Fish suggestions!

[RDtrack]

Only thing to caution you about the flame hawk is if you are going to keep any shrimp. They can sometimes go after them. If you want shrimp add prior to the flame hawk.

I have a one-spot fox face and I love him. Kind of like a big puppy dog. Also adding him rather than the yellow tang would avoid some aggression issues.

 

[Royalturtle]

Thanks all! I finally made a decision. The flame hawk definitely concerned me in terms of shrimp; I have a cbs and while he's large and *should* be ok, I did find some instances where a hawkfish took out a larger shrimp like that. I have a strange attachment to that shrimp, so didn't want to risk it . Same reasoning, except with polyps, I decided against the foxface. My understanding is it's not super common, but again I read too many horror stories of a previously docile foxface one day just plowing up a tank full of polyps. They had a great one at the lfs though, so hard to resist! So I ended up going with a yellow tang and a diamond goby; no pics yet, I pick them up Tuesday and then straight into qt with them. So thanks again, this was all very helpful to me!

 

[kw22]

Thanks all! I finally made a decision. The flame hawk definitely concerned me in terms of shrimp; I have a cbs and while he's large and *should* be ok, I did find some instances where a hawkfish took out a larger shrimp like that. I have a strange attachment to that shrimp, so didn't want to risk it . Same reasoning, except with polyps, I decided against the foxface. My understanding is it's not super common, but again I read too many horror stories of a previously docile foxface one day just plowing up a tank full of polyps. They had a great one at the lfs though, so hard to resist! So I ended up going with a yellow tang and a diamond goby; no pics yet, I pick them up Tuesday and then straight into qt with them. So thanks again, this was all very helpful to me!

Glad you have made a decision

You must feed your diamond goby often,around 3-5 times a day.Otherwise it will starve.

 

[Royalturtle]

Good to know - I knew they were frequent feeders, didn't know THAT frequent. I am looking into feeding techniques for these guys, so hopefully will be prepared.