Blenny, Goby, & Longnose hawkfish compatibility quesion

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Hey all!

After the recent passing of my royal gramma, I am down to 3 fish in my 30 gallon tank. I have a pair of clowns and a tailspot blenny. This summer I also lost my Yasha Goby, so I’m in the market for some new fish. I was wondering if I could keep a longnose hawk, the blenny, and a shrimp goby together. I was also thinking about adding an aiptasia eating filefish or some other fish that is “out of the ordinary”

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Unless you have Aiptasia, I'd pass on the filefish (may nip your corals). A better hawkfish might be the Flame Hawkfish - which has been very peaceful and an absolute joy to observe in our tank. It would get along great with the shrimp and goby.
 

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how much rock space do you have available? if you have many spots to perch, then i see no issue with having a blenny and hawkfish together. if not much, then i wouldn't get the hawkfish.
 
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how much rock space do you have available? if you have many spots to perch, then i see no issue with having a blenny and hawkfish together. if not much, then i wouldn't get the hawkfish.
Plenty of caves and hiding places. My blenny has a favorite hole that he stays in 85% of the day :)
 
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Unless you have Aiptasia, I'd pass on the filefish (may nip your corals). A better hawkfish might be the Flame Hawkfish - which has been very peaceful and an absolute joy to observe in our tank. It would get along great with the shrimp and goby.
Flame Hawks tend to be a bit expensive, and aren’t they a little big for a 30 gallon?

I might be mistaken but I thought they needed a larger tank
 

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Flame Hawks tend to be a bit expensive, and aren’t they a little big for a 30 gallon?
I might be mistaken but I thought they needed a larger tank
Mine did awesome in his 25-gallon lagoon. They're not really big fish, and they spend most of the time hanging out on rocks anyway as they lack a swim bladder. I mean, my flame hawkfish is in a 160-gallon now - but he rarely ventures beyond what I'd estimate is a 15-25 gallon area.
 

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