The Flame Hawkfish is a carnivore with a diet preference for small crustaceans, some sessile as well as motile invertebrates. It will eat feather dusters and ornamental shrimps, as well as may pick hermit crabs and snails right out of their shells! Even though fish are not a preferred food source, they may try and eat smaller fish if the opportunity arises.This fish can be a very finicky eater, and in captivity some specimens may have a tendency to not want to eat at all. We found that most would adapt pretty well, while others would just ignore tank fed fares. With persistence and patience on our part, stubborn feeders would eventually figure out that the dried shrimp, flake foods, and other meaty fares we were providing them was food. This fish can be fed a daily diet of crustacean and fish fleshes, mysid shrimp, and other fresh or frozen meaty fares suitable for marine carnivores.

The Flame Hawkfish diet should include a variety of marine meats, frozen preparations, and live feeder shrimp.The Flame Hawkfish, also known as the Brilliant Hawkfish, has a bright red body with dark markings along the dorsal fin and around the eyes. They are a very personable fish, and are great for reef aquariums as long as there are no small shrimp maintained in the aquarium.

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