Flame Tail Hawk?

[Purpletang92]

Is this a flame tail hawk ? If not what is it ?
thanks !

 

[blaxsun]

Looks like one (minus the red tail).

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

Reminds me of a whiteline hawkfish. Kinda rareish in the trade.

 

[Tonycass12]

Thats an Arc eye hawkfish

 

[i cant think]

Thats an Arc eye hawkfish

Definitely not an arc eye!
Arc eyes dont have that pattern around the eye and is much different.

 

[i cant think]

For sure a flame tail - The patterning around the eye is correct. Just slightly washed out I assume due to I assume it being a new fish in the tank.

 

[Tonycass12]

Definitely not an arc eye!
Arc eyes dont have that pattern around the eye and is much different.

I would go and do qn inage seach if I were you. The colors in this photo are washed out and arc eyes do carry that pattern around the eye. Even the light patch along laterql line before the tail matches up.

 

[i cant think]

They carry similar patterns to flametails however, the arc eye has no thick black line but also the orange is a much more arch shape as seen in the photo below. This specimen only has the line under his eye and not all the way round the eye.

 

[JGT]

+1 for arc eye hawk

 

[i cant think]

here's the flame tail hawkfish I'm thinking of.
you guys are most likely thinking of the flame hawkfish.

 

[SupraSaltyReefer]

Looks a lot like my Golden Hawkfish that changes colors.

 

[SupraSaltyReefer]

Looks like this sometimes.

 

[Purpletang92]

+1 for arc eye hawk

Don’t think so the patterns around the eye is different

 

[Purpletang92]

I would go and do qn inage seach if I were you. The colors in this photo are washed out and arc eyes do carry that pattern around the eye. Even the light patch along laterql line before the tail matches up.

Lemme see my back camera isn’t the greatest

 

[Purpletang92]

Looks like this sometimes.

Does your golden hawk have highlights around nostril area ?

 

[i cant think]

Lemme see my back camera isn’t the greatest

Definitely a Tahitian Flametail Hawkfish.

I think everyone else was assuming I meant the more common flame hawk that’s BRIGHT red.

 

[Purpletang92]

here's the flame tail hawkfish I'm thinking of.
you guys are most likely thinking of the flame hawkfish.

I think this is it

 

[i cant think]

When did you get the hawkfish?

 

[SupraSaltyReefer]

Does your golden hawk have highlights around nostril area ?

I have two of them. Just took these pics now.

 

[Purpletang92]

Yesterday and it is already eating like a pig , none of the other fish payed attention to him

When did you get the hawkfish?