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Banded Pipefish, Messmate Pipefish / Corythoichthys intestinallis
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Corythoichthys intestinallis
COMMON NAME - Messmate Pipefish Banded Pipefish
SIZE - 6.7" ( 17 cm)
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 20 US Gal. ( 76 L)
FOODS AND FEEDING - Live foods initially feeding frequently, live adult Brine shrimp, Daphnia, mosquito larvae, baby Guppies and Mollies, live Grass shrimp, frozen Mysid and Brine shrimp.
REEF COMPATIBILITY - Can be kept in reef systems.
CAPTIVE CARE - Difficult to feed properly, not for the beginner, may be harassed by Blennies, Wrasses, Tobies, Triggerfishes, and Porcupinefishes. Compatible with Seahorses but may feed too aggressively leaving little for the Seahorses, and the same situation may exist for the Pipefish if housed with other tank mates that feed faster than them.
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Corythoichthys intestinallis
COMMON NAME - Messmate Pipefish Banded Pipefish
SIZE - 6.7" ( 17 cm)
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 20 US Gal. ( 76 L)
FOODS AND FEEDING - Live foods initially feeding frequently, live adult Brine shrimp, Daphnia, mosquito larvae, baby Guppies and Mollies, live Grass shrimp, frozen Mysid and Brine shrimp.
REEF COMPATIBILITY - Can be kept in reef systems.
CAPTIVE CARE - Difficult to feed properly, not for the beginner, may be harassed by Blennies, Wrasses, Tobies, Triggerfishes, and Porcupinefishes. Compatible with Seahorses but may feed too aggressively leaving little for the Seahorses, and the same situation may exist for the Pipefish if housed with other tank mates that feed faster than them.
