O snap! My blue stripe pipefish have eggs!

[ripped tide]

As long as I have been doing this whole aquarium thing, I have never had an interest in breeding fish. And I still don't!

I would be surprised if the babies survive my tank, and there is no way I'm getting them out of the DT.

Either way, it's pretty cool. I'll try to get pics at some point

 

[jennm]

If you separate the male before they hatch, you can collect the babies.

I learned the hard way that pipes eat their young, so you'd have to remove the male as soon as they hatch.

Just in case you had a thought about rearing them...

Jenn

 

[ripped tide]

JennM;734593 wrote: If you separate the male before they hatch, you can collect the babies.

I learned the hard way that pipes eat their young, so you'd have to remove the male as soon as they hatch.

Just in case you had a thought about rearing them...

Jenn

dang. There is no way I could get then out without destroying the tank. O well. I guess when they hatch, everyone will get some protein.

Edit: The male is the one that holds, right? Like a seahorse?

 

[raz0945]

That is greatI!!

 

[spike]

A great site for info

 

[jamescook]

I bet the young could be syphoned to a bowl, like I do with clowns and cardinals in the DT.
Timing is everything, of course.

 

[ripped tide]

When I get a chance I'll read up on it. Not sure when the whole deal went down. I might have to sacrifice this batch and start over fresh and time it better.

 

[jennm]

When hatch is close you'll be able to see the eyes on the fry within the eggs.

Years ago I had some small Gulf Pipes (collected in the FL panhandle)... I could literally count the eggs on the male's abdomen (there were 17). When I could see the eyes I'd move him to a breeding net. Found out the hard way he'd eat the babies so next time around I put some macroalgae in there for them to hide. They usually hatch before daylight so as soon as I discovered they'd hatched, I moved the male back into the tank proper, and then moved the babies to a brooding tank. They were fairly easy to rear - relative to the seahorses I also had breeding at the time. They ate newly hatched brine shrimp.

Jenn

 

[ripped tide]

Update: dad is getting swollen! I am still not sure when they will pop. Getting a clear photo is practically impossible. They are only in open water when the moon light is on, other than that, they are in the back of my rock structure. I sure hope some of the babies make it past the hatch day.

 

[ralph atl]

That's awesome! NOW POST SOME PICS!!!!

 

[smoothie]

mysterybox;737740 wrote: that's awesome! Now post some pics!!!!

+1 pleeeeease