Flame Hawkfish safe with inverts?

Woodstock · 01-23-2008, 04:44 PM

I have a flame hawkfish in QT but am now rethinking adding him to my reef. I've heard that they will eat snails and crabs

Have you ever owned one? If so, did it eat your snails or crabs?

Here is a pic of my guy:

cheeks69 · 01-23-2008, 04:54 PM

Doni he won't touch snails or crabs now shrimp that's another story

framerguy · 01-23-2008, 05:22 PM

Right, and he "may" not eat the shrimp already in there. Mine didn't. BUT!! If I ever added any they didn't last long.

Nervoustime · 01-23-2008, 05:58 PM

My Longnose Hawkfish took care of my shrimps, but he has shown no interest in the snails.

cioutlaw · 01-23-2008, 06:06 PM

I have snails & crabs & have never seen him eat any but some do show up dead on occasion. No shrimp in my tank anymore, I did have a cleaner shrimp that came up missing but was with the Flame for about a year before hand.

aquaman3680 · 01-23-2008, 06:20 PM

I have never seen them eat snails or crabs, but I bought 4 peppermint shrimp and he ate them before they hit the rocks!

Matt

klasikb · 01-23-2008, 06:28 PM

Flame Hawks are amazing fish, soo much personality. They will eat shrimp added after them, but I never saw them bother snails or crabs. He looks beautiful, go for it.

Woodstock · 01-23-2008, 06:34 PM

Whew!~ I am so relieved! I had heard they will eat shrimp and that's fine since I don't have any but I do have snails and hermits. He is such a cutie pie

Thanks everyone!

vdituri · 01-23-2008, 08:02 PM

I was going to say how nice he looks, but judging by your avatar you already know that. lol

Beautiful.

dobejazz · 01-23-2008, 08:08 PM

Mine is find with snails and hermits I also have a fairly large Coral banded shrimp he has never even looked at

JWarren · 01-23-2008, 08:21 PM

I have one in my 55 as well and not one problem with him. Absolutly the best fish in the tank. He loves the blender mix I make and stays away from everything else. He has never gone after my two cleaners or the baby peppermint shrimp. I have seen him chase down a few mysis shrimp though.

cheeks69 · 01-23-2008, 09:13 PM

Just one more thing I noticed with mine which eventually led me to remove him from the tank was that he tended to pick on my Fairy Wrasses for some reason, don't know if this is common with them or not but once established he may be aggressive towards the newer more timid additions.

Dentoid · 01-23-2008, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Woodstock

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Looks like he is blowing bubbles.

cioutlaw · 01-23-2008, 11:40 PM

Mine can be aggressive towards other fish but very rarely.

Fish Crazy · 01-28-2008, 03:43 PM

I have had a flame hawkfish in my reef tank for almost 2 years and no issues with him eating snails or crabs. He is great fun to watch..only issue I had 2 perc clowns that picked on him so I moved them to another tank

01-23-2008, 04:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 22,844 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Flame Hawkfish safe with inverts? I have a flame hawkfish in QT but am now rethinking adding him to my reef. I've heard that they will eat snails and crabs Have you ever owned one? If so, did it eat your snails or crabs? Here is a pic of my guy: __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MHs, dual Geiseman Actinic T5s,Neptune AC III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

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cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 6,614 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Flame Hawkfish safe with inverts? Doni he won't touch snails or crabs now shrimp that's another story __________________ Robert My Cube “A spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe—a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.” Albert Einstein

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framerguy Manta Ray Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mount Airy, Ga Posts: 3,326 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Flame Hawkfish safe with inverts? Right, and he "may" not eat the shrimp already in there. Mine didn't. BUT!! If I ever added any they didn't last long. __________________ ___________________________________ Greg All time fav quote: "Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy."-Guillaume Apollinaire "Being happy can be as easy as deciding to be!"-Greg Kimsey (framerguy) Still Workin' on it! 390gDT built in wall, Gargantuan DIY Beckett Skimmer, 150g sump, Sequence Hammerhead closed loop, 75 gallon seagrass/mineral mud refugium, 55 gallon crushed coral/live rock refugium, 30 gallon DSB/ cheatomorpha refugium, algae turf scrubber, DIY calcium reactor, DIY kalkwasser mixer, DIY light system w/4x 250MH & 4x54w T5, etc, etc, etc... chronicles-akwareum (\___/) This is Bunny. (=O.o=) Copy and paste him into your signature (")__(") to help him gain world domination

