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Scarlet Hawks

#1 Blacktip

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Posted 05 June 2010 - 09:17 PM

with shrimps??
Cheers

#2 chriss

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Posted 05 June 2010 - 10:05 PM

I prefer them with chips myself.

Chris

#3 ben

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Posted 06 June 2010 - 07:18 AM

always a risk but has been done.

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#4 mrfishy

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Posted 06 June 2010 - 07:29 AM

if you want to see your shrimp out i would leave alone, i have 3 cleaner and 3 peppermint shrimp and 1 pain in the ar*e scarlet :lol:

They all just hide in overhangs and caves otherwise they get dive bombed although i haven't lost one for the last 2 years.

I DON'T KEEP CLAMS I KEEP WATER !!!

#5 Blacktip

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Posted 06 June 2010 - 11:37 AM

Hmmm, maybe one to leave off the list then.

#6 chriss

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Posted 06 June 2010 - 03:15 PM

We've never had a problem with ours, nor the two long nosed hawkfish. If it was a toss up between a scarlet hawk and shrimp, it would be the fish everytime. The are real characters and a lot more entertaining than shrimp.

Put it back on your list and don't worry about the shrimp, you'll be glad you got the fish.

Chris

#7 TrevC

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Posted 07 June 2010 - 07:56 PM

I've had 2 cleaners in the tank for a year now and the Scarlet hawk leaves them alone.
The hawk's been in the tank for around 9 months.

Keep your fish well fed and they will behave! :good:

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48 x 18 x 17.5 SUMP
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SCHURAN JETSKIM 150
SCHURAN JETSTREAM 1 Ca REACTOR
"GYRACTOR" running "BIO PEARLS"
EHEIM 1262 RETURN PUMP

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#8 Blacktip

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Posted 07 June 2010 - 08:33 PM

Think I'll go for one then.

#9 lindsay

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Posted 09 June 2010 - 12:12 PM

Its fair to say that its a gamble when it comes to adding a scarlet Hawk with shrimps but as said if well fed there is a chance he will behave,we have one here that is a bad boy when it comes to shrimps but he is a great fish to watch so has a permanent home here lol.