Flame Hawkfish
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4.3 |  |
4.5 (1) |
| Scientific Name | Neocirrhitus armatus |
| Max Size | 4" |
| Reef Compatible | With Caution |
| Diet | Carnivore |
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Flame Hawkfish
| Overall rating: | 4.3 | |
| Reef Safe: | 3.0 | |
| Care Level: | 5.0 | |
| Temperament: | 4.0 | |
| Eating: | 5.0 |
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The Flame Hawkfish is a great community fish for a fish only tank. These guys tend to perch a lot and have a relatively fun personality. When we get these in they usually eat within 1 day and remain healthy the entire time they are with us. The Flame Hawkfish seem so be very hardy and get along with other fish but you must be warned...this fish will eat your shrimp and small crabs. They do fine with corals but inverts are not safe with these fish. If you have a reef tank with no shrimp or crabs then i would consider then "reef-safe" else they are not.
| Good Points | Great color, fun personality |
| Bad Points | They will eat your shrimp/crabs |
| Do you recommend? | Yes |
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One of the most entertaining fish you can put in a reef tank!
| Overall rating: | 4.5 | |
| Reef Safe: | 4.0 | |
| Care Level: | 5.0 | |
| Temperament: | 4.0 | |
| Eating: | 5.0 |
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Reviewed by afernandezJanuary 09, 2010
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Definitely one of the most entertaining fish you can put in an aquarium. It perches in different areas, and it watches everything going on inside and outside of the tank. The unique eyes of this fish almost give this fish a cartoon-like personality. The eyes seem to act independently, and they remind me of a chameleon. It doesn't swim around like other fish because it lacks a swim bladder (doesn't just float like other fish), but watching it swim is actually pretty funny too.
The Flame Hawkfish can be risky to keep with inverts such as shrimp. I know someone who did not have any issues with his shrimp, until he tried adding a Cleaner Shrimp AFTER the Flame Hawkfish was in his tank. The fish left everything else alone and in this case may have confused the new Cleaner Shrimp as food.
| Good Points | Fun to watch, never a dull moment. Safe with corals. |
| Bad Points | May snack on inverts. |
| Do you recommend? | Yes |
