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PipeFish!; New to me species
Topic Started: Oct 15 2009, 08:05:48 AM (808 Views)
Post #1 Oct 15 2009, 08:05:48 AM	Suzy
I am soooo pumped! The last time I ordered seahorses, a year or more ago, the supplier put in a couple of the coolest pipefish. I really didn't expect them and didn't know what to do with them, so I put one in my seahorse display tank and one in my reef. I rarely saw them. In the seahorse tank, they blended in so well with the macroalgae that I could be looking right at him and not see him. They lived for a while eating the pods and stuff, but they are gone now. But, one day in the reef tank, I was looking at the substrat and saw a teeny, tiny pipefish! It was so cool! I tried to suck it up with a piece of tubing but of course, I didn't suck enough water and the little puff of detritus that blew up hid him. I looked forever but never saw him again. But, that made me think I wanted to try to raise them, "try" being the key word. So, I ordered some to be overnighted to arrive today. They got incorrectly rerouted to Pennsylvania! Last time I ordered from Florida, they got snowed into on the tarmac! My luck is not so great ordering from Florida..... Fingers crossed they come today....	Seahorse Whisperer Posts: 3,047 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: June 28, 2008
"i was informed of some dolphin related testing going on up there" Too Funny!


Post #2 Oct 16 2009, 11:21:19 AM	Suzy
Dang, they came and do not look good. The few seahorses I ordered came very compromised. One of the pipes is not able to swim to the bottom of the tank, a swim bladder issue? I really hope he doesn't need a pouch flushing...	Seahorse Whisperer Posts: 3,047 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: June 28, 2008
"i was informed of some dolphin related testing going on up there" Too Funny!


Post #3 Oct 16 2009, 05:12:28 PM	Amie
I'm sorry, that stinks. 2-day shipping is never good. I hope they recover.	stormy, stormy nights Posts: 2,362 Group: Admin Member #4 Joined: June 29, 2008
http://www.spawar.navy.mil/sandiego/technology/mammals/interns.html Tell them Adam sent you.


Post #4 Oct 16 2009, 05:45:35 PM	john hill
i think that they are in about as good of hands as they can be in now	breeding stock Posts: 170 Group: Members Member #38 Joined: September 7, 2008



Post #5 Oct 16 2009, 06:36:44 PM	Suzy
Thanks, guys. The one upset pipe is now swimming normally. I tried some frozen food, one of them snicked it! About half the others ate some live shrimps. Good sign!	Seahorse Whisperer Posts: 3,047 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: June 28, 2008
"i was informed of some dolphin related testing going on up there" Too Funny!


Post #6 Oct 16 2009, 07:31:23 PM	Josh W
I really hope they can pull through, and as John said if anyone can help them I'm sure you and your googolplex of pods can help them. Good luck	breeding stock Posts: 236 Group: Members Member #33 Joined: September 3, 2008



Post #7 Oct 17 2009, 11:16:44 AM	Suzy
Thanks, guys! You are so supportive! I put these fish all together in a 20 high, and they all seem really active and going after the live shrimp. A couple are trying frozen so I think it may be a matter of time until they all are. At that point, I can put a few in the main display to show off. They are really funky, swimming and hitching upright.	Seahorse Whisperer Posts: 3,047 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: June 28, 2008
"i was informed of some dolphin related testing going on up there" Too Funny!


Post #8 Oct 23 2009, 10:17:09 AM	Amie
Are you soaking the live food in super selco? That might help boost them up a little bit.	stormy, stormy nights Posts: 2,362 Group: Admin Member #4 Joined: June 29, 2008
http://www.spawar.navy.mil/sandiego/technology/mammals/interns.html Tell them Adam sent you.


Post #9 Oct 23 2009, 01:28:16 PM	Suzy
They are starting to eat frozen mysis, so I have not been soaking it.When I started teaching them to eat frozen I used the brine shrimp that is already enriched. These fish look super healthy. I am starting to be able to tell them apart but I can't make out pouches yet. Not as clear as in seahorses.	Seahorse Whisperer Posts: 3,047 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: June 28, 2008
"i was informed of some dolphin related testing going on up there" Too Funny!


Post #10 Oct 24 2009, 05:17:27 PM	Suzy
Ok, I am getting really excited about these fish! They are really active, eating and chasing anything that moves in their tank. I still have them in a species tank, so these are not the best photos of them. And, I think they are a fish for the truly obsessed (or weird? Nerdy? I dunno) with marine fish. I completely admit they are not the most colorful fish in the marine aquarium hobby, but they get extra credit for unusual. Plus, I love the markings of syngnathids. No two are alike, not like your yellow tang, raccoon butterfly or percula clown. Each is unique and totally funky! This photo shows a female ( I think) that is resting on a rock. These fish usually swim horizontally in the water column, not like a slithering eel or stinkin' snake. I think her markings are sweet and very sexy to the other fish. I really hope her tank mates are not too jealous.... Posted Image	Seahorse Whisperer Posts: 3,047 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: June 28, 2008
"i was informed of some dolphin related testing going on up there" Too Funny!


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