75gal Seagrass/macro Pipefish tank.
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yungreefer2410
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are your pipefishes captive breed or wild caught? if they wild then mixing them with captive breed SH would be a bad idea, i can't remember exactly why though lol, if you haven't already check out this site- Seahorse Organisation. Keeping and Breeding Seahorses in the home aquarium.
D3monic
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Yea I am a member there. The main concern mixing WC with CB is that CB may not have the immunity to some of the diseases that WC may carry. I am taking precautions in QTing all new arrivals and deworming and FW dipping them. I know the risks involved. This is one of the main reasons I am interested in breeding pipefish. So one day maybe CB pipes will be available in the market. Right now the only place I know of that breeds them is in Austrailia and do not ship to the states.
SeahorseBT
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Mike knows what he's doing and is taking the needed precautions.
yungreefer2410
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Just making sure, too many ppl just buy stuff that looks cool
D3monic
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Its not super slow. Flagtail pipefish are a reef species. The only supplemental flow I currently have is a K nano but I plan on getting one more. The ultra low flow systems are a misconception and most of the SH keepers I talk to indicate that their SH love to play in the flow. I would like to put a MP 10 to get the pulse action but the openings are too big and the sponge that goes around them looks cheap.
D3monic
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Yay I got to take some pics with my canon...boy I missed this thing. All I know is trying to take a pic of a fish with a tripod is absolutly impossible. My neck hurts from trying to watch through the eyepiece while chasing the damn things. Needless to say I had to ditch the tripod.
