Picky fox face

larrysaltisfun · Jul 16, 2026

I have a 6 inch magnificent fox face that’s about 6 inches long that nibbles on Nori but really has started eating next to nothing in terms of pellet food or variety of frozen foods. Does anyone else out there have a similar experience with a fox face rabbit fish ? In a different tank, I’ve got a 8 inch bi color one that’s 13 years old that eats anything in sight. Fins dont look tattered , belly doesn’t look bloated . He’s a lazy fish but can swim quickly when he feels like it.

JumboShrimp · Friday at 2:52 PM

How long have you had him in your tank? And am I understanding that you have a second Foxface (good eater) that so far hasn't 'taught' the other one (poor eater) how to eat )... as in monkey-see, monkey-do?

larrysaltisfun · 2026-07-23T01:36:18-0400

Sorry, I just saw your reply. I’ve had the magnificent fox face for 1 year. ( the one in question ) He is 6 inches in my 210 gallon tank.

Other fox face is in a 120. He’s 8 inches and eats everything in site ( 12 years old) they don’t know each other lol

The Mag FF did eat some sea weed pellets today. He looks good, seems lazy only swims when he has to . But he can take off like lightening when he wants to, Healthy but seems to sleep a lot , interesting falls asleep during the day, color change and spines up. he’s not robust but certainly not thin. Maybe he’s chowing down on nuisance allergy

CheifReeferNB · 2026-07-23T08:17:12-0400

My magnificent foxface really only eats nori as well. He will get excited for seaweed extreme pellets, but that is it for frozen/pellets. He won’t touch anything else.