Pipefish
Dragonface Pipefish
Corythoichthys haematopterus
A slow-hovering reef pipefish patterned with fine reticulate 'network' lines across a pale body — hence the trade names Dragonface/Network Pipefish. Peaceful and reef-safe, but a genuinely difficult feeder that needs an established, pod-rich tank and ideally a mated pair. The 'Dragonface' trade name is applied loosely across several Corythoichthys species.
Keep one or a bonded pair.
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How Dragonface Pipefish gets on with the rest of the reef, checked pair by pair by the same engine as the live pre-flight.
Best kept apart
A real clash — aggression, predation or a same-genus fight.
Snowflake MoraySnowflake Moray has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Dragonface Pipefish.
Zebra MorayZebra Moray has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Dragonface Pipefish.
Chainlink MorayChainlink Moray has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Dragonface Pipefish.
Clown TriggerfishClown Triggerfish (aggressive) is much larger than the peaceful Dragonface Pipefish and may harass it.
Miniata GrouperMiniata Grouper (aggressive) is much larger than the peaceful Dragonface Pipefish and may harass it.
Panther GrouperPanther Grouper (aggressive) is much larger than the peaceful Dragonface Pipefish and may harass it.Good tankmates
No conflicts — a few popular ones to start with.
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