Long Nosed Hawkfish disappeared-HELP!

bigbubbacain · 08/12/2007, 02:40 PM

I awoke this morning to find the little guy was missing. I know these fish can jump and if he jumped out, my dog could have eaten him. (this is one theory but I don't believe it.) I'll just assume the worst- that he crawled under a rock to die. If all my Hermit Crabs are doing their jobs, then they will show me which rock he's under. If this is the case, should I dare run the risk of disturbing my deep sand bed and other inhabitants in order to pull this guy out? OR- Should I let him decompose and do alot of water changes to keep my water quality up? How long does it take for a 60 gallon FOWLR environment to dispose of a dead fish?

happyface888 · 08/12/2007, 03:35 PM

How big is the longnose? And how long have you had it for? Do you have a covered lid? Did you check the floor? And longnose hawks usually chill on rocks. I had one and it starved to death and got stuck under some rocks. If you have a clean up crew dont worry about it.

bigbubbacain · 08/12/2007, 03:50 PM

It's about 6 1/2 inches long. He had a habit of hanging out on the bottom occasionally.

Peter Eichler · 08/12/2007, 04:45 PM

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Originally posted by bigbubbacain
It's about 6 1/2 inches long. He had a habit of hanging out on the bottom occasionally.

A 6 1/2" Longnose Hawkfish

bigbubbacain · 08/12/2007, 04:49 PM

ok. More like 5 or 5 1/2.

virginiadiver69 · 08/12/2007, 05:01 PM

That last inch is always the critical one huh?

08/12/2007, 02:40 PM	#1
bigbubbacain Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 65	Long Nosed Hawkfish disappeared-HELP! I awoke this morning to find the little guy was missing. I know these fish can jump and if he jumped out, my dog could have eaten him. (this is one theory but I don't believe it.) I'll just assume the worst- that he crawled under a rock to die. If all my Hermit Crabs are doing their jobs, then they will show me which rock he's under. If this is the case, should I dare run the risk of disturbing my deep sand bed and other inhabitants in order to pull this guy out? OR- Should I let him decompose and do alot of water changes to keep my water quality up? How long does it take for a 60 gallon FOWLR environment to dispose of a dead fish?

08/12/2007, 03:35 PM	#2
happyface888 Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: San Francisco CA Posts: 3,987	How big is the longnose? And how long have you had it for? Do you have a covered lid? Did you check the floor? And longnose hawks usually chill on rocks. I had one and it starved to death and got stuck under some rocks. If you have a clean up crew dont worry about it.

08/12/2007, 03:50 PM	#3
bigbubbacain Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 65	It's about 6 1/2 inches long. He had a habit of hanging out on the bottom occasionally.

08/12/2007, 04:49 PM	#5
bigbubbacain Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 65	ok. More like 5 or 5 1/2.

08/12/2007, 05:01 PM	#6
virginiadiver69 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Va. Posts: 4,400	That last inch is always the critical one huh?