Pipefish Buffet

[Paul B]

These are two multi banded and one dragon face pipefish eating new born brine shrimp that they get a few times a day.
Video

Here are stills of them

 

[homegrowncichlid]

hmm, in regards to the dragon face, I was deciding on picking one up before, but couldn't determine the species, then how would I know it was a tropical vs sub tropical? Anyway, of the northern pipefish I caught last year, they didn't make it more then 2 months in the reef, but I felt they could go on indefinitely on PE Mysis in the QT tank.
They seem so similar to each other, what's your feeding routine for the dragon face? Let him forage in the tank or massive feeding of live foods?

 

[Paul B]

He forages as my tank is old and there is always something to eat, but I also feed him new born brine shrimp every day as I always hatch them for him and the mandarins which is the reason they spawn every few weeks.