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I have a 1 spot in a mixed reef, lps, sps and softies and he nipped some of my acans for the first day or so but now he leaves them alone
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I’ve had mine for 3 years...he’s my Baby Boy Fish(at least I think) lol I’ve never had a problem!!!Are foxfaces and its variants reef safe? LFS having some sales on foxfaces, thinking about picking one up. I have heard mixed things. They have a young magnificent and one spot and the regular as well. When I say "reef safe" I mean safe with Corals and Inverts.
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As for angles what are you looking at? The large ones (Regal, Emperor, Queen) have a very bad reputation in reefs as they like to munch on coral. The dwarf angels are very hit or miss. Very prett colors and most of the time they are reef safe. But like all species their is a select few that don’t follow the rules and go rogue. It all comes down to how much of a risk do you want to take. l had a foxface for years and he never once touched or nipped at a coral.
I had a hard time catching mine, depends on how much rock you have, I think a naso will get to big for a 125. I loved my foxface so it may be worth the chance for you.Oh man so many good/bad experiences haha. How hard would it be to catch one in a 6ft long tank? Might take a risk, avoid the magnificent and stick to the one spot and see what happens.
Anyone house a naso tang with a foxface? 125 too small for a naso?
Are dwarf angels a good choice to add?
My fox face has not touched any of my corals for a year now.
I had a hard time catching mine, depends on how much rock you have, I think a naso will get to big for a 125. I loved my foxface so it may be worth the chance for you.
Unfortunately, it's pretty much the same answer as with the foxface. They sure are beautiful but unfortunately have a great deal of individual variation. Some will be model citizens, others will nip at various hard and soft corals, and especially the mantles of tridacna clams. An lfs employee may swear up and down that a particular species is absolutely reef safe (I've had this line thrown at me regarding the Coral Beauty); don't believe them, or you could find yourself spending hours trying to get that fish out.
I was told the Coral Beauty would behave as well
My Montipora capricornis didnt show the polyps after i added bispinosa to the tank.
I have never seen bispinosa eating of a coral. Sometimes they appear to lick mucus from the corals but that dont seem to affect the coral at all.
(If a fish is eating from a coral the polyps will all be withdrawn in a second).
I have had a few customers claiming their bispinosas was eating from a coral but after a short talk they went home to check and they still have the fishes as far as i know.