Common Name: Bluespotted Pipefish
Species Name: Hippichthys cyanospilus (Bleeker, 1854)
Range: West Pacific Ocean: Vietnam to Fiji, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia
Size: Up to 4 inches (10 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabit shallow protected reef flats
General Husbandry: Has a temperature range of 72 to 82°F (22 - 28°C) and feeds upon benthic invertebrate and zooplankton. Prefers a live meaty diet, such as enriched live brine shrimp, with numerous daily feedings, however, may be weaned onto meaty frozen foods such as mysis. Requires a reef-like environment with carefully selected tankmates and numerous places to hide. Rarely seen in the trade and probably better left in the wild.
Aquarium Suitability: *
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* - Suited for the reef aquarium;
** - Better suited for the fish-only aquarium;
*** - Better left in nature;
**** - Needing an aquarium larger than 125 gallons; and,
***** - Needing their own private environment/special tankmates.