Fox face reef safe??

[saltwater newby]

hello
Today I got rid of my blue throat trigger because it was threatening my chromis and also because I realized after months of having it that it was a female and wasn't going to get the pretty colors that the males have. The other fish I'm considering getting rid off is my fox face, I had a small frag of zoas disappear on me once and I didn't have a clue of what could've happened. The other day I purchased a frag off a local guy of bam bams and I saw my fox face nip at them right in front of me and now the whole thing is gone. So I suspect that it's the fox face. I do have other zoas but he hasn't touched them so I'm a little puzzled by it. One of My frogspawns started to lose a head and today I find pieces of the polyps on the substrate and floating In the tank. Has anyone had issues with this type of fish eating corals? My LFS that took my blue throat said they have had issues with fox face doing the same and told me that he'll take him from me for store credit. What should I do? Other tank mates are blue hippo, 2 clowns, mallenarus wrasse, 6 chromis and a kole tang. I don't think these guys are to blame though. Any advice??

 

[jsker]

Fox Face is safe and long as you are feeding frozen. Trigger like to grind everything including corals. Triggers are a great fish but not a reef fish.

 

[saltwater newby]

Fox Face is safe and long as you are feeding frozen. Trigger like to grind everything including corals. Triggers are a great fish but not a reef fish.

I'm thinking getting a yellow tang to replace the trigger and 3 pajama cardinals for my daughter if I get rid of the fox face. I'm Thinking that'll stop any threats to my corals.

 

[4FordFamily]

I would be astonished if a foxface ate your zoa

 

[saltwater newby]

I would be astonished if a foxface ate your zoa

If you do some research on them, you'll find yourself astonished.

 

[eatbreakfast]

I've had foxfaces nip corals in the past. Most of the time they are fine, but they do have the potential to eat them. In some cases increasing the amount of feedings can help.

 

[Fishyfingers]

My foxface used to nibble on some corals regardless of how much I fed him, never touched the zoas though. Most people say they don't eat corals but depends of the individual fish I guess

 

[saltwater newby]

My foxface used to nibble on some corals regardless of how much I fed him, never touched the zoas though. Most people say they don't eat corals but depends of the individual fish I guess

I feed the tank enough in my opinion but I'm still not trusting him. I'm suspecting he has gone after my frogspawn as well.

 

[eatbreakfast]

I feed the tank enough in my opinion but I'm still not trusting him. I'm suspecting he has gone after my frogspawn as well.

Just by way of asking, what is the feeding regimine?

 

[saltwater newby]

Just by way of asking, what is the feeding regimine?

I feed sea weed on a clip before lights come on so that my hippo,Kole and fox face eat it all, that being said, my fox face it's the majority of it. Later in the day, I feed a nice chunk of LRS.

 

[eatbreakfast]

I feed sea weed on a clip before lights come on so that my hippo,Kole and fox face eat it all, that being said, my fox face it's the majority of it. Later in the day, I feed a nice chunk of LRS.

What color nori, and how long does it last in the tank before it is completely eaten?

 

[saltwater newby]

What color nori, and how long does it last in the tank before it is completely eaten?

I feed the dark green one from my LFS but last time I ran out I bough the 2 little fishes brand also dark green.

 

[eatbreakfast]

I feed the dark green one from my LFS but last time I ran out I bough the 2 little fishes brand also dark green.

The different colored norri hit different nutritional needs, so giving variety helps. Sometimes algae grazers pick at corals to eat the zooxanthellae algae in the coral's tissue.

How long does the seaweed last in the tank before it is completely consumed?

 

[4FordFamily]

I guess I've heard of it happening a time or two but I've had foxface a in reefs for overs a decade without issue. I guess I'm lucky!

Sorry you're having trouble!

 

[CodyRVA]

What size pieces of seaweed are you feeding? I feed close to a full sheet of nori a day between my Foxface (full grown) and kole tang. I do the green in the morning and purple at night, half sheet each time and it gets destroyed in minutes. I've never had mine nip at corals but the stomach on mine usually has a nice slight bulge, he's fat. I also broadcast feed frozen twice a day in addition to the seaweed. My guess is your fish is under fed or is lacking nutrition, but it does depend on the specific fish too.

 

[saltwater newby]

The different colored norri hit different nutritional needs, so giving variety helps. Sometimes algae grazers pick at corals to eat the zooxanthellae algae in the coral's tissue.

How long does the seaweed last in the tank before it is completely consumed?

They eat pretty fast
Specially the fox face. Maybe 15 minutes? If that...
Where can I get different types of algae? Does 2 little fishes make it??

 

[saltwater newby]

Ehhh
It's ok
Gives

I guess I've heard of it happening a time or two but I've had foxface a in reefs for overs a decade without issue. I guess I'm lucky!

Sorry you're having trouble!

me a chance for new fish

 

[CodyRVA]

They eat pretty fast
Specially the fox face. Maybe 15 minutes? If that...
Where can I get different types of algae? Does 2 little fishes make it??

I was buying two little fishes, switched to ocean Nutrition. Cheaper price, more product per package. I get mine from marine depot.

http://m.marinedepot.com/products/on1515/ocean-nutrition-seaweed-selects-green-marine-algae

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

I would be astonished if a foxface ate your zoa

My friend had a foxface that we had to "catch" out of his tank because it was eating all his zoanthids.

 

[themcnertney]

Typ I feed my foxface nori, frozen food once a week. I feed both red and green sheets. I am not convinced that they are eating coral, but rather algae off the rocks, which may appear that they are eating coral.