Flame hawk fish distressed, sick?

[chipevans22]

ahh sorry to hear that. flame hawkfish are very hardy generally. mine survived 2 ich outbreaks. may be I got lucky. if you plan to get one again then consider a quarantine regimen. get it eating n fatten it up in QT. use acclimation box and see how other fish react to the new fish.

I have a hunch he was sick from the start. He was hiding in a rock at the store and also immediately in my tank, rarely came out. I was just unware that was not normal behavior. I learned my lesson and will do my own due diligence from here on.

 

[G Santana]

Sorry about your flame hawk, it's one of my favorites and next fish I get. Hope you sort things out with what caused it

 

[PeterEde]

I just paid $140 australian for my flame.
I'd be very peeved if he keeled over in a few days.
Mine is still stressing due to 1 chromis.
Otherwise he's out and about