How long before adding bluestripe pipefish?

[the_reef_keeper]

Curious to see how long before people are adding these to their reefs, as I know they require a mature tank.

 

[ThePurple12]

As soon as there's a large copepod population. Somehow it took 2 years for mine to become large enough for bluestripes, but it's usually shorter. Adding spirulina powder (or live phytoplankton) to the refugium and display every few days really helps.

 

[Katrina71]

Agreed. I'd wait until you have a large population.