Seahorses vs Pipefish in a Reef aquarium

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Personally I am of the opinion that these species do best in a dedicated tank just them for them. But if you were to add one to a reef setup which would you add? I believe Pipefish would do the best as they are stronger swimmers and faster eaters. If you had a tank that was mainly gorgonians or soft corals with low to mid flow I think seahorses would be ok. Does anybody have any experience keeping these in a mixed reef setup?

 

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PaulB keeps pipe fish. I don't believe I've ever hseen ponies in reef tank. I've read they do better in cooler temps and don't do well in high flow.

 

[Paul B]

PaulB keeps pipe fish. I don't believe I've ever hseen ponies in reef tank. I've read they do better in cooler temps and don't do well in high flow.

I have had seahorses in my reef but I can't feed them like that so I had to put in a barrier to keep the other fish away. They even spawned a few times and I raised the babies.

I have pictures of them transferring the eggs but Photobucket lost most of my pictures so I can't find them now.

I can collect seahorses here in New York.