Can/Should I Add a Foxface

patsheridan · Jan 17, 2017

HI all. I've been thinking about adding one more fish to my 75g mixed reef tank, and now that I have a bit of a bubble-algae breakout I am thinking to add a small Foxface, in hope that it will help with this. Even if it doesn't it would be a great looking addition.

I currently have a Spotted Bristletooth tang, couple of clowns, couple of orange-back wrasses, couple of dart-fish, one watchman goby and one lawnmower blenny.

Will the Foxface work with this group? Too many? If yes, is there a specific Foxface that tends to do better with bubble algae?

Thanks is advance!

Zero Nitrates · Jan 17, 2017

Don't they nip at coral

Beautiful reef!

patsheridan · Jan 18, 2017

bump . . .

justingraham · Jan 18, 2017

My foxface eats a lot of algea. It's a magnificent foxface the only thing I see wrong is that some of them get really big so that's something to think about in a 75. Other then that as long as they are fed they will not nip at corals

eatbreakfast · Jan 18, 2017

Most don't nip at coral, but some do regardless of whether they are well fed or not.

75g is on the small side for a full grown foxface.

They can also be pretty skittish and can get you with their venomous spines during maintenance. This has happened to me a few times.

Emerald crabs do an excellent job of eating bubble algae.