bluestripe pipefish pics

[pasenah]

Does anyone have any close up pics of the male so i can see what the hooks on the snout looks like?

cheers
ben

[Jules]

The snout should have some bumps on it, there were some pics on Reef Central that I can't find at the mo!

[pasenah]

thanks jules, do the bumps run all the way along?

[Jules]

try this link, its shows the bumps on the snout:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1332349

[Peculiar_Clown]

Try here (http://www.ultimatereef.net/forums/showthread.php?t=273205) for the pictures Ben.

There are references that say the bumps/hooks on the nose are a falicy and that one can only tell by different body shapes. However I am now down to 1 smooth nose and one with hooks on the nose, which would suggest a pair.

So like sexing the jawfish, I'm just confused.

[pasenah]

nice one that great , thanks guys. looks like i have 2 females,lol

[ANDREW 30]

Ben i'm planning on getting a pair for my new tank, so we might be able to sort something out between us if Jason can get 2 males in!

[Joanna]

Good luck in putting them together. I tried to put 2 together on Friday (I thought they were 2 females) and they tried to kill each other through the plastic bag as I floated the new one. Needless to say, one of them is in another tank. Vicious little fishies they can be. :annoyed:

Joanna

[pasenah]

andrew, yeh thats not a bad idea. before you order let me know and ill make sure i can catch one.


joanna, as they are females they arnt bothering each other luckily. i was thinking of adding a male for both of them but not sure if that would work out ok or not?

[Joanna]

Do the males DEFINATELY have nodules on their noses? Neither of mine did (I checked with a magnifying glass) so I thought they were both females. Now I'm confused as if that's right then it seems females can fight too. Unless I have just been unlucky. :(

Let me know if anyone has success in adding a female to a female or a male to a female without fighting. I really want a pair but am too scared to try adding another one because of the way they tried to attack each other. :annoyed:

Joanna

[Viv]

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q4/bs.jpg

This is supposedly a female.

HTH

[KeithM]

Male pipefish here: http://www.ultimatereef.net/forums/showthread.php?t=241143

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q1/nano015.jpg