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i recently lost my favorite fish, a longnose hawkfish, and i need a fish that will replace him in a 55 gal.

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pnh

I am sorry to hear that. Why don't you get another of the same fish or is that too much for you?

Chris

Do you know what the fish died of? That will have an effect on what you do next, whether it is getting another fish or fixing something with your tank.

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And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."

well he commited suicide by jumping out of the tank.......

and i dont know if i would get another one it would be too weird.... U know wat i meen?

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pnh

I knew it. That happens to a lot of people. The first thing you might want to do is figure out some way to keep that from happening again. Otherwise you could end up with quite a few fish jumping out over the years. A lot of people put eggcrate from a hardware store over the top of their tanks, and it works fine for them. Especially skinny or suicidal fish may still be able to jump through, but they are the exception.

We'd need to know your stocking list and other info about your tank (filtration, tank type, flow, lights, etc.) before giving sound advice. Personally, I really like longnosed hawkfish. I plan to get one for my aquarium.

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And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."

general
55 gal long
55 pounds crushed coral
70 pounds of LR

stocking

fish
2 tomato clowns
1 yellow watchman goby
1 fairy basselet
2 blue/green chromis
coral (i dont have the names of them on me)
anemone (same)
hermit crabs
snails
starfish




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pnh

Is there anything you've seen that you really like? Otherwise this is going to be guesswork. Maybe:

Another smaller hawkfish species, such as the flame or any Cirrhitichthys. These may not be compatible with the hermits and snails.
A small wrasse, maybe a sixline since it would be the last fish.
Another Chromis or two, they would appreciate being kept in a school.

I can't think of much else on my own. Your tank is pretty close to being fully stocked anyhow, what with the eventual size of some of your fish.

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And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."

ok that all sounds good ill have to look at some other hawkfish....

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pnh