Pipefish!

[gourami]

Hi everyone, the other day at my lfs I saw some "freshwater pipefish" but was told that they would do better in brakish water. Anyway as soon as i saw them i knew that i had to get some so i was wondering if anyone has any info on them. TIA

 

[FreddytheFish]

www.wetwebmedia.com/BrackishSubWebIndex/bracpipefishes.htm
http://fish.mongabay.com/species/Enneacampus_ansorgii.html

hope these help

 

[gourami]

Thanks mate!!!!!

 

[brackishdude]

Try

http://www.sms.si.edu/IRLSpec/Syngna_scovel.htm

This is the north american pipefish which I have caought many times in lake Pontchartrain in louisiana. A buddy of mine, Bigcajun, often sells them on aquabid in the native section.

I'm sure much of the info in the link is applicable to any of the species.

 

[teleost]

Not to hijack this thread but, I keep exlusively US natives and worship Bigcajun.
Brackidude, are you into natives also?

 

[brackishdude]

Not to hijack this thread but, I keep exlusively US natives and worship Bigcajun.
Brackidude, are you into natives also?

I am a Baton Rouge native who moved to VA. I was hoping to find some LA coastal fish for my brackish tank when I came across his name on the NANFA site, recounting a trip he took some folks on to Lake Pontchartrain. I got his email from the story and wrote him. We exchanged several messages, and a few months later when I came home to visit my family in BR, he took me on a collecting trip. I brought home several fish (naked gobies, crabs, shrimp, cockahoe, etc), and ended up contaminating my tank with leaches (see my post a few years ago about it). All of the fish eventually died, probably from the meds I had to use (though my regulars all survived).

So in short, he is a great guy, enthusiastic about fish, and kind to screwball strangers who approach him on the net!!

I don't have any natives currently.