Coolest fish you've kept or seen

Larry Frost · Sep 30, 2016

Double J said:
I just got a flame hawkfish last week, he is a really neat fish and reef safe.

Flame hawk is a gorgeous fish, with the coolest personality, however, they can eat a small fortune in " designer shrimp" in a matter of no time.

NanaReefer · Sep 30, 2016

My all time most favorite. Will never own one as they're just to small.
Flaming Prawn Goby [emoji7]

USMC 4 LIFE · Oct 1, 2016

Double J said:
I just got a flame hawkfish last week, he is a really neat fish and reef safe.

Don't they eat shrimp?

runzwithscissors · Oct 1, 2016

bhuyett · Oct 1, 2016

Others have said Borbonious Anthias as well. Here is mine, he swims out in the open and attacks my Wyoming white clown and runs off my chromis as well. He at this time is my bully of the tank.

Eva Rose · Oct 1, 2016

Borbonious Anthias also! You could make a stocking list and ask when to add one it that is a pick. Might help on aggression. My is a enthusiastic eater but (fingers crossed) not a bully. I added him after my trigger and tangs. So my tang is the boss of my tank.

Pic of 3 of my favorites- Borbonius Anthias, Whitetail Bristletooth tang and Solorenis Fairy Wrasse.
Flame hawks are awesome! You have to check them out on video-they roll their eyes!

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Double J · Oct 1, 2016

USMC 4 LIFE said:
Don't they eat shrimp?

yes, it does say they can eat "small" shrimp. I dont have any shrimp at the moment. Anyone know what "small" means? would a cleaner shrimp be in danger? I was thinking of adding a shrimp in the future.

nbagnardi · Oct 1, 2016

My blue dot jawfish was an awesome addition. Extremely personable, grouchy as can be. He ate outta my hand and would curl up in it if I cupped it. But like all good things, he came to his end when I upgraded tanks and didn't have a cover :-( I now have a cover

Eva Rose · Oct 1, 2016

Double J said:
yes, it does say they can eat "small" shrimp. I dont have any shrimp at the moment. Anyone know what "small" means? would a cleaner shrimp be in danger? I was thinking of adding a shrimp in the future.

Here is a quote from @eatbreakfast :
"Flame hawks are listed as reef safe with caution because they may eat small ornamental inverts, like sexy shrimp or Periclemines shrimp. I have found flame hawks are usually pretty peaceful."

Also most hawks are listed that way. But flames aren't as likely as say an arc hawk. Also the shrimp you probably are wanting most are cleaner shrimp - flames won't bother those. As @eatbreakfast stated flames would be more tempted by ornamental (looks only) inverts than functional inverts.

gobylove · Oct 1, 2016

love my bonded pair yasha hase gobies and candy cane shrimp. any of the symbiotic pairs are super interesting.

Eva Rose · Oct 1, 2016

Oh -check out this link for some gobies:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/august-2016-photo-of-the-month-contest-gobies.259537/
My favorite is this pair of Wheeler Gobies that belong to @jlanger . This is his photo of them

gobylove · Oct 1, 2016

I also love this young yellow watchman goby and her pistol shrimp (she was ora captive bred and started white and dark green and is changing color, now yellowish light green).