Bad hawkfish

[mikeymushrooms]

I bought a new arc eye hawkish that’s about 3 inches and it had my chalk bass in its mouth!! I was able to save my chalk bass but what the heck my chalk bass is about the same size as the hawk fish, I also feed them a lot so idk what is going on

 

[Thunderstruck34]

Well, Hawkfish are predator fish and can be “opportunistic” little nightmares. That being said, I’ve had several over the years that were model tank mates (except shrimp and cuc).

 

[BeanAnimal]

so idk what is going on

He is doing exactly what one would expect him to do. Hawkfish eat anything breathing that hey can fit in their mouth.

 

[Roatan Reef]

He is doing exactly what one would expect him to do. Hawk fish eat anything breathing that hey can fit in their mouth.

Well, Hawkfish are predator fish and can be “opportunistic” little nightmares. That being said, I’ve had several over the years that were model tank mates (except shrimp and cuc).

Yep...yep...went through 2 Hawks over the years...really cool good fish.


Unless you have Shrimps and CUCs...they will make them an expensive dinner for you.

 

[mikeymushrooms]

Yep...yep...went through 2 Hawks over the years...really cool good fish.


Unless you have Shrimps and CUCs...they will make them an expensive dinner for you.

I’m sad cuz he attacked and killed my Banggai and coral beauty angel !!they are the same size as the hawkfish I’m like what the heck!!! I tried to put the hurt fish in my smaller 20gal to recover but they didn’t make it. Now I’m gonna keep my main display tank (50gal) with maybe similar aggression fish …. Sigh

 

[mikeymushrooms]

He is doing exactly what one would expect him to do. Hawkfish eat anything breathing that hey can fit in their mouth.

I’m sad cuz he attacked and killed my Banggai and coral beauty angel !!they are the same size as the hawkfish I’m like what the heck!!! I tried to put the hurt fish in my smaller 20gal to recover but they didn’t make it. Now I’m gonna keep my main display tank (50gal) with maybe similar aggression fish …. Sigh

 

[JayM]

Other than chasing my cleaner shrimp every once in a great while, my flame hawk is a model citizen.

 

[Stevorino]

I bought a new arc eye hawkish that’s about 3 inches and it had my chalk bass in its mouth!! I was able to save my chalk bass but what the heck my chalk bass is about the same size as the hawk fish, I also feed them a lot so idk what is going on

I loved..... and then hated both hawkfish I have had (longnose and flame).

They were just ***holes to everyone in the tank.

 

[Stevorino]

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[mikeymushrooms]

I loved..... and then hated both hawkfish I have had (longnose and flame).

They were just ***holes to everyone in the tank.

They are super cool but I didn’t know they’d be such devils

 

[mikeymushrooms]

Other than chasing my cleaner shrimp every once in a great while, my flame hawk is a model citizen.

You def got a decent citizen haha

 

[PocketGoose]

I think arc eyes are known to prey upon fish. I believe they can exceed 5-6 inches whereas a flames and such will stay smaller.

 

[Roatan Reef]

I loved..... and then hated both hawkfish I have had (longnose and flame).

They were just ***holes to everyone in the tank.

Same.

 

[BeanAnimal]

Any predator fish, given the opportunity, will do what its DNA tells it to do. Some people get lucky, but most of the time the animals behave as their evolution has taught them.