fox face reef safe?

cecilio · 03-07-2006, 05:52 PM

hi
im planning to add a small fox face to my 72 gals tank in which inactually ve lps corals, polyps,feather dusters clams anthias, sail tang and clown fishes, are the fox face safe for them
thank you

Dragon Wrasse · 03-07-2006, 06:11 PM

Don't have one in my tank, but it looks like it might sample your corals. Here is a link to some info.

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/rabbitfi.htm

Witfull · 03-07-2006, 06:15 PM

most that i have known are not nippers, they love algae and look like they are going at corals, when they are going inbetween to get algae.

how many other fish and sizes are in the tank? they can get to 8".

cecilio · 03-07-2006, 07:22 PM

my other fishes are
1 anthia 3"
5 chromis 1"
3 clown 2'
1 GOBY 2"
1 SAIL TANG 3"

Witfull · 03-07-2006, 07:24 PM

if you get him,,you will be maxxed out on tank capacity. good luck if you go with one, try to get a small one if you can.

Annie742 · 03-08-2006, 12:06 PM

I have a foxface, and it's a geat little fish.
It never bothered my coral at all, and it ate all the bubble algae!!
And I have to say this is one tough fish. It has went through a rough time in my reef when the tank got ick. It was only 1 of the 2 fish that lived.

BoomerD · 03-08-2006, 12:11 PM

Also keep in mind that a foxface is going to outgrow that tank fairly quickly. You're already gettinig pretty close to having a max bio-load, a signid of any size will add quite a bit to that.

wickjr · 03-11-2006, 01:32 PM

I too was considering a foxface. I have a 46 gallon with two Ocellaris Clowns, each about 1.5 inches right now. I had a yellow wathman goby, as my signature says, but he is no longer with us. Would I be overloading by adding the foxface? I am adding a 10 gallon sump in the next day or so, so my actual water volume will be about 8 gallons more.

Witfull · 03-11-2006, 01:42 PM

in a 46, yes he would out grow it.

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Dragon Wrasse Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 991 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: fox face reef safe? Don't have one in my tank, but it looks like it might sample your corals. Here is a link to some info. http://www.wetwebmedia.com/rabbitfi.htm __________________ *Member "Crabs Are Evil" Society* "A wise man learns more from a foolish question, then a fool learns from a wise answer" - Bruce Lee _____________________________ 75 gal SeaClear II Reef Tank (softy tank) - Coralife 125 Super Skimmer - Little Giant 2-MDQX-SC - Angstrom 2537 UV 15W - HOB Refugium - Eheim Pro 2228 - Red Sea Wave Maker w/Maxi-Jet 600 (X4) - 100 lbs Live Sand (DSB) - 100 lbs Live Rock - 260W PC lighting - 470nm lunar lights (X15) - AquaController II Custom 75 gal Starphire glass tank (SPS/LPS tank) - Custom 24 gal Refugium - Tuzne Wave box - JBJ Chiller - 390W PC lighting - 175W MH (X2) - Knop Cal. Reactor - AquaController 3 Pro - Aqua C Skimmer - Phosban Reactor - 18W Turbo-twist UV sterilizer - Sump - Sony Computer 5 gal Nano Hospital Tank - Eheim 2213 - Red Sea Prizm Skimmer - Live sand - Live Rock - Built in Refugium - 36W PC lighting

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Annie742 Star Polyps Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 168 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: fox face reef safe? I have a foxface, and it's a geat little fish. It never bothered my coral at all, and it ate all the bubble algae!! And I have to say this is one tough fish. It has went through a rough time in my reef when the tank got ick. It was only 1 of the 2 fish that lived.

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wickjr Ricordea Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Amelia, Ohio Posts: 183 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: fox face reef safe? I too was considering a foxface. I have a 46 gallon with two Ocellaris Clowns, each about 1.5 inches right now. I had a yellow wathman goby, as my signature says, but he is no longer with us. Would I be overloading by adding the foxface? I am adding a 10 gallon sump in the next day or so, so my actual water volume will be about 8 gallons more. __________________ GO IRISH!!!_________________________________________ -46 gallon bowfront AGA, 80 pounds LR, 40 pounds live sand, Corallife superskimmer, 234 watt T-5 HO: 2 Ocellaris Clowns, Neon Green Nepthea, Blue Ricordia, Zoanthids, Mushrooms, Turbo, Astrea, Strombus, Nerite Snails, Scarlet, Blue leg and Zebra Hermits

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