paul b October 28, 2014 Share October 28, 2014 I have been collecting pipefish in New York all my life but these seem different. A friend of mine collected these on the south shore of Long Island and he kept them in a bucket for over a month. He gave them to me because my tank is set up for pipefish already and he didn't think they would make it in his tank with his powerheads. I have them in a small tank just to see how they eat and they are sucking down new born brine shrimp as fast as I can hatch them. After they fatten up a little on shrimp, I will put them in my reef. Probably in a day or two. The ones I collect look different and I never had luck with them so I hope these four make it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM October 28, 2014 Share October 28, 2014 Neat. Are they OK with reef temperatures? I always picture the water off long island as being chillier than a reef tank, but maybe not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul b October 28, 2014 Author Share October 28, 2014 I will soon find out, or they will anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob A October 28, 2014 Share October 28, 2014 If they lived in a bucket for month they must be hardy. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToddR October 28, 2014 Share October 28, 2014 They look like the pipefish I collected in the Chesapeake Bay last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToddR October 28, 2014 Share October 28, 2014 Maybe a dusky pipefish Syngnathus floridae or a northern pipefish Syngnathus fuscus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogurnda October 28, 2014 Share October 28, 2014 Looking forward to seeing how they fare. Very cool fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy October 28, 2014 Share October 28, 2014 They look like the pipefish I collected in the Chesapeake Bay last week. How did u collect them and how are they doing in your tank ? I caught some long silvery small fish a few months ago under the bay bridge but it died in the morning in my reef tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul b October 28, 2014 Author Share October 28, 2014 I didn't collect these, a friend of mine did. I collect them on the south shore of Long Island with a scene net. I can get hundreds in a few minutes but the ones I normally get don't do so well. These are different and came from more east than where I collect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToddR October 29, 2014 Share October 29, 2014 I caught them with a fine mesh long handled net. I collected them in a protected cove by the Willoughby marina in oceanview. Caught lots of grass shrimp and pods. Also caught a small flounder species called a hog chocker. I caught a very nice frilly lined seahorse but I took pics and put it back. The pipefish are in my fuge and are eating baby brine shrimp and seem interested in cyclopeeze. I will try to post pics later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy October 29, 2014 Share October 29, 2014 That's awesome Toddr !!! I always go fishing under the bay bridge in the summer maybe I will attempt to get a few this coming summer , can't wait to see the pics !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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