Long Nose Hawk?

TimothyJ · 05/04/2012, 12:54 PM

Anyone have a long nose hawkish in a nano tank? I have always loved the look of them but know only marginal info about them. I have a pair of clowns, royal gramma and yellow eye comb tooth blenny. The tank is 25 gallons and I am looking for passive fish. According to LiveAquaria it show semi aggressive temperament. Any thoughts and opinions on this are greatly appreciated.

OodleyBoodely · 05/05/2012, 02:10 AM

They are really cool fish and I used to keep one in a 55 with no problems. It might be ok in a 25, but, truthfully, I think the limited space would bring out the aggressiveness in the hawkfish... which might be too much for more passive species to deal with.

DarthSimon · 05/05/2012, 05:17 AM

Nano is to small... These fish like to cruise around... They make use of every square inch of your tank...

TimothyJ · 05/05/2012, 07:53 AM

Thanks for the info and opinions. I figured as much and am not one to push the envelope and ruin a perfectly fine Eco system!

LobsterOfJustice · 05/05/2012, 09:26 AM

Check out the pygmy hawkfish aka geometric hawkfish aka unarmed perchlet.

05/04/2012, 12:54 PM	#1
TimothyJ Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 634	Long Nose Hawk? Anyone have a long nose hawkish in a nano tank? I have always loved the look of them but know only marginal info about them. I have a pair of clowns, royal gramma and yellow eye comb tooth blenny. The tank is 25 gallons and I am looking for passive fish. According to LiveAquaria it show semi aggressive temperament. Any thoughts and opinions on this are greatly appreciated. __________________ My Tank: Deep Blue 30 Gallon Frag Tank, 8 x 24 ATI Powermodule with two Reef Brite XHO LED Strips, Three MP10wes Pumps Brothers Tank: Marineland 250DD

05/05/2012, 02:10 AM	#2
OodleyBoodely Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Azle, Tx Posts: 754	They are really cool fish and I used to keep one in a 55 with no problems. It might be ok in a 25, but, truthfully, I think the limited space would bring out the aggressiveness in the hawkfish... which might be too much for more passive species to deal with. __________________ 37gal w/LED lighting with cement/oystershell/perlite background, DSB, 20l sump with 30lbs lr, biopellets in reactor, Reef Octo skimmer, 1 pajama cardinal No corals at this time. -

05/05/2012, 07:53 AM	#4
TimothyJ Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 634	Thanks for the info and opinions. I figured as much and am not one to push the envelope and ruin a perfectly fine Eco system! __________________ My Tank: Deep Blue 30 Gallon Frag Tank, 8 x 24 ATI Powermodule with two Reef Brite XHO LED Strips, Three MP10wes Pumps Brothers Tank: Marineland 250DD

05/05/2012, 09:26 AM	#5
LobsterOfJustice Recovering Detritophobe Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 7,443	Check out the pygmy hawkfish aka geometric hawkfish aka unarmed perchlet. __________________ If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. I remember when zoanthids were called things like "green" and "orange" and not "reverse gorilla nipple." Current Tank Info: 180g reef with all the bells and whistles

05/05/2012, 05:17 AM	#3
DarthSimon King Lineatus has Risen! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NYC Metro Area Posts: 1,065	Nano is to small... These fish like to cruise around... They make use of every square inch of your tank...