Redspotted Hawkfish

[Snowxcross]

Hi there - I've had my redspotted Hawkfish in my 30g frag tank (plumbed into my main) for a few years now. I currently have an aptasia growth going on and decided to go with peppermint shrimp to tackle the issue. In the meantime, today I got my redspotted hawk out and put him in a acclimation box, in my main tank.

My question is, while I'm looking at him in the larger tank, maybe he'd be better in it? It's a 80g with a few fish, including a red flame hawk, but no fish is smaller then the redspotted hawk. I also do not have any gobies or small wrasse for him to beat up. So it seems like a decent move, but asking you guys for some feedback. Not sure how the red hawk will react, but so far no issues in the acclimation box.

Thank you

 

[FlexingFishSticks]

Nice looking fish! As long as there is enough space on the sand it should be ok ? They are sand dwelling fish so as long as it stays away from the flame hawks area should work not too sure tbh maybe someone with personal experience can chime in.

 

[pcon]

Nice looking fish! As long as there is enough space on the sand it should be ok ? They are sand dwelling fish so as long as it stays away from the flame hawks area should work not too sure tbh maybe someone with personal experience can chime in.

Where have you heard that they are sand dwelling? Hawkfish generally perch on the rock work. they don’t Generally live in sand burrows like gobies, nor do they sift sand they are ambush predators.

Hawks are generally Fine with other larger fish and are aggressive enoughto hold their own. If you have small ornamental shrimp or small gobies or other fish which could fit in the hawks mouth then I wouldn’t add it to the other tank. And assuming you don’t have any large predators in the large tank that could eat the hawk. it would probably be a fine addition.