Hawkfish - What a Ham

[wisconsinc]

I was playing around with the camera the other night and my Spotted Hawkfish was posing nicely. He sure has a lot of personality.

 

[crazyaqua]

lol nice pic hawks are great i have skunk one i will have to get a pic of it soon

 

[mythrenody]

Nice

 

[mr_bill]

Nice Falco's hawkfish.
I have one also and bought it under the "spotted hawkfish" tag. Here's the good news...
They only get about 3" tops, are extremely hardy, and not as aggressive as spotted hawks. Spotted hawks get up to 5" and have been known to eat small fish.

 

[wisconsinc]

Originally Posted by Mr_Bill

Nice Falco's hawkfish.
I have one also and bought it under the "spotted hawkfish" tag. Here's the good news...
They only get about 3" tops, are extremely hardy, and not as aggressive as spotted hawks. Spotted hawks get up to 5" and have been known to eat small fish.

Well, that's good to know. Thanks!
He's not aggressive at all, but he sure gets curious when I add more hermit crabs. He follows those little guys around, but I've never seen him try and flip one over.

 

[mr_bill]

I think they are begging.

 

[rabid frog]

Taste Test

 

[fishychick]

Too funny. Does that cleaner shrimp

play with fire or what?

 

[fishieness]

ive always liked hawkfish and have been wanting to get one. but i dont think i have room esspecialy now that i just got a small fuzzy dwarf.

 

[reefiness]

fishiness you have any pics of the fuzzy, never knew you got one.
and rabid frog love the pic, i thought hawks were supposed to eat ornamental shrimp????? :notsure:
o well lol

 

[mr_bill]

Originally Posted by reefiness
fishiness you have any pics of the fuzzy, never knew you got one.
and rabid frog love the pic, i thought hawks were supposed to eat ornamental shrimp????? :notsure:
o well lol

Some of the bigger hawks can, but the falcos hawk only gets 2.5-3" max so a little less dangerous although they could just kill them outright without actually eating them.

 

[fishieness]

Originally Posted by reefiness
fishiness you have any pics of the fuzzy, never knew you got one.
and rabid frog love the pic, i thought hawks were supposed to eat ornamental shrimp????? :notsure:
o well lol

yup! i got him on saterday! here!!
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/showthread.php?t=201630
sorry guys, i know its off topic, but he asked?

 

[reefiness]

i love those fish but i dont want one just because lions are venomous

 

[fishieness]

that just makes them cooler

 

[reefiness]

lol

until you accidently get stung.

 

[fishieness]

ehh. ill just use hot water and a hair dryer to morph the enzyme so it cant bind to the substrate in my body. no harm done.

 

[rabid frog]

The Cleaner and the flame were "Cool" for a few months, but then I moved and everything died. So he did not have a chance to be bad. But everything I read says not to keep them together. I bought the flame and cleaner when I was new to the hobby and do not suggest it at all.