Is this a “pregnant” bluestripe pipefish?

amutti · 09/22/2019, 01:04 PM

So I have a pair of bluestripe pipefish. The two look different. I’m pretty sure the one in the video below is the male and is carrying babies. Can someone confirm?

https://youtu.be/_YLGjJPpTUc

ThRoewer · 09/22/2019, 01:35 PM

If you have two you have a pair as two of the same sex will ultimately fight until one is gone one way or the other.
If you have a pair they will spawn. I had a lot of these as pairs and the males were always carrying eggs.

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amutti · 09/22/2019, 02:10 PM

Well I’ve had them for a couple of months and there has been zero aggression. One is nearly full grown. I thought two females wouldn’t fight.

ThRoewer · 09/24/2019, 01:01 PM

Two males fight as well.
That in the video is definitely a male with eggs.

amutti · 12/31/2019, 09:25 PM

Just a quick update. Definitely a male/female pair. There is zero aggression. They are nearly fully grown and hand out together. The male is always pregnant. I kind of feel bad, he never gets a break.

ThePurple12 · 01/11/2020, 06:18 PM

Are you gonna try to raise them?

amutti · 02/07/2020, 02:14 PM

No. Not trying to raise them... I don't have that kind of time.

09/22/2019, 01:04 PM	#1
amutti Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: MA Posts: 357	Is this a “pregnant” bluestripe pipefish? So I have a pair of bluestripe pipefish. The two look different. I’m pretty sure the one in the video below is the male and is carrying babies. Can someone confirm? https://youtu.be/_YLGjJPpTUc

09/22/2019, 01:35 PM	#2
ThRoewer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 9,555	If you have two you have a pair as two of the same sex will ultimately fight until one is gone one way or the other. If you have a pair they will spawn. I had a lot of these as pairs and the males were always carrying eggs. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk __________________ Pairs: 4 percula, 3 P. kauderni, 3 D. excisus, 1 ea of P. diacanthus, S. splendidus, C. altivelis O. rosenblatti, D. janssi, S. yasha & a Gramma loreto trio 3 P. diacanthus. 2 C. starcki Current Tank Info: 200 gal 4 tank system (40x28x24 + 40B + 40B sump tank + 20g refugium) + 30x18x18 mixed reef + 20g East Pacific biotop + 20g FW +...

09/24/2019, 01:01 PM	#4
ThRoewer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 9,555	Two males fight as well. That in the video is definitely a male with eggs. __________________ Pairs: 4 percula, 3 P. kauderni, 3 D. excisus, 1 ea of P. diacanthus, S. splendidus, C. altivelis O. rosenblatti, D. janssi, S. yasha & a Gramma loreto trio 3 P. diacanthus. 2 C. starcki Current Tank Info: 200 gal 4 tank system (40x28x24 + 40B + 40B sump tank + 20g refugium) + 30x18x18 mixed reef + 20g East Pacific biotop + 20g FW +...

09/22/2019, 02:10 PM	#3
amutti Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: MA Posts: 357	Well I’ve had them for a couple of months and there has been zero aggression. One is nearly full grown. I thought two females wouldn’t fight.

12/31/2019, 09:25 PM	#5
amutti Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: MA Posts: 357	Just a quick update. Definitely a male/female pair. There is zero aggression. They are nearly fully grown and hand out together. The male is always pregnant. I kind of feel bad, he never gets a break.

01/11/2020, 06:18 PM	#6
ThePurple12 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Virginia Posts: 506	Are you gonna try to raise them?

02/07/2020, 02:14 PM	#7
amutti Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: MA Posts: 357	No. Not trying to raise them... I don't have that kind of time.