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Little Shop of Coral

Longnose Hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus)

Longnose Hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus)

$100.00 CAD
$100.00 CAD
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The Longnose Hawkfish is a striking perch fish with a long snout, bold patterning, and classic hawkfish behaviour. It spends its time perched on rockwork and coral branches, then darts out to grab food with surprising speed. It is a great personality fish for reef tanks, but it is reef safe with caution because it can eat very small shrimp.

Why we love it

  • Unique longnose profile and bold, detailed patterning

  • Fun perching behaviour and lots of personality

  • Hardy, eager eater once settled

Suggested parameters

  • Temperature: 24–26°C (75–79°F)

  • Salinity: 1.024–1.026 SG

  • pH: 8.1–8.4

  • Alkalinity: 8–10 dKH

  • Ammonia/Nitrite: 0

  • Nitrate: Under 20 ppm (stable is best)

Care and temperament

  • Difficulty: Easy to moderate

  • Temperament: Peaceful to semi-aggressive

  • Reef safe: With caution (may eat very small ornamental shrimp)

  • Minimum tank size: 30 gallons recommended (larger is better with rockwork and perches)

Diet

Longnose hawkfish are not picky and do best with meaty foods.

  • Frozen mysis and enriched brine shrimp

  • Chopped shrimp and seafood blends

  • Quality pellets (many will accept once settled)

  • Feed small amounts 1 to 2 times per day

Compatibility and tankmates

  • Generally compatible with most reef fish

  • Can be territorial with other hawkfish or similar perch fish in smaller tanks

  • Not recommended with tiny shrimp (like very small cleaner shrimp or sexy shrimp)

  • Provide stable rockwork and plenty of perches to reduce bullying

Lid recommendation

Hawkfish can jump, especially during acclimation or if startled. A tight-fitting lid is recommended.

What you are buying

  • You will receive: 1 Longnose Hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus)

  • Colour and size can vary slightly between individuals

As with all fish, slow acclimation is recommended, and quarantine is encouraged when possible.

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LIGHT

LOW: Place coral at the bottom of the tank. Depending on the type, coral may need to be placed off sand and therefore mounted on a ceramic disc of piece of rock.

MEDIUM: Place coral at mid-range of the tank. Best placed/glued on top of a rock scape at mid-range height. 

HIGH: Place coral from mid range to just below water level. SPS coral are shallow growing so they require and are able to tolerate intense light.

FLOW

LOW: Most soft coral do well with a small, gentle pulse. There are certain corals that can even be placed in areas of indirect flow, meaning places aside a rock structure or set into a entrance to a cave style space.

MEDIUM: Many LPS types of coral prefer medium pulse current. Most Euphyllia or corals that have more tissue structure connected to their skeleton, don’t like to be in a high flow area like the direct flow of the wave pump.

HIGH: Similar to high light, SPS enjoy being in some heavy current. Most LPS and SPS that branch encrust or plate prefer high flow that simulates the top water waves.

SKILL

ENTRY: While some may say beginner level, "Entry" is a good term to be used when starting out in the world of corals and marine life. Prior to adding livestock, you want to ensure that your reef has the proper parameters including zero levels of ammonia and nitrite. Seeing traces of nitrate in your waters is a good sign - just keep them at a lower level of 2ppm to 10ppm. Maintaining correct temperature and salinity are a huge factor to stable parameters. Starting to monitor your PH, alkalinity, calcium and magnesium is a great habit to get into to keep a successful reef.

While some soft coral don’t require too much light, having a proper reef light that puts out the proper pars is very important. You'll also want to have a good amount of flow and protected rock areas, as placing corals in their happy spot is ideal for success.

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