Feeding Longnose Hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus)

[daveverdo]

I have Longnose Hawkfish that I love. He is healthy and sits there waiting patiently for food. He eats plenty. Only thing is he only eats frozen mysis or brine shrimp. Won't touch anything else I give him. No flakes, no pellets, no freeze dried mysis or brine shrimp.

I would like to try to get him to eat other things especially some dry food. His tankmates (6-line wrasse, Flame Angel and two Ocellaris) eat pretty much anything I throw in there. I have no problem with feeding frozen except when I travel. It is easier for whoever is feeding them to use portions of dry foods I prepare in advance. No fuss for them.

Anyone have success weening fish off live or frozen and onto freeze dried, flake, or pellet? Any suggestions?

Dave

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

certain species are extremely unlikely to take flake or pellet and Longnose Hawk is one of them. GOOD LUCK

 

[Foody]

I have a newly acquired Cardinal who also will not eat anything other than meaty foods. I got quite a bit of "feedback" when I mentioned that I fed Rod's Original to him, but it's loaded with lots of different stuff and he loves it, as does everything else in the tank.

 

[dreaminmel]

Had a longnose hawk back when first came into the hobby and other than what you're currently already feeding, only other thing mine would actually eat was Guppy fry.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

the Hawk will take (small) live fishes. It's a natural prey item. I've had luck weaning Cardinals to nori, flake pellet but no such luck with Longnose Hawk (which is a jumper).