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Same experience, mine didnt touch sexy shrimp, however they did disappear but i dont think it was him lolWish they would stop being called Hawkfish they are actually Anthias. They will eat small shrimp but they have to be pretty small, they don't get all that big and are fairly cryptic, I have never seen one act aggressively towards anything else.
Wish they would stop being called Hawkfish they are actually Anthias. They will eat small shrimp but they have to be pretty small, they don't get all that big and are fairly cryptic, I have never seen one act aggressively towards anything else.
+1They can be aggressive eaters, mine just choses to hunt pods all night and won't eat a thing... But he's growing and getting fatter, he's about 1" right now. Seems those big amphipods must sustain his gluttonous butt for hours at a time because he's getting girthy for something the size of a cigarette butt.
he is not cryptic or shy at all, he's out all day every day, doesn't hide at all -- But they're small, so they can be easy to miss.. I think that's where they get the cryptic myth. In a big tank with a lot of live rock, they'll be easy to miss. They get 2" when they're very old.. It's rare to see them much more than 1.25-1.5". It's not a big fish.
And yes, they are an anthias, but like hawkfish they perch and I *believe* lack a swim bladder. So they're pretty close to a hawkfish.
Lastly, they will eat any shrimp that will fit in their mouth -- and their mouth is small. Sexy shrimp will be hunted to death. Baby shrimp will be decimated. Adult or even medium size shrimp won't be bothered at all.
Thanks, do you think he'd pose a danger to a small pipefish? I keep that tank well stocked with pods so he should be well fedThey can be aggressive eaters, mine just choses to hunt pods all night and won't eat a thing... But he's growing and getting fatter, he's about 1" right now. Seems those big amphipods must sustain his gluttonous butt for hours at a time because he's getting girthy for something the size of a cigarette butt.
he is not cryptic or shy at all, he's out all day every day, doesn't hide at all -- But they're small, so they can be easy to miss.. I think that's where they get the cryptic myth. In a big tank with a lot of live rock, they'll be easy to miss. They get 2" when they're very old.. It's rare to see them much more than 1.25-1.5". It's not a big fish.
And yes, they are an anthias, but like hawkfish they perch and I *believe* lack a swim bladder. So they're pretty close to a hawkfish.
Lastly, they will eat any shrimp that will fit in their mouth -- and their mouth is small. Sexy shrimp will be hunted to death. Baby shrimp will be decimated. Adult or even medium size shrimp won't be bothered at all.
Nah, they mainly keep to themselves, perched on different coral.Thanks, do you think he'd pose a danger to a small pipefish? I keep that tank well stocked with pods so he should be well fed
Thanks, do you think he'd pose a danger to a small pipefish? I keep that tank well stocked with pods so he should be well fed