Comparability of Orange Frogfish and Flame Hawk

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I recently purchased an orange frogfish to add to my FOWLR tank and while the store employee said the flame hawk should be big enough, I heard the frogfish can get large so I wanted to get some further advice. Right now the smallest fish in that tank is a flame hawkfish. He’s big enough not to fit in the frog’s mouth right now. Will there be a large risk in the future? Should I move them to separate tanks somewhere down the line? Current stock is a snowflake eel (about 1.5” diameter), a blue ribbon eel, the flame hawk, a dwarf fuzzy lion, and a marine betta. Thanks in advance!
 

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They would have to be similarly sized, toadfish have huge mouths plus rows of teeth. They are nocturnal and live on the bottom, 'Orange Toadfish' are just a color morph of Gulf Toadfish. You can research Gulf Toadfish to learn more about them. In the future (Im assuming they are similarly sized right now) the hawkfish may get eaten, how has it been going so far?
 

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I apologize, it’s an orange toadfish not a frogfish
Oh good thing, I was like those anglers literally will eat anything even if its too big! Toadfish though I would think is like a lionfish, keep it fed and happy so it doesnt see tankmates as food
 

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I apologize, it’s an orange toadfish not a frogfish

I once had a toadfish try to swallow a heniochus butterflyfish that was way to large for it to swallow - it tried anyway and the butterfly died.
 
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They would have to be similarly sized, toadfish have huge mouths plus rows of teeth. They are nocturnal and live on the bottom, 'Orange Toadfish' are just a color morph of Gulf Toadfish. You can research Gulf Toadfish to learn more about them. In the future (Im assuming they are similarly sized right now) the hawkfish may get eaten, how has it been going so far?
So far so good. He’s only ever taken interest in the chopped frozen food I give him. Barely even looks at the flame hawk
 

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