01-23-2008, 05:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
Nervoustime Scopas Tang Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Irvine, California Posts: 485 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Flame Hawkfish safe with inverts? My Longnose Hawkfish took care of my shrimps, but he has shown no interest in the snails.

01-23-2008, 06:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
cioutlaw Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Champaign Illinois Posts: 949 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Flame Hawkfish safe with inverts? I have snails & crabs & have never seen him eat any but some do show up dead on occasion. No shrimp in my tank anymore, I did have a cleaner shrimp that came up missing but was with the Flame for about a year before hand. __________________ My 120gallon chronical My 225 gallon chronical My website

01-23-2008, 06:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
aquaman3680 Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 2,130 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Flame Hawkfish safe with inverts? I have never seen them eat snails or crabs, but I bought 4 peppermint shrimp and he ate them before they hit the rocks! Matt __________________ Check it out! The 90 gallon Road Trip

01-23-2008, 06:28 PM	#7 (permalink)
klasikb Bryozoan Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: wisconsin Posts: 47 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Flame Hawkfish safe with inverts? Flame Hawks are amazing fish, soo much personality. They will eat shrimp added after them, but I never saw them bother snails or crabs. He looks beautiful, go for it. __________________ Just a girl looking to build a little piece of heaven on earth, without killing it

01-23-2008, 06:34 PM	#8 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 22,844 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Flame Hawkfish safe with inverts? Whew!~ I am so relieved! I had heard they will eat shrimp and that's fine since I don't have any but I do have snails and hermits. He is such a cutie pie Thanks everyone! __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MHs, dual Geiseman Actinic T5s,Neptune AC III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

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vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 5,710 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Flame Hawkfish safe with inverts? I was going to say how nice he looks, but judging by your avatar you already know that. lol Beautiful. __________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

01-23-2008, 08:08 PM	#10 (permalink)
dobejazz Elegance coral Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,242 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Flame Hawkfish safe with inverts? Mine is find with snails and hermits I also have a fairly large Coral banded shrimp he has never even looked at __________________ Kelli

01-23-2008, 08:21 PM	#11 (permalink)
JWarren Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Port Saint Lucie, Florida Posts: 1,391 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Flame Hawkfish safe with inverts? I have one in my 55 as well and not one problem with him. Absolutly the best fish in the tank. He loves the blender mix I make and stays away from everything else. He has never gone after my two cleaners or the baby peppermint shrimp. I have seen him chase down a few mysis shrimp though. __________________ John Typhoon RO/DI filter unit. My Saltwater web site. Help build ReefPedia!

01-23-2008, 09:13 PM	#12 (permalink)
cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 6,614 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Flame Hawkfish safe with inverts? Just one more thing I noticed with mine which eventually led me to remove him from the tank was that he tended to pick on my Fairy Wrasses for some reason, don't know if this is common with them or not but once established he may be aggressive towards the newer more timid additions. __________________ Robert My Cube “A spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe—a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.” Albert Einstein

01-23-2008, 11:40 PM	#14 (permalink)
cioutlaw Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Champaign Illinois Posts: 949 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Flame Hawkfish safe with inverts? Mine can be aggressive towards other fish but very rarely. __________________ My 120gallon chronical My 225 gallon chronical My website

01-28-2008, 03:43 PM	#15 (permalink)
Fish Crazy Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 293 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Flame Hawkfish safe with inverts? I have had a flame hawkfish in my reef tank for almost 2 years and no issues with him eating snails or crabs. He is great fun to watch..only issue I had 2 perc clowns that picked on him so I moved them to another tank __________________ Reefing Rocks Check out our 180 project http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...obsession.html

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