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About Ringed Pipefish
A slender, elongated pipefish with a tubular snout and segmented body. Coloration is typically yellow to tan with distinctive dark brown or black bands encircling the body, giving it a ringed appearance. The body is relatively fragile and the fish moves slowly through seagrass and coral rubble.
Key facts
- Care Requirements
- • Requires a 20 gallon minimum tank with plenty of macroalgae, seagrass, or fine-leafed plants for grazing and shelter • Thrives in a temperature range of 72–78°F with a salinity of 1.020–1.025 and pH 8.1–8.3 • Feeds on small live foods including copepods, amphipods, and enriched frozen foods; must be offered 2–3 times daily in small portions • Peaceful species that should not be housed with aggressive tank mates or large predatory fish • Prefers calm water flow and established refugium areas with abundant microfauna
- Common Health Issues
- Marine Ich, Fin Rot, Swim Bladder Disorder, Bacterial Infections, Fungal Infections
- Appearance
- A slender, elongated pipefish with a tubular snout and segmented body. Coloration is typically yellow to tan with distinctive dark brown or black bands encircling the body, giving it a ringed appearance. The body is relatively fragile and the fish moves slowly through seagrass and coral rubble.
- Diet Details
- Feed small live copepods, amphipods, and other zooplankton. Frozen foods like mysis shrimp and copepod roe can supplement live foods. Requires frequent small feedings to maintain health.
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe
- Feeding Schedule
- 2-3 times daily
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region, from Indonesia and the Philippines through the Great Barrier Reef to Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands. Found in shallow coral reef environments.
- Family
- Syngnathidae
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Max Size
- 7
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Min tank size
- 20 gallons
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