Very Eager hawkfish

[ferretttt]

I have my reef tank up for about two months or so now and all is going well. Not too many fatalities, except a flame scallop in one day (I think the hermies ate him up) and a peppermint shrimp.

Well that is really the issue. I have a longnosed hawkfish and he is ALWAYS hungry. Dont get me wrong, he is very cool! but the day after I got him, the shrimp was a meal. I actually saw him do it too.(Bad Fish!) The question is, the LFS said this wouldnt happen, the books say maybe, and I was looking at a Banded Coral Shrimp for next.

What do you think my chances are? He has calmed down a bit and doesnt pick on the others too much anymore.

 

[Hara]

I think any shrimp is a food source. I would not trust the advice gotten from most lfs. Do your own research first...like you are doing now.

http://www.fantasyreef.com/database/index.php?p=getitem&db_id=7&item_id=102

 

[ferretttt]

yeah,
I suppose so. One of my hermit crabs made a meal out of my new flame scallop after one day. I knew that would happen but who doesnt like sea scallops LOL.

Anyway, thanks for the link. Funny though, I feed flakes too and he loves em. Even the veggie ones I sap off with every other day. Naturally he (actually think its a she after research) likes the spirulina brine shrip more, but....

 

[demodiki]

The longnosed hawkfish will eat any shrimp (as you have seen).

 

[ferretttt]

Oh well,

It was a nice thought.