Oxycirrhites typus

Longnose Hawkfish — Photo: By Crazybee2 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=44456460

Longnose Hawkfish 

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This fish  is from the Indo to Eastern Pacific regions.

Reef compatible with caution.  It should not be kept with larger more aggressive hawkfish. Although it eats small fish and shrimp it can make an excellent reef inhabitant..

Min. Tank Size 200 litres.

Size 13 cm

Sg 1.020 - 1.025

pH 8.1 - 8.5

Temp. 23 -28 °C

Water Hardness 8-10 °d

Diet Carnivore  Diet should consist of meaty items such as fish, crustaceans, mysis shrimp, and frozen marine preparations.

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