hawkfish...

[willthepenguin]

So whats a hawkfish prefer? or do ?

 

[1979camaro]

prefer or do?

 

[SALTY WATERS]

What do you mean by "prefer"... food, Reef or non-reef tank setting...?

The aren't the best of swimmers and usually will be found perched on a rock or coral keeping a look-out for food. They are quite a curious fish (at least the Flame hawk is) and they like to people watch.

 

[willthepenguin]

i think this fish suffers from....fishy retardation....he falls of rocks....i dunno...Retarded i say not sic just redarded.

 

[OCCFan023]

do you have one? where you asking what do they act like in the tank like their behaviors?

 

[Henry22]

I saw a longnosed hawkfish at my lfs and the girl said it was ok for my tank with two false percs and I talked to my uncle who has had many SW fish and he had one and said they were cool to watch, very curious I hear(all hawkfish that is, maybe why they called it that, you know, "I'm gonna watch you like a hawk)but whatever.

 

[1979camaro]

they are supposed to be quite interesting

 

[dbacksrat]

they may prey on smaller shrimp...that's about all I know

 

[JustinP]

Adult sized hawkfish will prey upon smaller fish and crustaceans. The reason they look "retarded" is because they cannot suspend/float in water as they do not have a swim bladder. They have to perch on something when they are not actively swimming. They can even be found perching sideways behind tubes or on top of powerheads in aquariums.

 

[SALTY WATERS]

I think they preffer to be called "aquaticlly challenged" not retarded (LOL)

What hawk fish do you have?

I used to have a flame hawk and he was great one of my favorite fish, then I came home to him on the rug all dryed up on day after work.

 

[FroggyFox]

"aquatically challenged" LMAO

Sounds like an interesting fish.

 

[JustinP]

I don't have one myself but my brother has a Flame hawk.

 

[dbacksrat]

hawkfish get about 4-5" (the commonly available species) which is quite large for smaller aquariums (<50 or so gallons)