my new additions

[tim the toolman]

Are they going into a large or small tank. I was looking at a pair today but heard they were not reef safe? Updates on their status would be appreciated.

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by tim the toolman

Are they going into a large or small tank. I was looking at a pair today but heard they were not reef safe? Updates on their status would be appreciated.

its a 90g reef ive only gotten them today but so far so good they didnt take long to explore the tank and there is an abundance of pods so we will see how their first week goes, they def arent shy or scare easily and they are not afraid of me so im just hoping it can get its diet from my tank while i find out if it will take anything else for food ill just go through the trial and error phase time will tell

[tim the toolman]

Best of luck. It's really makin me consider gettin the pair I saw for my tank tomorrow.

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by tim the toolman

Best of luck. It's really makin me consider gettin the pair I saw for my tank tomorrow.

is it the same species??

[tim the toolman]

They were the banded pipefish but about the same size

[daniella3d]

I am looking for some dragonface pipefish as well. They are said to eat acropora eating red bugs and black bugs, sor very befinicial for a SPS reef tank.

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by daniella3d

I am looking for some dragonface pipefish as well. They are said to eat acropora eating red bugs and black bugs, sor very befinicial for a SPS reef tank.

true but what ive been reading is that they dont eat fast enough to finish a red bug population so useless for it plus its hit or miss same with feeding prepared foods hit or miss.my theory is since they hunt copepods and copepods tend to grow better in lps or mixed reefs where tanks tend to be dirtier and heavy feedings that it can survive off a healthy pod population , and since they are not timid i may be able to get them on prepared.....still though no long term success anywhere that i can find.


id say go for it they are def know to be hardy it would be interesting to know how long they live for???

[reefwars]

ive seen those they are very nice do you run a fuge??

im hoping i can produce enough pods for them i average almost 2:1 for liverock and run a large fuge with dsb,cheato,halimeda,caulerpa,mangroves and even some more macro showing up tomorrrow , i believe im gonna have to get rid of my six line hes just too much compition for food but ill monitor them closely for a week and see how it goes.ive had the tank for 4 mths now and its been running over 4yrs before me if i remember correctly. i do feed cyclopeeze,mysis, brine, nls pellets to my tank and i feed ultra clam twice a day lol im really hoping for the best im reading lots of low term success not much after 3 yrs so well see

[Brandon5555]

Those are some damn nice dragonfaces. lot prettier than mine! Got mine from Ocean City and one was missing an eye