Where to buy Florida Pipefish
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About Florida Pipefish
The Florida Pipefish has a slender, elongated body with a tubular snout and a prehensile tail. Coloration is typically tan to brown with darker mottling, allowing camouflage in seagrass environments.
Key facts
- Origin
- Western Atlantic, from North Carolina to the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean, typically in shallow coastal seagrass beds and mangroves.
- Feeding Schedule
- 3-4 times daily
- Family
- Syngnathidae
- Aka
- Pez Pipa Prieto
- Max Size
- 7
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 68-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.026
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Min tank size
- 30 gallons
- Diet
- carnivore
- Difficulty Level
- Advanced - Requires experienced care due to sensitive nature specific habitat needs or complex dietary requirements. Best for expert aquarists.
- Care Level
- Expert
- Care Requirements
- • 30+ gallon aquarium with gentle, low-flow circulation • Water: 72–78°F, salinity 1.020–1.025, pH 8.1–8.3 • Feed live copepods, amphipods, and small live foods multiple times daily • Establish copepod-rich refugium or cultivate continuous food source • Avoid aggressive or predatory tankmates; keep with peaceful, small fish
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