Multiple or harem of longnose hawkfish

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

I plan on adding some magnetic rock ledges and in layers on the back and maybe sides of my tank...
What are the opinions or thoughts on keeping multiple like 5+ longnose hawkfish together? Lol.
I really like em but would like opinions on groups.
Ty
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[Dcal]

idk if it would work but i would love to see it lol

 

[lion king]

Tank size is obviously going to play a role. Outside of bonded pairs and a chance male and female co-habitating, they don't seem to get along. More than one male certainly won't work, and when you speak of harems, we are talking multiple females. I don't think you can sex the hawkfish, unless someone else knows. So it would be a strong roll of the dice not to get multiple males. They do kill each other quickly and subversively, I know, I've tried to bond them. So you would have to keep a close eye and separate quickly.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Sorry i meant school ty for correcting me.
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[Suohhen]

For sure a huge role of the dice. A school could work for a while till they grow up. My Lonenose and Black Combtooth blenny have become the best of buddies so maybe a pair of each and you would have a much safer potential for a gang of 4 homies...lol

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

My very 1st tank i had the black combtooth blenny and a longnose hawkfish. Great fish combo for sure. Lol
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[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Hm not a lot of positive feed back. Lol.
Gonna ask around lfs if theyve kept longnose hawkfish together.
I agree prob would work for awhile well theyre 3" and under but when they go 4"-5" they will want their own space.
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[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

My upgrade is a 48x38x24 cube. I already have the tank.
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[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

48x48x24*

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

I really dont want tangs. Lol.
Ill have to keep my eye open for larger schooling fish. Like some 3-4" sgt damsels.
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[lion king]

I really dont want tangs. Lol.
Ill have to keep my eye open for larger schooling fish. Like some 3-4" sgt damsels.
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Unless in a bonded pair, hawkfish tend to be solitary, so I'm not sure you would get your desired result, even if they didn't kill each other.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Well. Im not doin dartfish and firfish so. Lol.
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[Suohhen]

If you want a harem of big fish in a big tank Genicanthus Angels are amazing. Anthias are great as well of course and for sure consider some groups of wrasses.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Anthias no. Too hard to take care of.
Angels will eat my coral
I didnt think wrasses would group. Like a male flasher and a bunch of females?
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[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Ive only.kept six.line. blue headed. Eight lines. Pygmy

 

[NashobaTek]

You can always go with a male mandrin and several females for his harem. But the pod cost would get high unless you culture pods.

 

[NashobaTek]

Double post

 

[ClearRain]

+1 on harem of anthias. Harem of sunbursts would be awesome

 

[Suohhen]

Anthias no. Too hard to take care of.
Angels will eat my coral
I didnt think wrasses would group. Like a male flasher and a bunch of females?
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Yeah for sure groups of flashers. It can be hard to find females and they very well might turn male eventually but they are such peaceful fish and the interactions of groups are priceless. Genicanthus are totally reef safe, but all the fish I mentioned require frequent feedings.

 

[Haydn]

These were mine in a previous incarnation of my tank. They were inseparable and would sit like this watching the world go by.

I understand they live singly or in male/female pairs in the wild, not shoals or harems. I found mine living together in a tank in a LFS and bought them.

The female is the fish on the left.