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About Lyretail Hawkfish
The Lyretail Hawkfish is a small, strikingly patterned fish with a reddish-orange body marked with white spots and bands. The dorsal fin is notably elongated and lyrate (lyre-shaped), and the pectoral fins are enlarged with feathery cirri (tentacle-like filaments) on the rays. The color pattern provides excellent camouflage on coral rubble habitats.
Key facts
- Difficulty Level
- Moderate - Requires some experience due to specific dietary water or tank requirements. Best suited for intermediate aquarists.
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 75 gallon tank with abundant live rock and crevices for perching and shelter • Temperature range 72–78°F; pH 8.1–8.3; salinity 1.023–1.025 • Feed small live or frozen foods (copepods, amphipods, small shrimp, mysis) 2–3 times daily • Peaceful toward larger fish but may prey on very small fish and crustaceans; generally reef-safe with large corals • Provide moderate to strong water flow and excellent water quality with regular partial water changes
- Feeding Schedule
- 2-3 times daily
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.025
- Family
- Cirrhitidae
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Appearance
- The Lyretail Hawkfish is a small, strikingly patterned fish with a reddish-orange body marked with white spots and bands. The dorsal fin is notably elongated and lyrate (lyre-shaped), and the pectoral fins are enlarged with feathery cirri (tentacle-like filaments) on the rays. The color pattern provides excellent camouflage on coral rubble habitats.
- Aka
- Swallowtail Hawfish
- Min tank size
- 75 gallons
- Diet
- carnivore
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