Flame hawk harassing royal gramma?

Thomeski · 01/20/2016, 07:40 PM

Royal gramma lived peacefully with clownfish and valentini puffer for two months, then i added flame hawkfish, now i have dead clown and gramma is beat up and hiding in its hole. I personally didnt notice any aggression while feeding. Tank size is 29 gallon. What to do? Gramma was in the tank from the beginning.

Dkuhlmann · 01/21/2016, 01:54 AM

Sounds simple enough to me. Get rid of the Hawkfish.

FortyFour · 01/21/2016, 02:48 AM

My flamehawk is also showing aggression towards my royal gramma, but it's not as serious at this point.

Dkuhlmann · 01/21/2016, 05:33 AM

If people did a through search on fish they intend to put in their tanks prior to purchase they could save a lot of head and heart aches. The Flame Hawk is a cool fish no doubt, but it becomes a bully as it matures. You can search all fish that you would like to add to your tank at Live Aquaria website. They give descriptions on compatibility, size they become, tank size needed, what they eat and what to keep your water parameters to maintain a healthy fish.

scooter31707 · 01/21/2016, 11:00 AM

They can be a jerk. Mines was a jerk a little while with my Coral Beauty, as of now everything is peachy creamy.

FortyFour · 02/08/2016, 11:26 AM

Aggression has subsided with mine.

scooter31707 · 02/08/2016, 12:36 PM

I think liveaquaria says it requires a 30 gallon, IMO they need a 55 or bigger. The key with them is to have them smallest fish in the tank and the other fish should be at least semi-aggressive.

01/20/2016, 07:40 PM	#1
Thomeski Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: New Jersey Posts: 21	Flame hawk harassing royal gramma? Royal gramma lived peacefully with clownfish and valentini puffer for two months, then i added flame hawkfish, now i have dead clown and gramma is beat up and hiding in its hole. I personally didnt notice any aggression while feeding. Tank size is 29 gallon. What to do? Gramma was in the tank from the beginning.

01/21/2016, 01:54 AM	#2
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	Sounds simple enough to me. Get rid of the Hawkfish. __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

01/21/2016, 05:33 AM	#4
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	If people did a through search on fish they intend to put in their tanks prior to purchase they could save a lot of head and heart aches. The Flame Hawk is a cool fish no doubt, but it becomes a bully as it matures. You can search all fish that you would like to add to your tank at Live Aquaria website. They give descriptions on compatibility, size they become, tank size needed, what they eat and what to keep your water parameters to maintain a healthy fish. __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

01/21/2016, 02:48 AM	#3
FortyFour Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 371	My flamehawk is also showing aggression towards my royal gramma, but it's not as serious at this point.

01/21/2016, 11:00 AM	#5
scooter31707 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Virginia Posts: 4,971	They can be a jerk. Mines was a jerk a little while with my Coral Beauty, as of now everything is peachy creamy.

02/08/2016, 11:26 AM	#6
FortyFour Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 371	Aggression has subsided with mine.

02/08/2016, 12:36 PM	#7
scooter31707 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Virginia Posts: 4,971	I think liveaquaria says it requires a 30 gallon, IMO they need a 55 or bigger. The key with them is to have them smallest fish in the tank and the other fish should be at least semi-aggressive.