Longnose hawkfish...difficult?

I want to ge a longnose hawkfish in a few months, but I have read that they are difficult to keep alive in an aquarium. Is that true?

saltwater.com had them as easy care, which is right?

Thanks!
GKW

 

I never was able to keep one but when they were alive in my tanks, they ate my shrimp.

 

Yep, I agree. There was always a battle between my spotted hawkfish and my birdwrasse as to which one could get the shrimp first!

Mike

 

ok, hawkfish is out...

but how come they are so hard to keep in an aquarium? same goes to butterfly fish.

Thanks!

 

They need to be fed a lot of meaty foods and not many people want to pollute their tanks trying to meet their feeding requirements.

 

I had one for 2 years until it commited suicide. They will jump out of the tank from the smallest hole. I had 2 others that I kept for over a year and they both jumped out, one did it during a water change and I didnt catch it in timed. Great fish with a lot of personality though.

 

Man, I would love to get one, but I am worrying about my shrimps. Longnose is kinda cheap too.