To spotted hawkfish or not...

Mr.Shrimps · 08/10/2016, 08:38 PM

I have a spotted hawkfish in quarantine. In the tank he will be going to is a cleaner shrimp and goby. Cleaner shrimp is large but will he and everyone else be ok?

Thanks.

starkii · 08/11/2016, 05:32 AM

I'm a huge fan of hawkish but I'd never mix them with shrimp. It's a case of when not if. You will get people tell you they have had them together but they are either lucky or haven't lost them yet.
hawks have a cheekiness about them and can be a pain sometimes but it's part of their charm. I wouldn't keep them with small fish that bully easily though.

C.Eymann · 08/11/2016, 06:06 AM

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Originally Posted by starkii

I'm a huge fan of hawkish but I'd never mix them with shrimp. It's a case of when not if. You will get people tell you they have had them together but they are either lucky or haven't lost them yet.
hawks have a cheekiness about them and can be a pain sometimes but it's part of their charm. I wouldn't keep them with small fish that bully easily though.

+1 couldn't have said it better myself, esp when describing hawkfish personality. The shrimp and it cohabitating will be hit or miss.

eastlake · 08/11/2016, 06:17 AM

My experience with an arc-eyed hawk and Falco's hawk were great, never aggressive towards anything including my shrimp and always people watchers. You could see their eyes following you from one side of the room to the next, and there is something very endearing about the way they hop across the rocks. That being said completely agree about it being a gamble with shrimp. My wife wants a flame hawk in the worst way but I have to keep reminding her how much she loves our cleaner shrimp and is she really willing to take the chance that it'll become a snack, the answer is always a resounding no.

Bent · 08/11/2016, 06:23 AM

I had 20 porcelain crabs before I put my flame hawk in.

Now I have 0.

HTH

Misled · 08/11/2016, 06:37 AM

Yea, I can't see that working well.

snorvich · 08/11/2016, 10:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by starkii

I'm a huge fan of hawkish but I'd never mix them with shrimp. It's a case of when not if. You will get people tell you they have had them together but they are either lucky or haven't lost them yet.
hawks have a cheekiness about them and can be a pain sometimes but it's part of their charm. I wouldn't keep them with small fish that bully easily though.

This.

08/10/2016, 08:38 PM	#1
Mr.Shrimps Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Springfield Va Posts: 116	To spotted hawkfish or not... I have a spotted hawkfish in quarantine. In the tank he will be going to is a cleaner shrimp and goby. Cleaner shrimp is large but will he and everyone else be ok? Thanks.

08/11/2016, 06:23 AM	#5
Bent I got nothin' Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The anals Posts: 6,420	I had 20 porcelain crabs before I put my flame hawk in. Now I have 0. HTH __________________ Quitters never lose. [QUOTE=CStrickland]Who gets mad at a starfish?[/QUOTE] Current Tank Info: 75g DT, 30G refugium, 10g chaeto tank, 50g stock tank basement sump

08/11/2016, 06:37 AM	#6
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	Yea, I can't see that working well. __________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

08/11/2016, 05:32 AM	#2
starkii Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 137	I'm a huge fan of hawkish but I'd never mix them with shrimp. It's a case of when not if. You will get people tell you they have had them together but they are either lucky or haven't lost them yet. hawks have a cheekiness about them and can be a pain sometimes but it's part of their charm. I wouldn't keep them with small fish that bully easily though.

08/11/2016, 06:17 AM	#4
eastlake Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: willoughby Posts: 648	My experience with an arc-eyed hawk and Falco's hawk were great, never aggressive towards anything including my shrimp and always people watchers. You could see their eyes following you from one side of the room to the next, and there is something very endearing about the way they hop across the rocks. That being said completely agree about it being a gamble with shrimp. My wife wants a flame hawk in the worst way but I have to keep reminding her how much she loves our cleaner shrimp and is she really willing to take the chance that it'll become a snack, the answer is always a resounding no.