Shy Flame Hawkfish?

dc4 · #1 11-08-2011, 04:19 PM

I just picked up a flame hawkfish from the states and it seems pretty shy so far, only hiding at the back of the tank peering throughs the holes of my rock. All the ones I have seen in other tanks have been very interactive and perch out in the open watching things go by. I know that not all fish are the same but for those that have a flame hawkfish, how long before they got comfortable enough to come out into the open?

Leah · #2 11-08-2011, 04:39 PM

Maybe it dislikes it here Canada

dc4 · #3 11-08-2011, 05:21 PM

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Maybe it dislikes it here Canada

Hmm... maybe he/she had some type of economic hardship in the states and had to stay at the lfs due to foreclosure of his tank in the US. I would hate to think he was a depressed fish.

Leah · #4 11-08-2011, 05:41 PM

Lol! That could be true...he probably just needs a few days to feel at home. By the way jealous that you got to go down to the States and bring back fish and I did not get to go.

dc4 · #5 11-08-2011, 06:25 PM

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Lol! That could be true...he probably just needs a few days to feel at home. By the way jealous that you got to go down to the States and bring back fish and I did not get to go.

Actually, it was purely by fluke that I found him, I went down to grab a few packs of copepods to fatten up my mandarins and was wanting a flame hawkfish for a while now. I looked around the tanks at Clarks and there was no hawkfish to be seen, so I thought I would just ask and woudnt you know it, there was one in one of the bottom tanks. It was $10 cheaper than the stores here so I grabbed him to add some nice personality to my tank.

Delphinus · #6 11-08-2011, 07:04 PM

At least a week to settle in IME... don't worry he'll get used to his new surroundings.

Zoaelite · #7 11-08-2011, 05:01 PM

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Maybe it dislikes it here Canada

Haha its not even winter yet!

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