Freshwater pipefish

[bettaowner]

Does anyone know any care info about freshwater pipefish? I really want to order one but I need to know how to care for it.

 

[tarpon]

Live aquaria says that they are hard to feed and should be kept in a species only aquarium. You should check out their page

 

[jetajockey]

They look really neat. I have an idea of where I might find them in the wild, next time I'm out there I'm going to take a look.

 

[bettaowner]

That's a good source. Only problem I have is that some of the tank size is inaccurate. I don't think a tire track eel is suitable for a 50 gallon tank. Are there several different species of freshwater pipefish?

 

[bettaowner]

They look really neat. I have an idea of where I might find them in the wild, next time I'm out there I'm going to take a look.

Are these pipefish native to North America.

 

[jetajockey]

Synga_scovel

 

[bettaowner]

Thank you. I think I might get that one unless I can find a smaller species.

 

[bettaowner]

I picked up a freshwater pipefish this past weekend. He is so cool I'm getting another.

 

[jetajockey]

Have any pics? I have a few pipefish now that I've found, but they are all in heavily brackish to near marine conditions. Gulf pipefish and alligator pipefish are the types I have.

 

[tarpon]

I was thinking about getting some of these. There's a full freshwater species right?

 

[hpiguy]

Reading soem stuff on them, maybe pipefish would do really good in a planted tank with a thriving population of Cherry shrimp, giving it a supply of little shrimplets to eat.
Supplement with a sustaining crop of brine shrimp you grow in a 10 gallon tank and squirt in with a turkey baster.

 

[emerald76]

Pipefish would probably do really good in a planted tank with a thriving population of Cherry shrimp, giving it a supply of little shrimplets to eat.
Supplement with a sustaining crop of brine shrimp you grow in a 10 gallon tank and squirt in with a turkey baster.

A ten gal would turn out millions of shrimp, maybe a 2.5 instead

 

[hpiguy]

A ten gal would turn out millions of shrimp, maybe a 2.5 instead

I use a ten because they are dirt cheap. They self sustain with new eggs all the time after the first batch is placed in there.