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In my experience, dragonface pipefish are far more difficult to feed than bluestripe pipefish who generally accept frozen food quickly.Why are only some pipes on Live Aquaria marked as expert only? Is it just because they don't ship well? The expert only ones seem to have the same requirements of care as the non-expert pipes (like the dragonface). I'm wanting either Janss or Blueline but both are marked expert only which makes me worried that it may be a bad choice. Can someone please explain to me why those two are expert only but some of the other pipefish are not? Thanks!
Sounds great! I’m kinda nervous now, I saw some bluestripes in person and they are TINYI have had a dragonface pipefish that has been kicking for over 2 years now. I have had a large nem and elegance in the tank for the entire time without any problems. It did work its way into a filter sock a long time ago, but once I put it back into the DT, it was back swimming around. I have pods in the system, but honestly have never had an issue. I was surprised to see its "expert only."
For tiny ones you should culture Tigriopus or, at a very minimum, set up a brine shrimp hatchery.Sounds great! I’m kinda nervous now, I saw some bluestripes in person and they are TINY
Yeah, the problem is that I’m gone on the weekends. I’m looking into finding a doser and can dose phyto and pods/brine/rotifers or something into the tank so i know they’ll be okay without me for 2 days or even a week if I go on vacation.For tiny ones you should culture Tigriopus or, at a very minimum, set up a brine shrimp hatchery.
How big is the chamber in the sump?Didn’t know blue line is expert only. My sump(46 gallons ) is little over 1 year. Just add 4 them. One survived. Been 1 month since adding all four. They feed off pods.
The sump is different, I deal with NPS corals. But there's a lot of nooks and crannies dry Rock in there. I just noticed like 2 weeks ago the one blue line pipe fish is alive and it is fat and plumpy. Went back in hiding soon as I saw him or her.How big is the chamber in the sump?
Edit/ Ha, just realized this was an old thread.
Oh. Is this the sump with the muscles or oysters?The sump is different, I deal with NPS corals. But there's a lot of nooks and crannies dry Rock in there. I just noticed like 2 weeks ago the one blue line pipe fish is alive and it is fat and plumpy. Went back in hiding soon as I saw him or her.
You lost 3 of the 4 in a month?The sump is different, I deal with NPS corals. But there's a lot of nooks and crannies dry Rock in there. I just noticed like 2 weeks ago the one blue line pipe fish is alive and it is fat and plumpy. Went back in hiding soon as I saw him or her.
You can only have one mature male and one mature female of these. If you put 4 of the same sex together you will end up with just one at best. Males will not tolerate other males and females not other females. Extras will be killed.Didn’t know blue line is expert only. My sump(46 gallons ) is little over 1 year. Just add 4 them. One survived. Been 1 month since adding all four. They feed off pods.
Yes Pacific oystersOh. Is this the sump with the muscles or oysters?
The Indonesian may be a different species or at a minimum a different local variant. For that reason I would not mix them if you plan on breeding them. Otherwise both are equally difficult in the beginning and equally hardy once established.Yesterday Liveaquaria had small Bluestripes from Africa or Indonesia in the same size for the same price. I never encountered that option before let alone same price/size, is there an advantage to either in that scenario?
I love Janss pipefish and I can't find them now. My last one died after I think about 7 years which is probably their lifespan but I am guessing. They are large eaters and IMO must be fed. They eat frozen mysis and small pieces of clam. But mostly mysis. I had 2 Janss but probably males as one killed the other. They were about 6" long.
You shouldn’t add 4 of the same species from Doryrhamphus. Those of the same sex will fight to the death.Didn’t know blue line is expert only. My sump(46 gallons ) is little over 1 year. Just add 4 them. One survived. Been 1 month since adding all four. They feed off pods.