New pipes

[mollymonticello]

Doryrhamphus excisus paulus bluestripe pipefish subspecies. I think. Got them from reef hot spot.

Mars


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[KUDA]

Wow, are they really tiny?

[Chaotic Reefer4u]

cool looking too, thanx for sharing...

[mollymonticello]

Thanks guys! Yeah, they are really small. I have a magnifying glass, though. THey're about 2 inches long.

[JennyL]

Hi Molly,
What pretty little pipes. Thanks for sharing the great pics.

[bmf]

what do you feed them?

[erickrm]

probably rotifer, and cyclopes since they have such tiny mouths....

i tried going to reefhotspot but it is not working for me!! i have been looking to buy a pair but cant find them anywhere.... sweet looking pipes though man good luck with them.

[bmf]

yeah that is what i thinking too. Probably would be to hard to get them onto mysis or brine.

[mollymonticello]

They started out on bbs and copepods. I'm trying to get them onto frozen cyclops and rotifers, it's going so-so. Mysis is way too big. Even the hikari is bigger than their heads. They won't even snick at adult brine. Their snouts are only about as thick as a mechanical pencil lead.

They are growing! The one had a little notch in his tail when I got him, and it has healed and his tail is fantastic. The colors on these guys are amazing! They're truly different than bluestripes. From what I've read, this subspecies really only tops out at 2 to 2.8 inches...they don't get much bigger. I asked reefhotspot what the exact collection site was so I can properly identify them.

I tried to get a pair, too, and even included instructions on sexing in my order. But it's very difficult to sex these, they are soooo tiny. I got 2 males.

Good luck if you do decide to get some, and let me know if you need any help!

http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...readid=1183414


I'll post a newer pic sometime soon. I'll try to get some tonight.

[bmf]

Awesome thanks for the info. I am definitly looking for a pair if possible. Hopefully I can one. Keep me updated on their progress.

Thanks,

Josh

[mollymonticello]

They're eating frozen cyclops now. The generic kind, thank goodness.

[erickrm]

thats awesome!! just make sure you enrich that stuff!! bc cyclopes on its own is not enough, but its great that you got them started on some kind of frozen food post some pics when you get a chance!!

[mollymonticello]

New pics in my gallery!

[erickrm]

very nice, how is that catalina doing in your reef? i know they are colder water fish... i want but just wondering if they adapt to warmer water reef....

[ann83]

eric, she isn't keeping her catalinas in a tropical reef, she is keeping them in her subtropical setup. They won't adapt to warmer water. You need to be keeping them under 68 degrees.

[mollymonticello]

Thanks for clarifying, Ann. I need to put a little caption under that pic in my gallery.

You'd be surprised how cool you can keep lots of corals and inverts.

We're moving pretty soon, so I plan to take most of this stuff out and take the Catalinas way cooler, like 60*. Even the upper 60's seems too warm for them to me. I don't know how anyone can put them in a tropical tank. It makes me sick that most places, even online fish stores will tell you the can live in tropical temps. I feel into that trap, but luckily had a good chiller. There are lots of neat temperate things you can get, too, if you look hard enough. Temperate tanks are really "hot" right now. Do a search for Steveweast's tank.

To stay on the subject of pipes, they're doing great still, of course Not shy at all. They recognize me, come up to the glass when they see me. But I know what they're thinking, "Look, there's that brine shrimp/cyclops dispenser."

[erickrm]

yea i saw them at an LFS and said to my self wow that is so messed up bc they were keeping them with all the tropical fish, i was just curious bc i thought hmm is the catalina being kept with tropical... thanks for the clarification makes me feel better