I love pipefish

[Paul B]

I just love pipefish and usually have bluestripe pipefish, but just now I got me a dragon pipefish. I fed him a bunch of new born brine shrimp before I put him in my reef because I know the store never fed her.
Of course my copperband figured she was a worm and took some exploratory bites but I think the copperband now knows that pipefish don't taste to good. They also have a very weird looking pipefish that I may just go back and get. I don't know what it is as I never saw one before. It was very thin, thinner than most pipefish with a long tapering front end and a long tapering back end that ended in a small tail. Kind of like a knitting needle. But the front was black then gradually turning to a bright orange as if air brushed, then back to black. It was the most unusual pipefish I had even seen and I wish I had some baby brine shrimp with me to try it out on it as it looked hungry and I am sure they can't feed it and I am also sure it hasn't eaten since it was collected so it will die if I don't get her. I am not sure if I can get back there in a couple of days.

 

[Reefing Madness]

Nice Paul!!

 

[Cmcnair663]

janss-pipefish

Borrowed this from the web page on the photo. Might have to go find one for the wife's seahorse tank.

 

[Paul B]

Yes a Janss pipefish, If I get time today I am going to go back and get her. I mean how cool are they?
I only like wierd fish, no tangs or angels for me, they are to common but how many times do you see Janss pipefish? I se dragons, banded, bluestripes but not usually Janss.
Thanks for the picture.

 

[c_healy]

What a cute little fish!

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[mfinn]

Pipefish are cool.
I'm surprised more people don't have them.