Long nose Hawkfish

[clown lover]

I have had this long nose hawk fish for about a year now, with no real issues with my cleaner shrimp as to aggression, Had one of the cleaners die of old age and now want to add a blood red shrimp.
Has anyone had this scenario and was there any problem with any kind of hawk fish aggression towards the shrimp ?

 

[DaveK]

For all species of hawkfish, shrimp is one of their favorite foods.

A hawk will look as shrimp, and be thinking "hors d'oeuvers, you shouldn't have" as devours the shrimp. You will have a very well fed hawk,

 

[SantaMonicaHelp]

Hawks are known to eat shrimp. I'd say it depends if you'd be willing to give your hawk fish a possible expensive meal. It is also not a good idea to introduce the cleaners to the tank after the hawk fish has been put in the tank.

-Sal

 

[Steve Lane]

But they are such a brilliant addition........I had a LNH with shrimps/crabs but they will need to be large!