pregnant hawkfish

[deadman]

hi all,

juz discoverd that 1 of my longnose hawkfish is pregnant

well, saw it and it's mate doin some funny repetitive swimming strokes a few weeks back and now the tummy its visibly bigger and it doesn't swim as much as b4.

hence, i think it should be pregnant.

This is the 1st time any fish in my tank got pregnant.

so is there any precautionary steps I must take?

alreayd set up my fry breeding net cage....gonna catch her tonight and put her there.

do i need to bring her hubby in too?

Thanks for all advice.

will try to post pics soon.

[Lester]

any pics ???

[searching4dan]

can i reserve one of the babies??

hehehe.. i wan i want..

[Interesting]

Yes Yes! if not can start a new thread abt yr hawkfish frm now to maternity stage,showing all pics at diff stages and details too.

Can serve as a reference to all other members here who is hving pregnant fishes too.

[deadman]

Hi all,

Having a tough time catching it....as well as her mate. hope to get them b4 they spawn.

will try to post pics soon.

[FuEl]

Leave them to spawn then harvest the eggs.

[jamomatt]

Nice! Will really love to see you have a thread documenting the whole thing dude!

[sharkfin]

hi deadman

dnt make us so excited leh post some pix, we reali love 2 c tem

[Achilles Tang]

Woah! That's rare and exciting!! I've never heard of captive hawkfishes breeding before!

I doubt if any will survive to adulthood unless you are willing to start an incubation tank and learn how to raise fry.

[cjh]

PICS!!!!

nvr see a pregnant hawkfish before...

[searching4dan]

bro, u seems successful on ur hawkfish

may i noe wat do u feed them with?

i juz got a longnose hawkfish..

umm.. doesnt seems to be eating

been 1day aly.. help me..

dun wanna see it die..

[Interesting]

any signs of stress frm e fish? a newly bought hawkfish?

[deadman]

hi,

managed to catch botht the male and female.

Initially only caught the female...notice that both the male and female refused to eat when my dad feed them....guess they each thought tat their mate is gone.

now both are in the breeder net cage....resting side by side.

had both for almost 8 mths together, the female longer...abt 1 year plus.

I dun feed them anything special.....formula 1 & 2 pellets.....mysis and brine shrimps.....and recently self-made food comprising of market prawns, formula 1 flakes and kent marine vitamin c solution.

dun worry ur fish will eat soon....its only 1 day...it takes time to acclimatised.

I got no digi cam will take pics with my hp and try to post it online soon.

[aquabeanzII]

Let's see some pics leh bro!!

Sure very cute one right?

So wadya intend to feed the little ones? Hehehe

[deadman]

This is the female.

Sorry if the pics are not that clear.

can really see the tummy from the top

[deadman]

this is the hubby

[deadman]

yet another pic of her

[deadman]

the side view....hope u guys can see the tummy thru the net

[deadman]

last pic

[Gouldian]

Thanks for sharing, will be looking forward to more updates.

[Interesting]

anyone know how long will it takes before e eggs r laid for hawkfish?

[deadman]

anyone know how long will it takes before e eggs r laid for hawkfish?

yep

hope some fellow reefers can fill me in on the gestation period.

hope to witness e laying of the eggs though it is known to be in the middle of the night.

[searching4dan]

umm.. my hawkfish starts to eat liao

looks fine.. no stress..

hope it survives.. hehe..

same time i bought a twin spotted goby

MIA in juz one day!

guess its gone ..