NEW PIPEFISH
- Thread starter Fish_are_fishfood
- Start date
The east coast, Massacheusetts. I think they are all over New England, but I got rid of him, I wasnt sure how well he was eating and I didnt have the time to make sure he was...
Fish are fishfood, I'm taking a page out of your book, I converted my 75 to sand and saltwater today, all I have to do is catch the sea robin! I'm thinking possibly a lizard fish, sea bass, or porgy as a tankmate.
There are 13 species of pipefish listed as native to US waters, between them they cover our coastal waters from Alaska to Maine, the 2 found commonly in the north east are the S. fuscus and less commonly the S. pelegicus., Almost every salt marsh or eel/turtle grass bed has them. this is the Northern pipefish which gets to 13" and lives from Canada to Florida.
mbhw said:
In the great words of Lil John YEAH.
Ha, you wont be disapointed, I think that our native saltwater fishes are highly under rated, they really are natural beauties and I am glad that you are setting one up yourself. I love it because there are always new things to add.I just want to follow you now and upgrade to a 75 gallon.
Here is one of my latest pics of the tank...
Lately I have been seeing one needle fish down at the river that is always just out of my reach that I want to catch so badly, but I just dont have the time to get him...
And about what guppy was saying, the type that I see and caught was a S. fucus. Related to the pipefish, which is the Sea Horse, I would like to see if I can get one of these bad larrys. The Striped Seahorse is native to teh coast and although I have never seen it, one of my friends says he sees it when he goes snorkeling at a local beach, so maybe one day I can get a sea horse...
The needles are cool, but so spooky I won't bother with one. I have so many off my dock all I would need is a cast net to get them, but I think the nervous nature of the needle would leave you with a broken jawed fish. Cool looking though! If I could get one of the tiny ones I occasionally see, that would work. I'm also debating sea bass, porgy, blackfish, bergall, flounder, and whatever else pops up.
