Giant Hawkfish experience anyone?

[JoshHill83]

Does anyone have any experience with giant Hawkfish? I have the opportunity to get a 9" giant Hawkfish for $80. Prices online are from $200-300, but I don't know much about them. I am looking to potentially put it in with my 7" porcupine puffer and 5" miniatus grouper in my 210G FOWLER. Anyone have any thoughts on this? I'm only looking at adding aggressive fish to this tank.

 

[Haddonisreef]

After reading a bit on rc sounds like a mean lil bugger! Get it and post some pics!

 

[JoshHill83]

Hes in a 90 gallon tank right now and he was passed when I put my hand in with some minnows. Apparently they can get up to 24 inches in the wild. Im thinking I have a good 3 years at least until he's 18 inches. Any concerns long-term with the tank size? I wou would hate to get a fish that I would have to get rid of if it outgrew my tank.

 

[mikejrice]

We had a 5" hawk for awhile that was so mean you couldn't even have housed a trigger twice its size with it. I would be very cautious.