Dragon Pipefish / Doryrhamphus dactyllophorus
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Doryrhamphus dactyllophorus
COMMON NAME - Dragon Pipefish
SIZE - 7.9" (20 cm)
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 20 US Gal. (76 L)
FOODS AND FEEDING - Vitamin enriched live Brine shrimp, live or frozen Mysid shrimp, feed several times a day.
REEF COMPATIBILITY - Do not keep with corals or Anemones that have potent stinging tentacles.
CAPTIVE CARE - Provide suitable shelter sites, overhangs or caves, keep with non-aggressive tank mates. Typically will feed on live food only, switch to frozen Mysid shrimp once acclimated, as an alternative feed live Brine shrimp that have been vitamin enriched. Can be kept singly, in pairs and in small groups.
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Doryrhamphus dactyllophorus
COMMON NAME - Dragon Pipefish
SIZE - 7.9" (20 cm)
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 20 US Gal. (76 L)
FOODS AND FEEDING - Vitamin enriched live Brine shrimp, live or frozen Mysid shrimp, feed several times a day.
REEF COMPATIBILITY - Do not keep with corals or Anemones that have potent stinging tentacles.
CAPTIVE CARE - Provide suitable shelter sites, overhangs or caves, keep with non-aggressive tank mates. Typically will feed on live food only, switch to frozen Mysid shrimp once acclimated, as an alternative feed live Brine shrimp that have been vitamin enriched. Can be kept singly, in pairs and in small groups.