Ya, they are very timid and would not stand against any sort of aggression. No one seemed to care about him though. Not even a sideways glare. They probably didn't know what to make of him since he doesn't really swim. He just sort of slinks around which is kind of creepy actually.

ya i dont think they would take any harrassment their def fragile, i alrady thought mine was a goner as my very large sand goby decided to sift sand, my pipefish decided to lay on the sand and then my goby sifted my pipefishes head.....bet that woke the piper up lol:P

so far no luck on prepared foods all pods

well lost one today, when i woke up this morning the end of his tail was missing by the time i got home this afternoon he was toast and being eaten by my elegance, i dont have any ornamental crabs but there are a few hitchhikers maybe it was one of them since the pipefish sleep on the sand bed and dont move all night.

the other guy is nice and healthy and getting fat, kinda sux he lost his brother, now i need to go crab hunting tonight:twised:

sorry to hear bye:sad:

its ok we werent really related :mrgreen::mrgreen:


after sluthing around ive came to the conclusion powerhead is the culprit

ouch that sucks skipper.:sad:

just an update:)


remaining pipefish is doing great and is now eating cyclopeeze , wasnt easy been clouding the tank like crazy to the point its shot my nitrates right up but worth it as hes starting to eat prepared foods.
for some reason he has buddied up with mymaxima clam, today he actually was inside the clam,the clam doesnt mind as the pipefish is so gentle but he now sleeps next to the clam every night and hangs around it when not hunting for pods its pretty cute.if this guy makes it to the 6mth mark i may replace the one i lost.

i also picked up a pair of banded pipefish the other day and unlike the dragonface who spends all its time on its stomach sliding on the rocks and sand these guys swim out in the open exploring every thing they can:P

the banded pipefish are eating chopped mysis/cycopeeze:):)

pods are gonna be more plentyful as my mandarin is MIA