dragonface versus blue stripe

kizanne · 05/15/2018, 07:45 PM

I know blue stripes will fight each other but will they tolerate dragonface pipefish?

I have a trio of dragonface pipefish already but my fish store has the cutest couple of blue stripes (waiting to see if they are a pair) he says their vents look different and they seem to be swimming side by side for now.

Rispa · 06/08/2018, 10:48 PM

Did you test this out? I'm interested in doing a tank with many types of pipefish. By the way do you have a breeding log for your Dragonface Pipefish?

kizanne · 06/09/2018, 08:58 AM

Well in my 70 gallon I have 3 dragonface and 1 blue stripe. They get along fine. But most things get more aggressive with breeding. My dragonface aren't breeding but it is the blues I was worried about. I'm hoping my LFS has a boy today. I got a boy but it didn't make it through quarantine even though it was eating.

All my pipes eat frozen mysid and live brine so they don't have to fight over food or worry about Copepods/amphipods. You could never stock this heavy if they weren't on frozen. This tank also has a mandarin.

I can't wait until I need a dragonface breeding log!

kizanne · 12/20/2018, 07:08 AM

Thought I'd follow this up. I now have a pair of mating blue stripes in with about 5 dragonface pipefish with no problems.

These are also in with Erectus with no problems. Both the erectus and the blue pipe are breeding. I"m waiting and hoping for the dragonface to join the breeding ranks.

cdhappy · 04/05/2019, 06:47 PM

Congrats on the blue-stripe pair! Any picts of the babies?

kizanne · 04/08/2019, 09:26 AM

Been having trouble catching the babies. I'm also in high mode with work right now so my copepods aren't where they need to be to raise babies.

But the male gets visible eggs that grow and then disappear every week.

Last week I caught them transferring eggs but didn't get pictures.

I am also just trying to keep up with the new seahorses. I didn't have any for a while but they spit some out Saturday.

1claire · 04/12/2019, 12:28 AM

Congratulations on the new additions in your tank.

GinoV84 · 06/10/2020, 11:31 AM

What’s a reef safe Pipefish? Moderate flow

teddscau · 06/11/2020, 04:20 PM

Necropost, but I'll bite. Try blue striped pipefish or dragonface pipefish. They need a ton of live food, so it's best if you have a large tank (+150g) so they can forage for copepods between meals. They can't be housed with stinging corals, anemones, agressive fish, or fast moving fish. Either avoid pipefish altogether, or buy mandarinfish from ORA, since those guys will at least accept frozen food and pellets as the main part of their diet.

ThRoewer · 06/23/2020, 01:53 AM

Bluestripes handle very high flow. I had some who went hunting in high flow areas where the flow was too high for my Regal Angels.

05/15/2018, 07:45 PM	#1
kizanne Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: North Florida Posts: 646	dragonface versus blue stripe I know blue stripes will fight each other but will they tolerate dragonface pipefish? I have a trio of dragonface pipefish already but my fish store has the cutest couple of blue stripes (waiting to see if they are a pair) he says their vents look different and they seem to be swimming side by side for now. __________________ Successfully bred: Banggai, Lined Seahorse, Saltwater Mollies, from egg dwarf cuttlefish, peppermint shrimp, Opae Shrimp. Saltbabies.com Algae Barn Discount Code: saltbabies15 Current Tank Info: 120 gallon seahorse/flame angel/sharknose/pipefish tank. 30 gallon grow out, misc. other tanks

06/09/2018, 08:58 AM	#3
kizanne Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: North Florida Posts: 646	Well in my 70 gallon I have 3 dragonface and 1 blue stripe. They get along fine. But most things get more aggressive with breeding. My dragonface aren't breeding but it is the blues I was worried about. I'm hoping my LFS has a boy today. I got a boy but it didn't make it through quarantine even though it was eating. All my pipes eat frozen mysid and live brine so they don't have to fight over food or worry about Copepods/amphipods. You could never stock this heavy if they weren't on frozen. This tank also has a mandarin. I can't wait until I need a dragonface breeding log! __________________ Successfully bred: Banggai, Lined Seahorse, Saltwater Mollies, from egg dwarf cuttlefish, peppermint shrimp, Opae Shrimp. Saltbabies.com Algae Barn Discount Code: saltbabies15 Current Tank Info: 120 gallon seahorse/flame angel/sharknose/pipefish tank. 30 gallon grow out, misc. other tanks

12/20/2018, 07:08 AM	#4
kizanne Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: North Florida Posts: 646	Thought I'd follow this up. I now have a pair of mating blue stripes in with about 5 dragonface pipefish with no problems. These are also in with Erectus with no problems. Both the erectus and the blue pipe are breeding. I"m waiting and hoping for the dragonface to join the breeding ranks. __________________ Successfully bred: Banggai, Lined Seahorse, Saltwater Mollies, from egg dwarf cuttlefish, peppermint shrimp, Opae Shrimp. Saltbabies.com Algae Barn Discount Code: saltbabies15 Current Tank Info: 120 gallon seahorse/flame angel/sharknose/pipefish tank. 30 gallon grow out, misc. other tanks

04/08/2019, 09:26 AM	#6
kizanne Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: North Florida Posts: 646	Been having trouble catching the babies. I'm also in high mode with work right now so my copepods aren't where they need to be to raise babies. But the male gets visible eggs that grow and then disappear every week. Last week I caught them transferring eggs but didn't get pictures. I am also just trying to keep up with the new seahorses. I didn't have any for a while but they spit some out Saturday. __________________ Successfully bred: Banggai, Lined Seahorse, Saltwater Mollies, from egg dwarf cuttlefish, peppermint shrimp, Opae Shrimp. Saltbabies.com Algae Barn Discount Code: saltbabies15 Current Tank Info: 120 gallon seahorse/flame angel/sharknose/pipefish tank. 30 gallon grow out, misc. other tanks

06/11/2020, 04:20 PM	#9
teddscau Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 214	Necropost, but I'll bite. Try blue striped pipefish or dragonface pipefish. They need a ton of live food, so it's best if you have a large tank (+150g) so they can forage for copepods between meals. They can't be housed with stinging corals, anemones, agressive fish, or fast moving fish. Either avoid pipefish altogether, or buy mandarinfish from ORA, since those guys will at least accept frozen food and pellets as the main part of their diet. __________________ Dotty the firefish, Delilah and Little Henry Ocellaris clownfish, Pixel (convict tang) and Darwin (blue tang), pyjama cardinalfish, Riku and Kenji the orchid and elongate dottybacks, and Jeremy (yello Current Tank Info: 160g reef tank with mushrooms, leathers, zoas, SPS corals, NPS corals, firefish, a school of pyjama cardinalfish, a pair of designer Ocellaris, two tangs, a striped blenny, two dottybacks, and a watchman goby

06/08/2018, 10:48 PM	#2
Rispa Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 35	Did you test this out? I'm interested in doing a tank with many types of pipefish. By the way do you have a breeding log for your Dragonface Pipefish?

04/05/2019, 06:47 PM	#5
cdhappy Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 27	Congrats on the blue-stripe pair! Any picts of the babies?

04/12/2019, 12:28 AM	#7
1claire Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Posts: 28	Congratulations on the new additions in your tank.

06/10/2020, 11:31 AM	#8
GinoV84 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 12	What’s a reef safe Pipefish? Moderate flow

06/23/2020, 01:53 AM	#10
ThRoewer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 9,555	Bluestripes handle very high flow. I had some who went hunting in high flow areas where the flow was too high for my Regal Angels. __________________ 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 +...