Hawkfish? What happend to the shrimp?

[Nitex]

You didn't do it you say?


IMAG0684 by nitex08, on Flickr

 

[trido]

Bad fish! Bad Bad Bad!
Pretty expensive snack. Your hawk fish is now worth more money. LOL

 

[IPisces]

HAHAHAHA....Sorry, but the look on the hawkfish's face with those whiskers sticking out of his mouth, is just too funny! LOL!!

 

[IPisces]

What kind of shrimp was it?
I have a couple peppermint shrimp in the same tank with a hawkfish. Was thinking about adding a cleaner shrimp.

 

[Nitex]

Peppermint shrimp.. Oh well expensive snack i guess.

Yeah i thought it was pretty hillarious myself.

 

[Bosco83]

How big was the shrimp compared to the fish? I kinda want a hawk fish but I really like my cleaner shrimp.

 

[Nitex]

When i put the peppermints in there i thought... Nah.... As the shrimp seemed almost as big as the hawkfish. Guess i was wrong haha..

You may be ok if the shrimp is established and the hawkfish is new and well fed.

 

[mercenary-grunt]

Lol dang I've always kept Shrimp out my tank when I had a fish that was a may eat inverts. Sucks for that pretty penny on the snack.

 

[estanoche]

hahaha it is a risk!! I had a falco hawk with a cleaner shrimp for ages - but he was well fed....... the hawkfish ended up in a separate tank as he wasnt getting along with my other tank mates and I moved that very same cleaner shrimp into the QT that the hawkfish had been living in as I was running an interceptor treatment on my main display, and within a day my cleaner was dead, and the hawk had antenna sticking outta his mouth.

The shrimp was way too big for the falco to eat tho - so really all he had eaten was the antenna.... not 100% sure what killed the shrimp, but awful coincidence I say hahahaha - the falco was horrible neglected in the QT setup - never fed... so I guarantee he was desperate for food

 

[Nitex]

I really don't mind the cost associated to a nice feast for my hawk. Peppermints are only $4-$6 depending.. And i used to feed feeder fish to my freshwater to fill that need to hunt. I would assume the benefits for the saltwater predators are similar. And besides, who doesn't like a nice fresh shrimp dinner! Well maybe the shrimp....

 

[Derbird]

Great Pic! I would love a hawkfish but I enjoy my shrimp too much to risk it.

 

[jmcbride]

I do have to say I love my hawkfish.......but this just ruled out me ever getting shrimp....

 

[Nitex]

A decent sized coral banded would most likely be fine. None of my fish mess with mine, hes pretty boss.