hawkfish question

[jjj1100]

Ok, I am slowly making the plans of stocking my 300 gallon tank, and I was wondering what would be better a Flame Hawk or Longnose Hawk. I want the longnose becuse they look cooler, but the wife wants a flamehawk becuase she used to have one growing up and claims it would play hide and seek with her around the tank and raves about its personality.

In a 300 is there a problem with both...i would'nt be adding them for about a month or so, but I just want to get some feedback now as to the pro's and con's of these 2 fish...

also can they live with triggers in a 300 gallon tank?

The tank will probably have the following, still kickin around ideas:
2 eels (snowflake and zebra)
2 or 3 triggers
Dwarf Lion
Valenti puffer and hawian blue puffer (both get 5 inches max)
and a blennie

and then...hmmm only time will tell

 

[steeldude]

I actually have both in my 92 corner. They completely ignore eachother. But they just live with two juv bird wrasses, 3 juv Orbis Cardinals, 1 juv twin spot wrasses and 1 juv snowflake. If they get too big and territorial aggression starts I'll get a longer tank. You should be fine in a 300g with your stocking plan. Assuming its a 72"?

 

[jjj1100]

the 300 is 96L x 30W x 24H

How are your hawk's personalities...are they pretty neat?

 

[Brenden]

I had a flame hawk. Really cool personality. I sold him do to bunches of small shrimp.