White Pipefish

White Banded Pipefish

Scientific Name: Doryrhamphus intestinalis

Origin: Indo-Pacific

Small Fish Safe: Yes

Invert Safe: Yes

Coral Safe: Yes

Adult Size: Up to 12 cm

Diet: Carnivore – copepods, enriched baby brine shrimp, and small frozen foods

Why We Like It:

A slender and beautifully patterned pipefish with crisp white bands across a dark body, the White Banded Pipefish glides calmly through rockwork hunting tiny prey. Peaceful and reef safe, it does best in mature systems rich in pods and microfauna. Best kept with gentle tankmates where it won’t have to compete aggressively for food. A refined and unusual addition for specialist reef systems.