Red Hawkfish (Cyprinocirrhites polyactis)

Fish Facts

Minimum Tank Size

30 gallons

Full Grown Length

6 inches

Temperament

Semi-Aggressive Though generally calm, semi-aggressive fish will occasionally nip at other fish or invertebrate. Try not to mix similarly shaped fish when one is semi-aggressive.

Though generally calm, semi-aggressive fish will occasionally nip at other fish or invertebrate. Try not to mix similarly shaped fish when one is semi-aggressive.

Reef Compatible

Yes

Diet

Carnivore

Eats Flake Foods

Yes

Hawkfish are a generally peaceful, easy to care for family of fish that are suitable for most aquarium environments. They tend to stay perched atop rocks, darting out to feed and then returning back to their perch.

They won't bother coral or other fish - except for other Hawkfish - but they will eat any small shrimp, snails, or other invertebrate in the aquarium.