Flame Hawlk fish any experience?

[sauce-n-tank]

Hey i just bought a flame hawlk about 1 inch and a quarter, ialso have him in a 30 gal.I feed all my fish pellets and brime shrimp but i never see him eat or go for the food. Then little by litte i have been noticing my crab is missing legs, my shrimp an arm, and my purple dart fire fish is missing a fin and just died but i havent seen any aggression from it.. whats going on??

[missionsix66]

Flame hawks love to eat inverts. Known for flipping them and plucking them from shell. Did it eat at the store you bought it from?

[sauce-n-tank]

man i know it sounds stupid but i was so anxious to get it cause my LFS usualy dont cary them and it was the perfect size so i forgot to ask to feed..

[double2mk]

Never see mine go after any inverts. Sleeps upsidedown though.
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/l...ble2mk/006.jpg


Loves flakes or brine shrimp. Usually sits around perched somewhere.

[missionsix66]

Try some garlic soaked food. Garlic is supposed to encourage eating(among other things).

[Iraf]

Originally Posted by double2mk

Never see mine go after any inverts. Sleeps upsidedown though.
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/l...ble2mk/006.jpg


Loves flakes or brine shrimp. Usually sits around perched somewhere.

Man that'd freak me out

[double2mk]

Originally Posted by Iraf

Man that'd freak me out

Ill try and get a video. It is the funniest thing. The second the lights go out, he races to his corner, flips upside down, and spends the night.

Too funny.

[sauce-n-tank]

lol that is funny. send that vid. well i think im going to get som flakes from me LFS. if not bye bye inverts

[Iraf]

I want a flame hawk to replace my deceased six line but I'm setting up a brine hatchery first I think... From what I've read they can be finicky eaters unless it's live food sometimes

[sauce-n-tank]

oh i c.. well i used to have a six in line but i thing my eel ate it since it was sick from ick.