Longnose hawkfish

[ChadyP]

Has anyone had problems with a hawkfish eating a starfish. I saw him nip at my store at the other day now after returning home and being gone for two, I know starfish is missing pieces of his limb. My only guess is that it's him or my fire shrimp.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Starfish missing limbs is a sign they are starving. That is not caused by hawkfish or fire shrimp.

 

[nereefpat]

I would be really surprised if a longnosed hawkfish would bite a starfish.

Your post does say "hogfish" though. To be clear, hawkfish?

 

[ChadyP]

I would be really surprised if a longnosed hawkfish would bite a starfish.

Your post does say "hogfish" though. To be clear, hawkfish?

Oops. Using talk to text. Well, the strfiwh has been in the tank for 2 months now and never moved from it's original spot. Once I saw the hawk anip at him one time, he has been traveling all over the tank. My wife saw the fireshrip picking at him last night but I think it was just cleaning the star.
So if he is starving, what can I feed him? I am currently adding phycopure to the tank.
Thanks guys!

 

[eatbreakfast]

They feed on biofilms in the tank. Ideally plan on 100g per starfish in a tank that has been setup over a year.

 

[CC13]

They feed on biofilms in the tank. Ideally plan on 100g per starfish in a tank that has been setup over a year.

Any chance we figured out how to feed? I have the exact same starfish I think is also starving, is there anything I can do to feed this little guy?

 

[eatbreakfast]

Any chance we figured out how to feed? I have the exact same starfish I think is also starving, is there anything I can do to feed this little guy?

Just a large, mature reef system.

 

[CC13]

Just a large, mature reef system.

Large system I have.

I had to dose flocuzanole about a month ago to try and rid of hair algae to which there has been a large decrease in available algae in the system. Is there anything I can directly feed?

 

[eatbreakfast]

Not to my knowledge.

 

[CC13]

Not to my knowledge.

Any advice then? Take it back to the store?

 

[eatbreakfast]

Know anyone with an older large reef tank?

 

[CC13]

Know anyone with an older large reef tank?

Ya good idea... lemme ask around and see.