Rabbitfish

[Cory]

Hey anyone got any feeding guidlines for rabbitfish? I just got a foxface and gold spotted rabbitfish. So far they eat spirulina flakes, and regular flakes.

 

[anthonys51]

Basically the same way you would feed a tang.

 

[Cory]

Basically the same way you would feed a tang.

So a nori clip and nori?

 

[anthonys51]

Yes. That's fine. They Dan also eat mysis, brine shrimp , flakes pellets Would feed more veggie based foods but some meat is ok

 

[Cory]

Yes. That's fine. They Dan also eat mysis, brine shrimp , flakes pellets Would feed more veggie based foods but some meat is ok

Do you have any rabbitfish? If so what are you feeding it?

 

[anthonys51]

Yes I do. I feed all my fish mysis everyday. Nori every day , spir flakes every other day and pellets every other day

I have 2 rabbitfish and 5 tangs in the tank

 

[Cory]

Will rabbitfish jump out of the aquarium?

 

[anthonys51]

All fish can jump. But they are very unlikely too

 

[Cory]

All fish can jump. But they are very unlikely too

Thats good to know. Gotta get a lid made although the eurobrace acts as a partial lid.

 

[anthonys51]

I haven't had a tang or rabbit fish jump out on my yet. Have some tanks covers others not covered I have my main tank mostly covered fir my clowns and wrasses

 

[Cory]

I haven't had a tang or rabbit fish jump out on my yet. Have some tanks covers others not covered I have my main tank mostly covered fir my clowns and wrasses

Thats great. I want t get either a net lid or glass. I feel a net would be netter though. If a fish jumps it wouldnt hurt as much as a net than glass. Yes ive noticed they seem to be cave dweller when scared, rather than jumpers. However if it was a jawfish or anthias it might be a problem.

 

[anthonys51]

Glass traps heat. If it's a reef tank get a mess lid

 

[joro]

I have a one-spot fox face I've had since he was a baby - literally about 1/2" - and he eats basically anything I throw in the tank. I'll leave a sheet or seaweed (both green and purple) out for him and the tangs daily as well as feed at least once a day with LRS (Reef Frenzy and/or Fish Frenzy) plus a few pellets here and there if I'm home. The only food he was a little apprehensive about initially was the pellets but after he realized what they were, he hunts them down like a heat-seeking missile now when they hit the water :cool:

 

[Jongalt26]

Orange spot in mine, love that he changes colors. Eats nori and all the frozen food i put in there.

 

[Cory]

Orange spot in mine, love that he changes colors. Eats nori and all the frozen food i put in there.

I cant wait for mine to get huge. Hes pretty shy compared to the foxface though. Is yours shy?

 

[Jongalt26]

He's a little skittish but I wouldn't call him shy.

 

[clekchau]

My orange spot eats everything and grew big pretty fast, not shy at all