Fiji foxface

[fancy_fish101]

First time owning a foxface, I know they can change color. I went down to see my foxface tonight and notice his color was bacially different. His black was now almost white but still had a lot of blacks is this normal behavior at night?

 

[PeterEde]

First time owning a foxface, I know they can change color. I went down to see my foxface tonight and notice his color was bacially different. His black was now almost white but still had a lot of blacks is this normal behavior at night?

photo would be handy but mine goes from yellow to camouflaged and variations in between.
It is still swimming and otherwise look healthy.

 

[fancy_fish101]

photo would be handy but mine goes from yellow to camouflaged and variations in between.
It is still swimming and otherwise look healthy.

He looks heathy, wasn’t swimminh but then again it is night. I added him a day ago. He ate and swimmed all day. Just wondering if this is night behavior.

 

[fancy_fish101]

photo would be handy but mine goes from yellow to camouflaged and variations in between.
It is still swimming and otherwise look healthy.

Can’t really get a picture cuz it is dark. Don’t want to startle him even more.

 

[littlefoxx]

I have a magnificent, he is super skittish as these usually are. He can change his colors to a pale white, gray spotted, to almost black when he wants to and back to his normal color. Kinda sounds to me like he is stressed and acclimating. Mine flipped out and went all black the first week or two I had him every time my dogs barked. He is used to it now but any little thing stresses them out they act like the sky is falling lol. My one before was a one spot and she was the same way. The algae clip scared her so bad until she got used to its movement in the flow lol. Love these guys but dang are they stressballs all the time!

 

[littlefoxx]

This is what mine does when he sleeps. Not the best picture but thats his little hidy hole

 

[littlefoxx]

This is what mine does when he sleeps. Not the best picture but thats his little hidy hole

This is what he looks like usually

 

[Mikeltee]

Yes they change all the time. At night they look white as well as when they are not happy. I have had one in qt going on a month. He is white at light all as well as when I do water changes. They are great additions to any tank. They love algae.

 

[i cant think]

First time owning a foxface, I know they can change color. I went down to see my foxface tonight and notice his color was bacially different. His black was now almost white but still had a lot of blacks is this normal behavior at night?

Does he look somewhat like the top one? I’ve noticed that the darker rabbitfish go somewhat whiter whilst lighter rabbits go more dark.

 

[fancy_fish101]

Does he look somewhat like the top one? I’ve noticed that the darker rabbitfish go somewhat whiter whilst lighter rabbits go more dark.

Yes this right here, but more white.

 

[fancy_fish101]

Does he look somewhat like the top one? I’ve noticed that the darker rabbitfish go somewhat whiter whilst lighter rabbits go more dark.

Here a terrible picture of him lol.

 

[littlefoxx]

Does he look somewhat like the top one? I’ve noticed that the darker rabbitfish go somewhat whiter whilst lighter rabbits go more dark.

Wow you have two??? Want a second one so bad but lots of stuff on the web says its a no no. Would 100% get a bi color!

 

[i cant think]

Wow you have two??? Want a second one so bad but lots of stuff on the web says its a no no. Would 100% get a bi color!

Yep, I just added the second last night and haven’t had regrets yet. They happily swim near eachother and have eachother in their line of sight most of the time.

I went for the Tongan Black to match my Magnificent with the opposite looks yet both peace keepers.

 

[littlefoxx]

Yep, I just added the second last night and haven’t had regrets yet. They happily swim near eachother and have eachother in their line of sight most of the time.

I went for the Tongan Black to match my Magnificent with the opposite looks yet both peace keepers.

Is that the black with the yellow tail??

 

[i cant think]

Is that the black with the yellow tail??

It’s only had one Reef Builder’s article and is known for a yellow edging on its caudal :)

 

[PeterEde]

He looks heathy, wasn’t swimminh but then again it is night. I added him a day ago. He ate and swimmed all day. Just wondering if this is night behavior.

At night they will go hide and take on a very camouflaged look. Mine would blend in very well with the live rock. A big change from yellow to an almost black and white

 

[i cant think]

He looks heathy, wasn’t swimminh but then again it is night. I added him a day ago. He ate and swimmed all day. Just wondering if this is night behavior.

If you only added him a day ago, don’t worry. Rabbitfish are skittish fish in general, they may be venomous but they’re the shyest species you’ll likely come across when it comes to establishing.
My Tongan Black doesn’t trust me completely and does hide (I only added him yesterday). My magnificent however, seems to be happily helping him to become braver as he has been in the tank for 4+ years now so he knows what’s good vs bad.
I mean, I think this photo shows what I mean. The Tongan is hiding yet the Magnificent is hanging around him as if to say ‘come and play’.