Id This Fish?, Pipefish |
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 Jun 12 2008, 02:49 PM
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 Shrimpy Shrimp  Group: Members Posts: 2458 Joined: 20-April 07 From: Andover Member No.: 31363  |
Hey.
 Just bought this fish (impulse, shoot me). It was sold as a "Freshwater Pipefish". Not a problem if it is brackish, i have salt.  Sorry for bad quality pics     cheers. |
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Jun 12 2008, 04:10 PM
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 Fish Crazy  Group: Members Posts: 145 Joined: 27-March 08 From: Gt Dunmow, Essex Member No.: 40750 |
Oooo That looks cool and different... Im terrible with impulse buy's! Just cant help myself...
 Where did you get it from i want one!! I have a brackish tank 
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Jun 12 2008, 04:14 PM
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Shrimpy Shrimp Group: Members Posts: 2458 Joined: 20-April 07 From: Andover Member No.: 31363 |
it was the last one! lol
they got loads in and they said that they were really popular. |
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Jun 12 2008, 05:23 PM
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resistance is futile...... Group: Newsletter Team Posts: 2130 Joined: 5-April 06 From: UK Member No.: 20388 |
Wow I want one!
Dunno what it is  edit: what is the dorsal like, if it stretches along the back quite far then my guess from searching "freshwater pipefish" on fishbase would be Microphis fluviatilis http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7623 If the dorsal doesn't stretch so far along back then it could be Pseudophallus mindii http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=57228 But I dunno these are just guesses really 
This post has been edited by geo7x: Jun 12 2008, 05:41 PM |
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Jun 12 2008, 07:46 PM
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 Research! Group: Members Posts: 2628 Joined: 18-July 05 Member No.: 14705 |
I'd get your water to around 1.005 and have a large supply of live foods if you're planning on keeping it for any duration of time. notoriously finicky feeders, and the difficulty is in IDing them...
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Jun 12 2008, 07:50 PM
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Shrimpy Shrimp Group: Members Posts: 2458 Joined: 20-April 07 From: Andover Member No.: 31363 |
QUOTE (Fella @ Jun 12 2008, 08:46 PM)  I'd get your water to around 1.005 and have a large supply of live foods if you're planning on keeping it for any duration of time. notoriously finicky feeders, and the difficulty is in IDing them... Hey Fella I think i've IDed him. I'm pretty sure he's a Microphis brachyurus aculeatus. He is already feeding on frozen brine shrimp. sg is 0.001 atm, gunna increase it by 0.001 every week, to keep the bacteria alive lol. |
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Jun 12 2008, 10:53 PM
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Fish Addict Group: Members Posts: 835 Joined: 4-May 04 From: wirral Member No.: 5933 |
boo hoo the pic don't work which is bad cos I want a pipe fish!!lol
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Jun 12 2008, 10:59 PM
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Shrimpy Shrimp Group: Members Posts: 2458 Joined: 20-April 07 From: Andover Member No.: 31363 |
QUOTE (simonas @ Jun 12 2008, 11:53 PM) boo hoo the pic don't work which is bad cos I want a pipe fish!!lol dont worry, it's a yellow blur! 
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Jun 30 2008, 03:02 PM
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 I'm a girl. Group: Members Posts: 1713 Joined: 19-December 05 From: Orlando, FL, USA Member No.: 17678 |
How's this guy doing, Esfa?
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Jun 30 2008, 04:29 PM
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Shrimpy Shrimp Group: Members Posts: 2458 Joined: 20-April 07 From: Andover Member No.: 31363 |
QUOTE (invader @ Jun 30 2008, 04:02 PM) How's this guy doing, Esfa? he's "fine".... grown a bit.. hes in a lightly brackish tank with BBGs...and ramshorn snails! The only problem is, is that he isnt eating anything! Well nothing that i'm feeding... i've tried live blood worms, live brine shrimp, live white worms... nothing... he just hangs upside down above the food for ages... yet surely he'd be dead by now if he wasnt eating? He doesnt look any skinnier then when i got him. All very strange... |
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Jul 17 2008, 05:53 PM
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Shrimpy Shrimp Group: Members Posts: 2458 Joined: 20-April 07 From: Andover Member No.: 31363 |
update.
i now have two of these guys, both eating well on bloodworm they are now in freshwater, they seem a lot happier then when they were in lightly brackish.
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Jul 18 2008, 11:23 PM
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Shrimpy Shrimp Group: Members Posts: 2458 Joined: 20-April 07 From: Andover Member No.: 31363 |
http://www.fishforums.net/content/Members-...-Planted-35gal/
SOME pics there if anyone wants to help with the IDing? 
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