Experience with foxface.

[cohlton]

Does anyone have one in their reef tank? I've heard that they can nip on zoas. Thanks for any information!

 

[BigJim]

I have had a magnificent foxface since last August who has not nipped zoas yet. I have even seen him eat algae from around the zoas without nipping at the zoas. That always makes nervous that he will accidentally get a taste and like it. He is a very shy fish though and easily spooked into hiding.

 

[gfox]

I have one in my 105.i only have Blue tubs in there for Zoas.Great fish for hair algae and other types.

 

[Tahoe61]

Mine does not touch corals.

 

[DeniseAndy]

I had mine for over 5 years and it did like to nip at corals after it was full grown. Maybe after year 1 since it was large in the first place. Great fish for controlling algae though. Never killed any corals that I noticed. I was switching to gorgs though, so not much left to nip. :) Never bothered my clams at all.

 

[someone6reef]

Hi ive had one for bout 2 mths and unfortunately it seems to like my acans not zoas i think hes for the chop sorry to say very striking fish tho[emoji111]

 

[someone6reef]

Also i think it depends on the actual fish not the species hope this helps [emoji106]

 

[Waters]

I had a one spot for close to 6 months and was a model citizen. I decided to introduce a dwarf angel which ended up picking at my LPS......the Foxface seemed to have learned from watching the angel and starting doing the same thing. I had to remove both.

 

[cohlton]

I got one and he'll be done with qt on Saturday, don't want to introduce a devil fish and have to take apart the tank. I appreciate all the input guys!

 

[cohlton]

Hi ive had one for bout 2 mths and unfortunately it seems to like my acans not zoas i think hes for the chop sorry to say very striking fish tho[emoji111]

What kind was it?

 

[cohlton]

I had mine for over 5 years and it did like to nip at corals after it was full grown. Maybe after year 1 since it was large in the first place. Great fish for controlling algae though. Never killed any corals that I noticed. I was switching to gorgs though, so not much left to nip. :) Never bothered my clams at all.

Did you feed him a lot? I heard that helps to keep them from nipping?

 

[cohlton]

I have one in my 105.i only have Blue tubs in there for Zoas.Great fish for hair algae and other types.

That's what I've heard, I don't have much algea at all

 

[DeniseAndy]

Did you feed him a lot? I heard that helps to keep them from nipping?

He ate like a pig along with all my fish. I did make sure he ate his algae responsibility also, so not too much. He was in with sps, not bother them, then LPS, and not sure cuz my butterfly was also in there and it was picking at lps. I do know he never ate the clams. Not sure if that helps much at all.

Basically, as fish grow, they will eat whatever tastes good. So, fish vary in what that is. So far, my rabbitfish has not bothered anything except algae.

 

[Thor2j]

I have one for 6 months. Started nipping at acans and zoos again. He had stopped for a few months. Going to give him a little more time and more Nori in tank but if he doesn't knock it off he's coming out.

 

[cohlton]

I have one for 6 months. Started nipping at acans and zoos again. He had stopped for a few months. Going to give him a little more time and more Nori in tank but if he doesn't knock it off he's coming out.

Was it the one spot?

 

[Isaac Alves]

I always have Ocean Nutrition seaweed wrapped inside of Julian Sprung's Purple Seaweed rubber banded to the same rock. And he eats it throughout the day. He also eats in the morning when the Rod's food gets into the tank.

He hasn't nipped at any zoas. And he's fat.

Question: can you feed too much? I'm trusting he's eating his fill. He's sharing the sea weed with a yellow tang and a yellow eye Kole tang.

 

[cohlton]

I always have Ocean Nutrition seaweed wrapped inside of Julian Sprung's Purple Seaweed rubber banded to the same rock. And he eats it throughout the day. He also eats in the morning when the Rod's food gets into the tank.

He hasn't nipped at any zoas. And he's fat.

Question: can you feed too much? I'm trusting he's eating his fill. He's sharing the sea weed with a yellow tang and a yellow eye Kole tang.

I'm gonna try him Amazing tank build by the way! I have the cadlights 165, loving it so far

 

[Thor2j]

Was it the one spot?

Yes