Yellow watchman Gobi with pistol shrimp compatible with flame hawk

[mikesilverado8888]

Are they compatible I think I might have made a big mistake I've had a yellow watchman go be with a pistol shrimp for about two months now they are doing good today I just bought a flame Hawk because it was on sale was that a mistake

 

[Kehaulani]

I had a flame hawk. He was great until he decided to eat my pistol shrimp, cleaner shrimp, and any other thing that had shrimp in its name

 

[mikesilverado8888]

Crap

 

[mikesilverado8888]

I had a flame hawk. He was great until he decided to eat my pistol shrimp, cleaner shrimp, and any other thing that had shrimp in its name

What you do?

 

[Kehaulani]

Got rid of him lol. I watched him swim around with my pistol shrimp in his mouth as he banged it against rocks and the substrate trying to kill it

 

[4FordFamily]

IME IMO you'll have no issue I've kept flame Hawks pistol shrimp and watchman gobies for about ten years without issue. I've had the same watchman goby and pistol shrimp that entire time and three different flame Hawks. One jumped out, lost the other during parasite mistake. Two were quite large.

 

[Kehaulani]

Yeah see. Doesn't mean that you're gonna have the same problem I had. I wish you the best

 

[Waters]

I have kept Flame Hawks for years with shrimp without any issues. Every fish is different though......

 

[mikesilverado8888]

Yes hope I got a good one?!?

 

[mikesilverado8888]

Ok today I turned on the lights Watchmen and pistol shrimp are OK but it seems like the flame hawk is really interested in them he staying on their side of the tank and going near their den a lot :-0

 

[4FordFamily]

Ok today I turned on the lights Watchmen and pistol shrimp are OK but it seems like the flame hawk is really interested in them he staying on their side of the tank and going near their den a lot :-0

IMO flame Hawks are not the hunters that other hawkfish like arceye are. I am sure they do hunt but I've never actually seen them hunt, catch, or kill anything. Same with longnose hawkfish. They mostly just wait for you to feed them and probably eat pods and such. You may be reading more in to his behavior than is really there. He just likes that area. Is it near where you generally drop food in?

 

[mikesilverado8888]

The watchman is definitely scared of the flame every time the flame comes around the watchmen darts back into his home :-(

 

[4FordFamily]

The watchman is definitely scared of the flame every time the flame comes around the watchmen darts back into his home :-(

They're basically scared of their own shadow

 

[mikesilverado8888]

Before the flame he was out all the time

 

[mikesilverado8888]

Maybe they will get used to one another??

 

[4FordFamily]

Any fish you add he will avoid like the plague.

Since adding lots of fish mine hid for two years I literally thought it was dead until I removed the fish because of a parasite scare. Needed to hospitalize them all and run that tank fallow

 

[mikesilverado8888]

Yes I think they are getting use to one a other I hope