Geometric pygmy hawk??

[njfish77]

Are they reef safe? Do they bother any corals??Would they be a good reef addition??Thanks for any help

 

[rmougey]

I have a couple of friends who have them in their reef displays. No reported problems other than sometimes snacking on small shrimp or crabs. They aren't interested in your corals.

-Rob

 

[njfish77]

Well i was just reading something and it said not to add them to a reef because they will eat coral. Any others on these guys?

 

[rmougey]

They definately like to sit in your corals!

;-)

 

[ACBlinky]

I have a pixy hawk (Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus) in my 65g, he doesn't bother the corals at all. He perches all over the place, but never directly on a coral, and seldom bothers with the crabs or snails. He did kill a cleaner shrimp after a few months though. Hawks are fun and if you don't mind the possiblity of losing a few inverts now and then they're safe, just watch out for their feisty little personalities - I wouldn't house any shy or delicate fishes with one of these guys.

 

[Amphiprion]

Your fish is actually a perchlet (related to groupers). However, they do act a lot like hawkfish in that it can (and often will) perch on corals. They are a good species anyway, seeing as how they do not bother much of anything.

 

[Rothie]

I have had one of these for over a year in my LPS tank.He never bothers any corals or my shrimp.He only perches on rocks.I would not rank it high on the personality list,but he is very colorful.