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01-22-2008, 05:42 AM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: n.e. pa Age: 25
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 |  flame hawkfish
i really like these and went to the lfs today to pick one up after reading about it and the "guy" there told me that he would eat all of my inverts(hermits crabs shrimp) but i did not read anything about that.
can anyone with experience with one of these chime in and let me know how he does with the rest of the tank
also in my 55g tank:
clarkii clown
yellow tang
porcelin crab
few emerald crabs
sally lightfoot
coral banded shrimp
bunch of red leg hermits and blue leg hermits
really i am just looking for other peoples opinions and experiences with them to judge if it is worth the risk or not
thank you for your time
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01-22-2008, 06:40 AM
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| | Giant Squid
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01-22-2008, 09:17 AM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: n.e. pa Age: 25
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Originally Posted by coral reefer  | thank you,
i have done a good amount of research and still have not decided if it is worth the risk or not. i would really like to hear from some of the people that have them as of now and how they react with others, especially inverts. i realize what they eat naturally but i am thinking if i get a small one and feed him plenty of brine and flake and get him trained to that he might leave the inverts alone.
i realize no matter what it is going to be a crap shoot, just want to hear others opinions
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01-22-2008, 09:41 AM
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| | 3reef Sponsor
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Va/Ct
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They are a great fish But if you wish to keep just know your crustaceans will be eaten.. period its that simple no matter what you feed them .. I love them myself and have had many in as many set ups they eat what they eat. If and when its available .. _________ Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible (Doug Larson) | |
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01-31-2008, 06:18 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: n.e. pa Age: 25
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well i have had him for just over a week now and so far so good, i figured what the hell and got a huma huma also since i had always wanted one, he is just a baby though. they both eat frozen brine very well and i will update later as to the clean up crew. here are a few pics  
he is everything i hoped he would be, so personable, and i love the way he just hop around having fun all day  
thanks again for all the info, i know i am taking a chance but i could not resist | |
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01-31-2008, 06:20 PM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: East Lansing, MI Age: 21
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cool looking fish! I will probably get one in the future after I have enough inverts crawling around for him to eat. If I am still here you may get a pic reply!
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01-31-2008, 06:59 PM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Age: 47
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Of all of the hawkfish this is one of least aggressive. We have one in our 72 and he has not bothered any of the inverts, not even our little peppermint shrimp. He is full of personality and such a beautiful addition. The Flame Hawk is a totally different story..... _________ 72 gallon bowed 150lbs LR 60 lbs LS
2 Percs
1 Chevron Tang
Hippo Tang
Six Line Wrasse
Coral Banded Shrimp
Cleaner Shrimp
Starry Blenny
4 Lyretail Anthias
Long Polyp Toadstool
Montipora
Long Tentacle Anenome
Short tentacle plate
Pulsing Xenia
Green Star polyps
Frogspawn
29 gallon
2 Clown
1 Coral Beauty
1 Fairy Wrasse
24 FOWLR
Dwarf Lion
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01-31-2008, 08:17 PM
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| | Panda Puffer
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sun River,Oregon (Bend) Age: 35
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They are known for flipping hermits/snails over and plucking the goods out of the shell. Their mouths are bigger than they look. My buudy has one and I've seen it eat a whole sand eel. | |
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01-31-2008, 08:28 PM
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| | Feather Star
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Miami,Fl Age: 19
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Have had one for 3 months and still hasnt eaten or attacked the banded coral shrimp or fire shrimp. Must be on of the lucky ones for now. Also gets along with all my other fish including the my peaceful chromis. Just my experience, dont know how yours will react. Not to sure about the trigger though, I think it likes it shrimp  . _________ 90 gallon tank with center overflows, 44 gallon custom sump/fuge, Tek T5 retrofit 4x54 bulbs, Reef Octopus nw200 protein skimmer, Iwaki WMD40RLXT return pump (changed to panworld 100pxx),Knop c ca reactor, PA light house controller.
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