Description
The Longnose Hawk fish and spotted is the most popular hawk fish within the community. Longnose hawk fish get their name from the habit of perching on coral prominences from which they swoop out and snag their prey.
Quick Facts
- Care Level: Easy
- Temperament: Aggressive and territorial until a pair is formed
- Diet: Carnivore
- Color Form: white with red striping
- Water Conditions: 24-26° C / 76-80° F, dKH 8-12, pH 8.1-8.4, sg 1.020-1.025
- Max. Size: 5.1″
- Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons
- Favorite Food: Crustaceans; worms, small snails, unwanted critters and bristle worms
Longnose hawk fish should not be mistaken for Cirrhitichthys aprinus. Other species include the Arc eye hawkfish, and the flame hawk fish which is also
known as the Scarlett hawkfish.
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