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View Poll Results: Which Hawkfish? | |||
Longnose Hawkfish | 33 | 51.56% | |
Flame Hawkfish | 32 | 50.00% | |
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 64. You may not vote on this poll |
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07/10/2008, 12:32 AM | #51 |
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I have a pygmy hawk and have never seen him bother corals. The only problem I have with him is a rarely see him. He hides and since they are much smaller than flames or longose hawks, they are better suited for nano tanks imo. I really like the bright red color of flames. I would get one if it werent for the shrimp in my tank. I have a mated pair of coral banded shrimp that were some of the first residents in the tank. I'd hate to loose them along with the goby and pistol shrimp pair. Having to choose between them sucks though. In my case, I choose the shrimp.
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07/10/2008, 08:09 AM | #52 |
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So, what's the verdict here? Will both fish eventually eat cleaner shrimp as they grow up??
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07/10/2008, 08:57 AM | #53 |
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i would say most people have good luck if they are bigger shrimp and were in the tank first. don't add smaller shrimp after the hawk has been introduced to the tank.
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07/10/2008, 10:12 AM | #54 | |
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07/10/2008, 11:28 AM | #55 |
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just to add, a geometric pygmy hawk is actually an anthias species (acording to LA) that looks like a hawkfish, hence why they dont pose any threat to shrimp.
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07/10/2008, 12:36 PM | #56 |
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I voted for the Longnose Hawkfish. I like unique looking fish and the Longnose's body shape and color pattern are pretty unique compared to other Hawkfish. I have had one in my 65 gallon tank which currently has a Flame Angelfish, False Percula Clownfish, and a Coral Banded Shrimp. He is my second oldest fish at 4 years old.(was very small when I got him; he is about 4 inches now.) For a fish he has a great "personality", always swimming from one rocktop to another, and he has one spot that is like perfect for him, it faces the spot when I sit next to my laptop and my TV. I think sometimes that he is actually watching what i'm doing or watching the TV; I heard Hawkfish have very good eyesight.
One time when I was feeding my CBS a small piece of shrimp the Hawkfish seemed very hungry and tried to take it from him but failed. I have had my CBS for about 3 years now and I think he is full grown or close to it; theres no way my hawkfish could kill it unless maybe it was molting and it definitely would not go down without a fight. Sometimes I feed him live "ghost/grass" shrimp to him as a treat and it probably brings back his natural predator instincts a little if you know what I mean. Longnose all the way! |
07/10/2008, 08:19 PM | #57 |
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Longnose is starting to pull away with it
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07/10/2008, 09:10 PM | #58 |
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One of the most hardiest fish.
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07/10/2008, 10:48 PM | #59 |
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07/10/2008, 11:45 PM | #60 |
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07/11/2008, 02:28 AM | #61 |
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07/11/2008, 12:42 PM | #62 |
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The pygmy hawkfish might be a little small for my tank. I added a yellowhead jawfish about a week and half ago and i haven't seen him at all and no burrows either, so I'm thinking he may have been eatin by my lobster because he was too small. At this point if i were to put a hawkfish in it would be the longnose. Thanks everyone for the replies.
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