Foxface Question

[darren24]

I read in another post about this fish eating red / viney macro algae. I have some in my tank and want it gone. My question is will the Foxface get along with a yellow tang? Also are ther "different" types of Foxfaces or just one? Thanks.

 

[darren24]

Thanks Barbara. Does your have the one spot on it? Looked at the on LA just to get an idea.

 

[darren24]

Cool thanks Barbara.

 

[lorenk]

Foxfaces and Rabbits need to be well fed or they will eat softies and LPS. So be prepared with that...don't want to lose any of those beautiful corals.

I caught my rabbit eating GSP...now I feed more.

 

[wbholwell]

Darren, those one-spot foxfaces on LA look pretty nice, don't they? Might just have to order one.

 

[jmaneyapanda]

Barbara;166455 wrote:

Foxfaces are poisonous. Their back fins can sting you and I've heard it's similar to a hornet's sting. However, I doubt they would ever sting the reefkeeper on purpose. I feed mine with my hand and he comes right up and eats flake food out of my fingers and he's never stung me. I think the poison is nature's way of protecting him since he is such a mild mannered fish in the aquarium.

For what its worth- foxfaces are venomous, not poisonous. Snobbery, I know. Some people are VERY allergic to it.

 

[john e]

Does anyone know the minimum size tank for a foxface?

 

[markl]

if its the same red viney macro algee i hadf in my tank.i used a mexican turbo snail .i first picked it with a tweezers for an hour. i put in a big turbo and it ate it up like candy. less then a week and it was gone.i did constantly pick him up andf move back to the same rocks that were covered like kudzoo.

 

[lorenk]

Darren I just got an orange spot rabbit...very nice looking fish. They grow pretty big but they are really cool looking, blue body with orange spots all over.