Fox fish facts

[Lee hallett]

hi there I Ann new to reef keeping and would love to get a fox fish but am not sure if he will eat my corals or if well fed he won't? Any advice please ? Tia

 

[Diesel]

hi there I Ann new to reef keeping and would love to get a fox fish but am not sure if he will eat my corals or if well fed he won't? Any advice please ? Tia

Hey there.
First off how big is your tank?
What kind of corals do you have or planning to have?
What other fish do you have or planning to have?

Foxface or rabbitfish can be a pitta on softies especially zoa's.
They also have kinda poison spines on the back and once stung you have only 30.5 seconds to make it the ER............LOL, no kidding they do sting but it feels like a bee sting and will be gone after a hour or so.
They also get around 10 to 12" and need to have a tank from 150 or up.

 

[Lee hallett]

This is my aqua reef 300ltr I have 2 tangs 1 blue 1 purple , 1 pair of relatively young clown fish, 1 goby, a flame angel a black and white damsel also have a pair of pyjama cardinals and a couple or urchins... most of the corals are soft as you can see in the pic... I am not sure on their names lol.. oo and a blue starfish

 

[Diesel]

Amazing tank!
Depends on the sump/filter but you pushing the limit of having a Foxface.
Get a real small one about 3" as smaller you hardly don't find them.
When young they might leave the corals alone after they grow up.

 

[Lee hallett]

Thanks heaps mate yeah I got about a 80 ltr sump, the fish I'm looking at is quite large so I will pass on him and hunt for a little guy I think. I'm still currently learning how to care for and grow corals properly, so I don't need a fish that may upset that for me lol .... Any advice on that area would be greatly appreciated. I do feed my corals and I do add some supplements and I do keep an eye on my water with regular water changes. Thank you

 

[Diesel]

Great work my friend!

 

[JadeM]

it depends on the fish as well i had a yellow foxface but was really skitish and was only around 4 inches or so so i decided to a friend... a larger 5 inch or so one spot fox face both are best buddies, never touched a coral great algae eaters and mine are tough as nails when it comes to disease... what species were you thinking of?? nice tank by the way!

 

[Lee hallett]

This is the guy I was looking at he is currently in a 90 litre cube and is apparently around 4 inches