Need a blue stripe pipefish

[AlwaysHatingNathan]

Hello fellow reefers, so I’m in search of the blue stripe pipefish. All my lfs suppliers currently don’t have any. So any one know good sites find them or know some where else I could find them?

 

[Sump Crab]

Cant help you but they are incredible little fish.

 

[Sosuke]

Try bluezooaquatics

 

[Sosuke]

here https://www.bluezooaquatics.com/productdetail.asp?cid=37&pid=225&did=1

 

[AlwaysHatingNathan]

here https://www.bluezooaquatics.com/productdetail.asp?cid=37&pid=225&did=1

Thanks man, I have checked them out, was sorta looking for WYSIWYG because I would like healthy one. Prefer not one fresh pulled from ocean but it probably will be them

 

[AlwaysHatingNathan]

Cant help you but they are incredible little fish.

They really are, one of my favorite and always wanted one and I think I’m ready to give chance

 

[Sosuke]

Might be hard to find a WYSIWYG on these, Im not too sure many of them are captive bred so you probably will be getting a wild caught specimen

 

[ThRoewer]

Thanks man, I have checked them out, was sorta looking for WYSIWYG because I would like healthy one. Prefer not one fresh pulled from ocean but it probably will be them

Blue Zoo and LiveAquaria are a mixed bag when it comes to this kind of fish. You might get lucky but more likely you will end up with a loss. At least that is my experience with them. And when it comes to sexing, only Blue Zoo offers it and doesn't get it always right.
Ideally, you try to get them through a local store where you can pick them yourself. But even that doesn't guarantee that you won't have losses. I for example just this Saturday found a baby Janssi pipefish at my preferred store. Despite having tigger pods as live food and eating a little it was dead today, only 3 days later. If these fish don't get treated right on the way to us we are pretty much helpless.

 

[AlwaysHatingNathan]

Blue Zoo and LiveAquaria are a mixed bag when it comes to this kind of fish. You might get lucky but more likely you will end up with a loss. At least that is my experience with them. And when it comes to sexing, only Blue Zoo offers it and doesn't get it always right.
Ideally, you try to get them through a local store where you can pick them yourself. But even that doesn't guarantee that you won't have losses. I for example just this Saturday found a baby Janssi pipefish at my preferred store. Despite having tigger pods as live food and eating a little it was dead today, only 3 days later. If these fish don't get treated right on the way to us we are pretty much helpless.

Dang that sucks I’m sorry hear that, jannis are very pretty. Yeah that what sucks for pipefish they don’t ship well. I wish there was ORA project for them, then maybe we see them more in hobby. And what you mean by treated? Like QT?

 

[Sosuke]

Dang that sucks I’m sorry hear that, jannis are very pretty. Yeah that what sucks for pipefish they don’t ship well. I wish there was ORA project for them, then maybe we see them more in hobby. And what you mean by treated? Like QT?

Probably cared for not QT as you cannot medicate these fish

 

[AlwaysHatingNathan]

Probably cared for not QT as you cannot medicate these fish

Did not know you could not medicate these fish. Thanks, I had a interesting thread start on how you would QT them, no one mentioned couldn’t not medicate. They just intolerate of it? I know I’d kill there source of food

 

[Sosuke]

Yes it will kill their food not to mention they're very sensitive to medication, I should have rephrased my post they can be QTed but you need an alternative to copper

 

[doodledreads]

Got mine from bluezooaquatics. Well, got a pair but one perished after a few months. The other one is going strong for over two years now.

 

[doodledreads]

Got mine from bluezooaquatics. Well, got a pair but one perished after a few months. The other one is going strong for over two years now.

 

[AlwaysHatingNathan]

Got mine from bluezooaquatics. Well, got a pair but one perished after a few months. The other one is going strong for over two years now.

That’s awesome to hear! His he eating frozen or still only pods?

 

[doodledreads]

That’s awesome to hear! His he eating frozen or still only pods?

she loves hikari mysis as it fits in her mouth. Also loves fish eggs, calanus. I dose phyto all day long so I do have a healthy pods population which she hunts.

 

[ThePurple12]

she loves hikari mysis as it fits in her mouth. Also loves fish eggs, calanus. I dose phyto all day long so I do have a healthy pods population which she hunts.

Do you have other fish in the tank? Mine eat all the food before my pipefish notices it's there.

 

[Chris Spaulding]

Aquarium Creations online has captive bread and can also get mailed pairs

https://www.aquariumcreationsonline.net/seahorse

I got 4 Captive bread lined seahorses from them about 5 weeks ago . They are strong and healthy and doing well.

 

[Paul B]

I always keep those guys in my ref, and they are always pregnant, like here.

Fairly common but I haven't seen any in a while. They are normally pretty cheap too.

 

[Hemmdog]

Where do you live? My LFS has three.