The Hawkfish Lover Thread!

[Reefbuds]

I've had my LFS on the hunt for a pair of these for me for a couple months! Will put them in my 90.

Got mine from Divers Den. They have some every so often, took me a while to get one tho, they sell very quickly when in stock

 

[Reefbuds]

Big Red loving the new aquascape! :)

 

[Fudsey]

Got a question for you Hawk lovers. Can you mix them? Like a Flame with a Long Nose?

 

[Reefbuds]

Got a question for you Hawk lovers. Can you mix them? Like a Flame with a Long Nose?

I've heard of people doing this. From my understanding they have to be introduced at the same time and need a large tank with plenty of room for territory. I'm not totally sure tho, I'm certain someone else can chime in with more info.

 

[norfolkgarden]

Yes, as juveniles. We have one of each. flame (mine) longnose (Better Half). Only 1 year experience.

Previously had a pair of longnose.
Lost 1 in a tank crash but the other survived for 5 years.

So far they just ignore each other. Tank gets fed heavily so there is no food competition.
They both will do a full circuit around the tank but in slightly different locations and they never seem to spend any time messing with each other.

Flame was in for a month before the longnose.
Originally the flame would sit close to the longnose and preferably just a little higher. I'm sure it was not pleased to see the longnose, but that was the extent of any aggression.

 

[norfolkgarden]

We 1st tried it with a slightly larger longnose and that was a disaster. The longnose was aggressive and tried to attack the flame hawkfish from inside the acclamation box!
Back to the LFS.

Be able and ready to fix it if it doesn't go well. [emoji846]

Like most other potentially aggressive fish, it would be best to introduce them at the same time, in separate acclamation boxes, next to each other, for a few days and see how that goes.

 

[norfolkgarden]

75 gallons with a lot of live rock and different perches.

 

[Special K]

My new guy chilling on my new gyre

 

[Fragwil]

My long nose this dude can eat 20 peppermint shrimp in 20 minutes lol it’s a love hate with him.

 

[Todvod]

Picked this guy up last week. Always comes to the front of the tank as I approach. Eats very well too.

 

[Fudsey]

Mine does the same thing..... always looking for a handout :-)

 

[Reefbuds]

My long nose this dude can eat 20 peppermint shrimp in 20 minutes lol it’s a love hate with him.

Hea beautiful. Fantastic colouring

 

[Reefbuds]

Mine does the same thing..... always looking for a handout :)

Yea I feel like you could never get enough food for them. Everytime you walk by they swim up wanting a snack

 

[Reefbuds]

Got some green star polyps for my hawks! The Male is loving it and stay close by all day. Female not so much. I'll try to get a pic tmrw.

 

[JadeM]

Ive only ever had 2 hawks, one was a stunning swallow tail that unfortunately jumped out of a 1nch by 1inch hole...but currently have a 4 inch Arc eye hawk who is starting to get meaty and put on some size...old pic..I'll have to get take some new ones

 

[Reefbuds]

Ive only ever had 2 hawks, one was a stunning swallow tail that unfortunately jumped out of a 1nch by 1inch hole...but currently have a 4 inch Arc eye hawk who is starting to get meaty and put on some size...old pic..I'll have to get take some new ones

Awsome!! Love the arc eyes, never seen a very big one tho would love to see some new pics!!!

 

[Reefbuds]

Ive only ever had 2 hawks, one was a stunning swallow tail that unfortunately jumped out of a 1nch by 1inch hole...but currently have a 4 inch Arc eye hawk who is starting to get meaty and put on some size...old pic..I'll have to get take some new ones

Terrible about your swallowtail tho. I've heard hawkfish can spot out and jump out of very small holes.

 

[juniorrocketdad]

My longnose, awesome fish but a total bully, luckily he can’t swim for long so it gives new additions a break from the harassment

 

[JadeM]

Awsome!! Love the arc eyes, never seen a very big one tho would love to see some new pics!!!

Me either, only seen this guy of his species, was in my lfs he in Oz for about 6 months!! I guess no ine wanted a "agressive, invert eating monster" for their reef....or they simply couldn't spot him in the tank! lol. Lucky me though they have such a great personality like my lamarcks angel and bird nose wrasse..

Terrible about your swallowtail tho. I've heard hawkfish can spot out and jump out of very small holes.

It was unfortunate after having glass lids, it was 2 years ago in my old in the wall style reef....poor fella was in the wrong place at the wrong time

 

[Peekay]

Just got my flame hawk from Live Aquaria yesterday! He's still getting used to the QT tank right now, haven't really seen him eat yet. This guy is great so far, though. He's rooming with 2 snowflake clowns and a yellow prawn goby right now. I find him resting on the powerhead, on the temp probe wire, by the airstone, hopefully he's happy.

PK