We have a 6ft reef setup that has a Scarlet hawkfish (Neocirrhites armatus) that has been in the system for over twelve months.
Last August we added a Long nosed hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus), but it disappeared after a couple of weeks, tho it didn't appear to be getting grief from the Scarlet hawk, we assumed it jumped and the cat found it or it fell prey to a rogue coral banded shrimp.
So, we replaced it with another, which promptly disappeared as well and the shrimp exiled to the sump.
A few nights ago whilst messing with the weir box, I discovered both long nosed hawkfish swimming around it, after eight months I was well surprised!!
Everything I have read about long nosed hawkfish says that you should not keep more than one per system, tho my experience would suggest that is not necessarily the case.
The real question is, when I get them out, do you think I can keep both of them in the main tank with the Scarlet (providing I fit a weir cover!) ??
Do LNH pair up? Could I possibly now have a male/female pair? Would one of them have changed sex?
Chris
Last August we added a Long nosed hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus), but it disappeared after a couple of weeks, tho it didn't appear to be getting grief from the Scarlet hawk, we assumed it jumped and the cat found it or it fell prey to a rogue coral banded shrimp.
So, we replaced it with another, which promptly disappeared as well and the shrimp exiled to the sump.
A few nights ago whilst messing with the weir box, I discovered both long nosed hawkfish swimming around it, after eight months I was well surprised!!
Everything I have read about long nosed hawkfish says that you should not keep more than one per system, tho my experience would suggest that is not necessarily the case.
The real question is, when I get them out, do you think I can keep both of them in the main tank with the Scarlet (providing I fit a weir cover!) ??
Do LNH pair up? Could I possibly now have a male/female pair? Would one of them have changed sex?
Chris
