Needle Nose Hawkfish?

Flybynight · #1 12/13/2007, 10:00 PM

What all do they eat? Could he be eating my peppermint shrimp?

Avi · #2 12/13/2007, 10:11 PM

Mine eats mysis and chopped shrimp. I don't have any pepperment shrimp but I think they'd be just a bit too large...it is possible though, if your hawkfish is fully grown.

Flybynight · #3 12/13/2007, 10:17 PM

He is 2 years old. So I am sure he is a adult. What is the best way to see my pepperment shrimp. At night with a flashlight.

killagoby · #4 12/13/2007, 10:22 PM

I believe they are known to eat shrimp. Here's a quote from Live Aquaria,

"The Longnose Hawkfish is a hardy, semi-aggressive fish but other larger hawkfish will overpower it. Although it eats small fish and shrimp, it makes an excellent reef inhabitant under the proper conditions."

Avi · #5 12/13/2007, 11:14 PM

Have the hawkfish and the peppermint shrimp been in the reef together for some time or was this something recent?

BangkokMatt · #6 12/13/2007, 11:21 PM

They LOVE the taste of shrimp!

Flybynight · #7 12/14/2007, 01:47 AM

Just added the shrimp....

Avi · #8 12/14/2007, 07:30 AM

It might be that it's fine. I have a cleaner shrimp in the tank with my Hawknose. It doesn't bother it at all, but the cleaner shrimp is 3/4 the size of the Hawkfish. Let us know over here, Flybynight.

Flybynight · #9 12/14/2007, 11:47 AM

well, I took a flashlight lastnight and looked around for about 20 mins and seen nothing. That is not a good sign. I do have 300 # of Live rock so there is still a chance they are still in there somewhere. Wish me luck.

S_Stoney_S · #10 12/14/2007, 12:02 PM

You would be surprized how good shrimp are at hiding. I've got a 3" boxer shrimp in a 45g tank and he can just dissapear for days, even though his feelers are about 8-10" long

Flybynight · #11 12/14/2007, 12:07 PM

I hope so. I hate to spend $40 on shirmp and them end up as a meal for my Hawkfish. If he wants to eat shrimp I will go buy some that dont have shells and that he dont have to chace. Hehe