Fish id

[tcampbell23]

Saw this pic in a build thread on another forum but this fish is beautiful.

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Anybody know what it is?


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[civics14]

hawkfish

 

[enderg60]

civics14;1082362 wrote: hawkfish

spotted one

 

[civics14]

i think they look cool, but i don't think they play nice, so never got one

 

[tcampbell23]

civics14;1082366 wrote: i think they look cool, but i don't think they play nice, so never got one

Yeah now that I know it's a hawkish.. Though I should've been able to tell that, I don't think I'll get one. They like to eat shrimp from what i read


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[ricky5415]

Very lazy fish

 

[civics14]

Ricky5415;1082369 wrote: Very lazy fish

I feel that way about all my fish... all they do is eat, sleep, and ****... i tell them to go find a job every day.

 

[hzheng33]

civics14;1082372 wrote: I feel that way about all my fish... all they do is eat, sleep, and ****... i tell them to go find a job every day.

lol, you should train them to do tricks Victor

 

[jrhunter0000]

Hawkfish

 

[nickg]

Lazy? Are you saying that because they don't swim around in the middle of the tank? They really only swim to point a to point b. And to eat.

The reason is because they don't have a swim bladder..

 

[jennm]

Pixie or Spotted Hawkfish Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus.

</em>Hawkfishes are neat ... they lack a swim bladder so they are either actively swimming, or perched on something. They tend to like to sit high up, and watch their surroundings, 'like a hawk'.

Small specimens are relatively harmless that specie grows to about 3". Larger specimens will eat small ornamental shrimp and even smaller fishes.

The don't harm corals, so they are 'coral safe' - just use caution with inverts.

I've safely kept larger cleaner/fire shrimp with smaller hawkfishes, but it is a calculated risk.

They're very entertaining little fishes.

Jenn