whats the best HAWK Fish?

[Stuart60611]

Be careful with the flame hawk. They can be aggressive. I had one which did not take a liking to my royal gramma and constantly chased my gramma into hiding. I would definitely add the hawk toward the end b/c of potential aggression.

 

[reeferboi6888]

I have a falco in my 75 and it is awesome it is my favorite fish in there

 

[Michelle L]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11134759#post11134759 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by saltysteven
and also it says that hawkfish eat small shrimp but has anyone had problems with it eating a cleaner shrimp?

I did. I had a Falco Hawk and he was very cool, but he killed both of my cleaner shrimp (dismembered them right in front of my eyes) and also killed five small cleaner gobies. He was an absolute terror. He also attacked my 7 inch foxface on a regular basis and would leap at the glass to try to get my cat.

He was very interactive, intellegent and a lot of fun, but was too aggressive to keep. I can definitely say that I had a love/hate relationship with that fish.

 

[_FishFreak_724]

I have owned many different hawks in my 120 gal Fo.

Ive had :
Falco
G. Pygmy
Flame
Freckled
Longnose
&& currently own an Arc Eye.

I think that my Arc Eye has had the most personality, they are very cool and very entertaining to watch. He gets along with all of his co-inhabinats ( puffers,triggers,tangs,eels,damsels, and even some cleaner and peppermint shrimps && he loves being cleaned) He swims around perching on everything he can find.

Id go with an arc-eye and if intended to keep with shrimp , add the shrimp first !!!

 

[saltysteven]

_FishFreak_724- im not to sure about that arceye. maybe you got a nice one. I found a great site for checking out fish-
check out it out
http://www.marinecenter.com/results.asp?t=keyword&k=hawkfish

This is what it said about the arc eye:

The Arceye Hawkfish is orangish-pink with a white line down the body and a bright orange ring, with a bluish border around the back of the eye. This species is an excellent choice for an aggressive community setting. This species is bold and predatory. Do not keep it with fish equal to, or smaller than its own length, because it can (and will) swallow them. Keep only one per tank unless you have a very large aquarium. Provide with structures to perch on and nooks and crannies to hide in.

 

[_FishFreak_724]

Wow, then i must have a nice one, mine doesnt even touch the shrimp, and he pigs out on flakes, doesnt even try to touch the meats. But even though they state that, every fish is different.

But, My second fave was the longnose. They have great personality too !! And they stand out more from other hawks with their "beak" like feature. But they may eat smaller feather dusters, and shrimps as they grow larger. They can attain a length of 5.1 inches.

 

[InLimbo87]

I like the geometric pygmy.. I'm considering one for my next tank, very cool patterns

 

[tangers]

My flame never ate feather dusters, and my cleaner shrimps never even hid from him.

 

[snorvich]

Flame hawkfish DO eat cleaner shrimp. You might get lucky but in general, you will not.

 

[saltysteven]

damn these hawkfish are tough to pick out! they are all so interesting but i really love the cleaner shrimp!