Tlindsey Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 Have a young pair that I ordered from the Wetspot Tropical Fish. The pipefish spawned about 3 weeks ago. Don't think the eggs were placed properly or secured because the eggs all released prematurely. This time noticed a difference of the pouch looks covered 😆 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tlindsey Posted November 30, 2023 Author Share Posted November 30, 2023 This is how the eggs in the pouch looked the first time. He is hiding so I will take a pic tomorrow or the weekend. Some random pics 4 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 They are incredibly interesting. Thank you for sharing 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwcarlson Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 These little things are so fascinating! Keep us posted, hopefully it works out! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tlindsey Posted December 1, 2023 Author Share Posted December 1, 2023 I definitely will. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tlindsey Posted December 9, 2023 Author Share Posted December 9, 2023 A minute ago found this fry that was released prematurely. https://youtu.be/C15Imwt_VwE?si=8oLn-AnV8PxvpUOc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 Congratulations Frist fry always exciting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tlindsey Posted December 19, 2023 Author Share Posted December 19, 2023 Loaded with eggs again 😆 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolstoy21 Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 (edited) Back in the 70s my dad operated a small-time shrimp boat to catch live bait for my grandfather's bait shop. We used to catch pipefish by the ga-jillions in the shrimp nets (which we would promptly put back into the water). No idea what species they were (they were in the eel grass flats of a saltwater bay in NJ -- northern pipefish maybe?). Either way, long story short, the pictures of these fish bring me waaaaaay back on the nostalgia train. Thanks for sharing! Good luck breeding them. Looking forward to more posts! Edited December 20, 2023 by tolstoy21 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tlindsey Posted December 19, 2023 Author Share Posted December 19, 2023 On 12/19/2023 at 5:49 PM, tolstoy21 said: Back in the 70s my dad operated a small-time shrimp boat to catch live bait for my grandfather's bait shop. We used to catch pipefish by the ga-jillions in the shrimp nets (which we would promptly put them back into the water). No idea what species they were (they were also in the eel grass flats of a saltwater bay in NJ -- northern pipefish maybe?). Either way, long story short, the pictures of these fish bring me waaaaaay back on the nostalgia on the nostalgia train. Thanks for sharing! Good luck breeding them. Looking forward to more posts! @tolstoy21 I'll definitely keep posting 😃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tlindsey Posted February 13 Author Share Posted February 13 My poor male loaded with eggs again. Recently added that Java Moss 4 ghost shrimp and a Nerite Snail so far no issues. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tlindsey Posted March 12 Author Share Posted March 12 This morning back at it again 😆 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tlindsey Posted June 12 Author Share Posted June 12 Update added a group of cherry shrimp. Lost two of them one had the ring of death which I knew nothing about. Tbh didn't do enough research. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennie Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 Those fish are amazing. I wanted to try saltwater tank ones but they require a specific diet and tank design from what I know. For this reason they are limiting when it comes to tankmates too  Can you please provide an indepth caring guide whenever you have time? Im very interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tlindsey Posted June 18 Author Share Posted June 18 On 6/18/2024 at 10:12 AM, Lennie said: Those fish are amazing. I wanted to try saltwater tank ones but they require a specific diet and tank design from what I know. For this reason they are limiting when it comes to tankmates too  Can you please provide an indepth caring guide whenever you have time? Im very interested. My experience of caring for the pipefish comes from keeping seahorses many years ago. The key to keeping pipefish isn't that hard for the experienced fishkeeping hobbyist imo. The most important thing is providing a daily supply of live food. I rotate 2 hobby brine shrimp hatcheries daily for 2 small species of pipefish is more than enough. I feed them at 7 am and after 10 am. that's enough for them the rest of the day. Timing for light is 7am to 3 pm. Also keeping parameters in order is also important. During water changes I actually use a floating thermometer to make sure the temperature almost match the aquarium water. Before I got the pipefish the 40 breeder had been up and running for around 8 years. The aquarium had a couple of plants at that time been adding more anubias and Java fern. I recently added cherry shrimp so far so good. @Lennie  1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennie Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 On 6/18/2024 at 7:40 PM, Tlindsey said: My experience of caring for the pipefish comes from keeping seahorses many years ago. The key to keeping pipefish isn't that hard for the experienced fishkeeping hobbyist imo. The most important thing is providing a daily supply of live food. I rotate 2 hobby brine shrimp hatcheries daily for 2 small species of pipefish is more than enough. I feed them at 7 am and after 10 am. that's enough for them the rest of the day. Timing for light is 7am to 3 pm. Also keeping parameters in order is also important. During water changes I actually use a floating thermometer to make sure the temperature almost match the aquarium water. Before I got the pipefish the 40 breeder had been up and running for around 8 years. The aquarium had a couple of plants at that time been adding more anubias and Java fern. I recently added cherry shrimp so far so good. @Lennie  Thank you seahorses are also amazing creatures they accept only live food? Not even frozen? 😞 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tlindsey Posted June 18 Author Share Posted June 18 On 6/18/2024 at 1:57 PM, Lennie said: Thank you seahorses are also amazing creatures they accept only live food? Not even frozen? 😞 I weaned my seahorses off live adult brine to frozen mysis shrimp. The Doryichthys Martensii mouth is to small for mysis imo. I do have a can of frozen cyclops but not accepted lol. I may try again when I'm on vacation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rube_Goldfish Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 We looked into dwarf seahorses for what became Mrs. Goldfish's pea puffer tank, but decided against them because all the research said they need daily live baby brine shrimp, and I like to go on vacation from time to time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tlindsey Posted Sunday at 05:45 PM Author Share Posted Sunday at 05:45 PM Notice a berries shrimp today. The pipefish noticed the eggs also. Observed pipefish going after berries shrimp 😆 That's ok another food source and population control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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