Saying bye bye to 2 rabbitfish today

[PeterEde]

I made the mistake of adding a foxface to a 30 gal tank. It was fine for the last 6 months
Then I compounded the issue putting a black spot in as well. Now both are 6" long.
Thankfully I found a taker.
Neither are big algae eaters except for nori and the black spot is just a pig of an eater.

I'll replace both with a Coral Beauty and hope it leave corals alone. Or is that a bad choice too?

 

[blaxsun]

Yes, Foxface do like their seaweed. Coral beauty can be a hit and miss with corals. I have one and he's never touched a single coral. The midnight, on the other hand, has voraciously gone after all my acans.

 

[PeterEde]

Yes, Foxface do like their seaweed. Coral beauty can be a hit and miss with corals. I have one and he's never touched a single coral. The midnight, on the other hand, has voraciously gone after all my acans.

I have a nice acan so hopefully it wont pick it

 

[mdb_talon]

I'll replace both with a Coral Beauty and hope it leave corals alone. Or is that a bad choice too?

I would say generally yes thats a bad choice if you want a coral safe fish. If you are ok with rolling the dice and having a "possibly coral safe fish" then give it a try. Might work out fine or you might be providing expensive fish food.

 

[i cant think]

I have a nice acan so hopefully it wont pick it

Angels in the wild will eat sponges, it’s possible in captivity they confuse fleshy LPS for sponges that usually would grow around the coral bases.

I wouldn’t go for a CB as they’re also extremely active and a 30g wouldn’t suffice for a fully grown one.
Look into the multicolour Angel (Centropyge multicolor). These are smaller so they’re a slightly better suited Angel for a 30g tank. However their reef safe “level” is only a bit better than the CBA.