Foxface Rabbitfish / Siganus vulpinus

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Foxface Rabbitfish / Siganus vulpinus

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Scientific Name - Siganus vulpinus

Common Name - Foxface Rabbitfish

Size - 9.4" (24 cm )

Min. Aquarium Size - 75 US Gal. ( 284 L)

Foods and Feeding - Varied marine diets of vegetable fare, dried and frozen herbivore foods, marine algae, blue green alga Spirulina, pieces of zucchini, broccoli, leaf lettuce, sushi Nori (dried seaweed), feed min 2 times a day.

Reef Compatibility - Will browse on algae, if well fed most will ignore corals, some nip or eat large polyped species and certain soft coral polyps. Keep in a reef with caution.

Captive Care - A hardy fish, fares well in captivity, one of the more aggressive in the genus, young fish will tolerate each other, adults should be kept singly or in a male / female pair, will ignore unrelated fish species, venomous spines, handle with extreme care.
 

WHICH PART OF YOUR SETUP IS HARDEST TO REACH OR REMOVE FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE?

  • Glass behind or beside the tank

    Votes: 15 21.4%
  • Powerheads or wavemakers

    Votes: 5 7.1%
  • Sump or rear filtration chambers

    Votes: 9 12.9%
  • Skimmer or other filtration equipment

    Votes: 9 12.9%
  • Overflow or plumbing

    Votes: 12 17.1%
  • Lights or lids

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Mine is pretty easy to access!

    Votes: 19 27.1%
  • Other—tell us what I missed

    Votes: 1 1.4%
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