Picked up a Flame Hawkfish from my LFS! I've been wanting this fish for a while.

WhiskeyCoffee · Jan 23, 2017

Ever since laying my eyes on the Flame Hawkfish at my LFS, I knew I wanted to get one. So needless to say I was ecstatic when I found out the next shipment had come in. This is a vlog of me picking up the Flame Hawkfish at my LFS (The Shark Reef, Silverdale, WA) and a few shots of him in my tank!

Salty1962 · Jan 23, 2017

Cool!

FDAWG · Jan 23, 2017

I really like how they perch on rocks.

WhiskeyCoffee · Jan 23, 2017

FDAWG said:
I really like how they perch on rocks.

Me too. I honestly thought it was just something they did but after reading about them I learned it's because they aren't good swimmers (which I've observed hehe). Any time he swims up to catch food you can tell he's really fighting gravity lol.

seaplane · Jan 23, 2017

Congrats!! Love the video. My Flame , Googly. ties for my favorite fish along with Spotty, my Blue Dot Jawfish.

Branespikin · Jan 23, 2017

Congrats im looking to get that fish next. Going This week to pick him up

Valkyrie · Jan 23, 2017

Nice! Love going to The Shark Reef. It's a weekly event, lol.

Did you happen to see the robust long nosed hawkfish he got in last week, too?

WhiskeyCoffee · Jan 23, 2017

Valkyrie said:
Nice! Love going to The Shark Reef. It's a weekly event, lol.

Did you happen to see the robust long nosed hawkfish he got in last week, too?

No, I didn't! I'll have to check that out.

Also not sure if you're in Kitsap County or not but look up Kitsap County Aquarium Club on FB - we're almost 90 members strong and we'd love more!

Valkyrie · Jan 23, 2017

WhiskeyCoffee said:
Also not sure if you're in Kitsap County or not but look up Kitsap County Aquarium Club on FB - we're almost 90 members strong and we'd love more!

Been a member since mid November.

Big B · Jan 23, 2017

I didn't know they weren't good swimmers, mine is lighting quick when there is food in the water.

Bdog4u2 · Jan 24, 2017

Keep a tight lid on your tank I've had at least 4 of them jump out through a 1 inch gap

laga77 · Jan 25, 2017

I have 2 pairs of Flame Hawkfish, along with a pair of Longnose and a Golden. Once they bond, they start pairing up at night and usually stay very close to each other all night. Very cool to watch.

Empress · Jan 25, 2017

Will they eat your cleaner shrimp?

Big B · Jan 25, 2017

Empress said:
Will they eat your cleaner shrimp?

Mine has been a model citizen so far.

Weird · Jan 25, 2017

Love my flame hawk but mine's aggressive. He's enjoying the fuge though

Waters · Jan 25, 2017

Big B said:
I didn't know they weren't good swimmers, mine is lighting quick when there is food in the water.

Actually I believe it is because they do not have a swim bladder. They have them in the larvae stage but is lost as they mature....or something like that lol.

nchin · Jan 25, 2017

Very nice.

Empress · Jan 25, 2017

They have eyes like Alice Cooper. Maybe I'll get one and name him Alice.

JAWS 32 · Jan 25, 2017

Congrats on the flame hawk! They are great fish. I have had mine for 7 years and He is still going strong! He 's been a model citizen with everything that I ever put in the tank (including little sexy shrimp).. the only thing he ever chased was my ULTRA pesky twinspot hogfish and it was only because the hogfish chased him first... Every fish has their own personality though, but I couldn't be happier with mine!