Longnose Hawkfish: What Do You Think?

I have been contemplating my 29g stocking list for the past few weeks. I had several fish on my list and have come to decide that I will have a semi-aggressive fish in my sps reef-tank. Will that work?

My current wish list is a Cinnnamon clown, a Swales Sissguard Basslet, and two Yellow Stripe Clingfish. That puts me at 11". But I like the look of the Longnose Hawfish. At just 1" longer than the Cinnamon Clown, it will only put me 1" longer on my stocking list, and is also semi-aggressive like the clown.

Longnose Hawkfish

What are your opinions and/or experiences with this fish and do you think it will get along with other tank-mates? Will semi-aggressive fish do OK in a reef tank?

 

P.S. - I noticed that LA lists it as "Reef safe, with caution." Is this a fish that may nip at clam mantels?

 

I know that they will kill any cleaner shrimp or other shrimp, they have an appetite for inverts and I am not sure how they are with coral

 

Brennan, I am glad you caught that! I want to have several kinds of shrimp in the tank. Hmm...

Would this fish also reek haveck to the Clingfish which are "peaceful" and only 2" long?

 

Look at the compatibility chart on your link. That should help some. I have no experience with those fish. Looking at the size of the clingfish they could become a dinner for your hawkfish.

 

Size is what I was worried about. It says that hawkfish and gobies are compatible.

 

IMO it just depends on the fish, same thing with Dwarf angels and corals, i think that falco's are the most peaceful out of them all.

 

The hawkfish may eat the clingfish because of the size difference, but I know for a fact that he will kill any shrimp you put in the tank.

 

I guess that is out of question then. I want 2 cleaner shrimp and 2 peterson shrimp.

 

I feel your pain, I originally wanted a flame hawkfish for my tank but when I found out they will kill shrimp I said no.