Wrasse, Anthias, and Other Marine Fish
Swallowtail Hawkfish
Cyprinocirrhites polyactis
Photo: Izuzuki · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Minimum tank200 l
- Adult size14 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeYes
Full profile
- Family
- Cirrhitidae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific
- Size
- 14 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- marine
- Swimming level
- middle
- Behavior
- peaceful
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 200 L
- Diet
- carnivore (zooplankton)
- Reproduction
- oviparous
- Reef Safe
- ✅ Yes
Notes: The only hawkfish that swims in midwater feeding on plankton. It has a forked tail and is orange in color.
