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About Black-Stripe Pipefish
A slender, elongated pipefish with a distinctive black or dark stripe running along the body from head to tail. The body is predominantly tan, yellow, or brownish with a characteristic curved snout typical of syngnathid fishes. Adults rarely exceed 7 inches in length.
Key facts
- Care Level
- Hard
- Diet
- carnivore
- Care Requirements
- • 30 gal aquarium, 30" min length (seahorse-sized setup) • Temp 72–78°F, pH 8.1–8.4, salinity 1.023–1.025 • Low flow zones; pair with calm, non-aggressive tankmates • Daily small meaty foods (frozen mysis, copepods) • Established reef with live rock for grazing & shelter
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Difficulty Level
- This species is challenging for most hobbyists due to its specialized small-food diet requirement, dependence on live copepod populations, slow movement and competitive feeding disadvantage, and sensitivity to aggressive tank-mates and water quality fluctuations. Best suited for established reef aquaria with stable conditions.
- Diet Details
- Black-stripe pipefish require frequent feeding of small live foods, primarily copepods and amphipods. In captivity, they may accept frozen copepods, small frozen mysid shrimp, or specialized prepared pipefish food, but live cultures are strongly preferred for consistent feeding success.
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe
- Feeding Schedule
- 3-4 times daily
- Max Size
- 7
- Appearance
- A slender, elongated pipefish with a distinctive black or dark stripe running along the body from head to tail. The body is predominantly tan, yellow, or brownish with a characteristic curved snout typical of syngnathid fishes. Adults rarely exceed 7 inches in length.
- Min tank size
- 30 gallons
- Family
- Syngnathidae
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