Shrimps with a longnose hawk

[Waxxiemann]

Hi,

I want to add a cleaner shrimp or 2 to my 90 which is currently housing a smallish longnose hawkfish. It's my understanding that shrimps do not do so well with this fish unless they are of a big size.

You guys have any reccomendations here? Is there a rule of thumb or anything? Is it a bad idea?

Thanks!

 

[bkmorris]

i had a longnose with 2 shrimp for a long time... he never bothered either of them. imo, longnose are less likely to be a threat to shrimp (and other fish) than the other hawks. i'd say just get the largest cleaners you can, just to be safe.

 

[Amphiprion]

IME, longnose hawkfish are almost just as likely to eat shrimp as other relatively smaller hawkfish. The best that I have seen (though they still may eat shrimp) is Cyprinocirrhites polyactis, the lyretail (or swallowtail) hawkfish.