Flame hawk and Longnose Hawk living together in a 55

[sawellem]

Would a Flame Hawk and a Longnose Hawkfish get along in a 55g tank? I've got a good amount of rock work. (about 50 pounds of liverock)
Thanks for the help and any advice.

 

[Betta132]

Possibly... it's a risk.

 

[Moort82]

I've done it and didn't see any aggression between the two so you could be lucky. My longnosed was resident for a year or so before hand and didn't even react to the flame. I would class flames as naughtier as it used to antagonise my female clown but in a playful way, only swimming near her and then perching until she chased it away then it would do a lap of the tank and stop near her again, that continued for a little while which I think may have been a little boredom. I think boredom is actually the issue with these fish and eating things like cleaner shrimp or just playing up. They are quite intelligent (if a fish can be intelligent) and without stimulation, they just get a little naughty in a similar way to a child.

 

[rogersb]

I have a 6ft tank with one of each. They never even seem to notice each other. Not that same as a 55, but I'm having success.

 

[jco1856]

I have 2 flame hawks and a longnose hawk in a 56 gallon without any aggression

 

[eatbreakfast]

I have kept the two species together on multiple occassions without any aggression.

 

[sawellem]

Thanks for all the comments, looks like I will try it out, I really do love hawks haha