shrimp at the store on 86st bt 17 18 ave
But ussually they are already too big for the pipe to devour.
the best advice that "I" can give u is to get baby brine frozen hekari, and like some 1 else said breed pods and just pollute ur tank with pods, pods podspodspsdopsdopsodpsodpsodpsods
aaaaahhhhhhhh
actually u can buy ghost shrimp at the store on 86st bt 17 18 ave
But ussually they are already too big for the pipe to devour.
the best advice that "I" can give u is to get baby brine frozen hekari, and like some 1 else said breed pods and just pollute ur tank with pods, pods podspodspsdopsdopsodpsodpsodpsods
aaaaahhhhhhhh
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just saw 1 of the pipe pick at the rock....hm. I have seen rainfords goby pick at the rock but found them dead after a month.... however, several who bought the gobies from me claimed they still have them. U never know.
Avoid harassment.
Species Only is the way.
just saw 1 of the pipe pick at the rock....hm. I have seen rainfords goby pick at the rock but found them dead after a month.... however, several who bought the gobies from me claimed they still have them. U never know.
Avoid harassment.
Species Only is the way.
i have a cool story:biggrin:
i was at the jersey shore-great place i might add
and i was looking for stuff in the sand. i took my bucket out to about 4 feet deep and i shoveled a bunch of sand and seeweed. when i inspected it i saw a pipefish squirming around. it was green and about 4 in long.
thats all
i was at the jersey shore-great place i might add
and i was looking for stuff in the sand. i took my bucket out to about 4 feet deep and i shoveled a bunch of sand and seeweed. when i inspected it i saw a pipefish squirming around. it was green and about 4 in long.
thats all
Pipe fish are only going to eat live stuff. Either get them lots of pods or start hatching brine shrimp. Brine shrimp have very limited nutrition and must be eaten within about 6 hours of hatching to have any value. After that you have to feed them in order to have some nutritional value. It is not hard to hatch brine fish. I do it just to give my fish a live snack a couple times a week. They really love chasing after them. Rainfordi are also picky and may not eat non live food and will starve in your tank unless there are lots of live stuff in your sand. The might pick on rock but mainly they sift sand. So if you do not have a fuge where pods can multiply the chances are the fish will eat all the live stuff (to a point where they do not reproduce quick enough) and then the fish begin to starve. Same as with mandarins.
i have a vial of brine shrimp eggs that i got from my marine biology class at summer camp-yeah i know
anyways it will last you a little while. i put a pinch in my tank to see if they were still good
and they are
if you can meet me at greenwich aquaria tomorrow i will bring them, or maybe someone else can do the favor.
i cant go all the way into the city sorry. ill pm you when i expect to arrive
anyways it will last you a little while. i put a pinch in my tank to see if they were still good
and they are
if you can meet me at greenwich aquaria tomorrow i will bring them, or maybe someone else can do the favor.
i cant go all the way into the city sorry. ill pm you when i expect to arrive
nice i called them they r getting live brine and ghost in tomorrow. im also tryin to get a group buy for 1/4 marine feeder shrimp. check the group buy section if your interetsted.
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JH u right.
The reason y I got these pipes, because my brother had them for about 4 months in a species only tank. He had to leave state, so passed them on. He had seahorses in the same tank but never saw the pipe fish eat.
Well I have enough rock so, guess I can just hope for the best.
JH u right.
The reason y I got these pipes, because my brother had them for about 4 months in a species only tank. He had to leave state, so passed them on. He had seahorses in the same tank but never saw the pipe fish eat.
Well I have enough rock so, guess I can just hope for the best.
here's mine eating mysis...
http://s92.photobucket.com/albums/l3/shortlegjj_79/?action=view¤t=90reef1-1.flv
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