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About Yellow Multibanded Pipefish EXPERT ONLY
Slender, elongated body with a tubular snout characteristic of pipefish. Yellow coloration with multiple dark brown or black bands running vertically across the body, creating a striking striped pattern.
Key facts
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Diet Details
- Feed small live foods including copepods, amphipods, and mysis shrimp. Frozen foods may be accepted after acclimation. Frequent small feedings (3-4 times daily) are necessary due to their small mouth and slow feeding rate.
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region from Indonesia to the Philippines and Palau, typically found in coral reef environments at depths of 5-40 meters.
- Care Level
- Expert
- Family
- Syngnathidae
- Max Size
- 5.5
- Min tank size
- 30 gallons
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Appearance
- Slender, elongated body with a tubular snout characteristic of pipefish. Yellow coloration with multiple dark brown or black bands running vertically across the body, creating a striking striped pattern.
- Care Requirements
- • 30+ gallon tank with gentle flow (0.5–1 gal/min in feeding zone) • Stable water: 72–78°F, pH 8.1–8.3, 1.020–1.025 sg • Dense seagrass, macroalgae, or synthetic plants for shelter and grazing • Specialized diet: frozen copepods, rotifers, small mysis shrimp daily • Low bioload tank; excellent water quality essential for survival
- Difficulty Level
- Moderate - Requires some experience due to specific dietary water or tank requirements. Best suited for intermediate aquarists.
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe
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