Flame Hawkfish

Neocirrhites armatus

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Suggested Tank

30+ gallons

Max Size

4 inches

Difficulty

Easy

Temperament

Semi-Aggressive

Description

The Flame Hawkfish, a bright red fish with dark stripes, is a popular species in the marine aquarium hobby. It is known for its vibrant color and unique behavior. This fish is a bottom dweller and is commonly found perched on live rocks or corals.

Reef Safe

No. Flame Hawkfish are known to pick at small invertebrates and can harm coral polyps.

Environment

The Flame Hawkfish prefers a well-decorated aquarium with plenty of hiding spots. Live rocks and corals are essential for this species as they provide the much-needed cover and perching spots.

Behavior

This species is known for its bold and curious nature. It is not a swimmer but prefers to hop from one rock to another. It is known to be territorial and may become aggressive towards other Hawkfish or similar sized fish.

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Owner Reviews

Overall Rating:
Would Buy Again: 👍 Yes
What You Feed: Pellet and Mysis

One of my all time favorite fish, a model citizen in my 32gal. He has tons of energy and a super erratic swimming pattern, tons of personality!

Reef Safe: Yes
Visibility: Moderate Visibility
Temperament: Semi-aggressive
Difficulty: Easy
Min Tank Size: 30 Gallons
Overall Rating:
Would Buy Again: 👎 No
What You Feed: PE Mysis

Fish somewhat looks like the devil does in cartoons and it lives up to the name. This guy would always be aggressive to new additions and would land right in corals to disturb them.

Reef Safe: Yes, with Caution
Visibility: Always Visible
Temperament: Semi-aggressive
Difficulty: Easy
Min Tank Size: 40 Gallons
Overall Rating:
Would Buy Again: 👍 Yes
What You Feed: Mysis

Is a fun fish to have in your tank just be weary as they sometimes will go after inverts

Reef Safe: Yes
Visibility: Moderate Visibility
Temperament: Semi-aggressive
Difficulty: Easy
Min Tank Size: 25 Gallons
Jasia17750

Jasia

@Jasia17750

5 months ago
Overall Rating:
Would Buy Again: 👍 Yes
What You Feed: Frozen foods, freeze dried shrimp, frozen krill, mysis.

Love this fish, it has so much personality. This fish will perch on anything it can. It did pick on my Midas blenny every so often but for the most part it has been good. I never had any issues with it eating my cleaner shrimp or any other clean up crew that I saw but I have heard some people have issues with that. Also I have never had any issues with it bothering corals besides it sometimes perching close to them. Have a tight lid because mine liked to skip across the top of the water and I did find it one time on the top of my glass lid cooking under my light because it managed to get out of a 2in wide hole near the back thankfully I found it in time. From my experience if you keep it well fed it should be reef safe but I have only had one so it could just vary from fish to fish.

Reef Safe: Yes, with Caution
Visibility: Always Visible
Temperament: Semi-aggressive
Difficulty: Easy
Min Tank Size: 35 Gallons

Price History

Average Price:
$ 96.47
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Flame Hawkfish
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$ 100.00 Live Aquaria Mar 30, 2025 View
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$ 80.00 Live Aquaria Mar 28, 2025 View
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$ 100.00 Live Aquaria Mar 27, 2025 View
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$ 100.00 Live Aquaria Mar 26, 2025 View
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$ 80.00 Marine Collectors Mar 19, 2025 View
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$ 100.00 Live Aquaria Mar 18, 2025 View
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$ 100.00 Aqua SD Mar 7, 2025 View
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$ 100.00 Candy Corals Feb 23, 2025 View
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$ 100.00 Candy Corals Jan 4, 2025 View
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$ 100.00 Candy Corals Oct 17, 2024 View
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$ 100.00 Candy Corals Aug 31, 2024 View
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$ 100.00 Candy Corals Aug 13, 2024 View
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$ 85.00 Candy Corals Jul 13, 2024 View
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$ 75.00 Candy Corals Jun 30, 2024 View
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$ 100.00 Candy Corals Jun 20, 2024 View
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$ 100.00 Candy Corals Jun 13, 2024 View
Flame Hawkfish
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$ 120.00 Candy Corals Apr 1, 2024 View

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