Foxface = not reef safe. Try again?

[rmorris_14]

I think the problem is you don't have enough Sand.

 

[Miami Reef]

Update: foxface is doing well. Not picking on the corals. I’m so glad I gave it another shot.

 

[Miami Reef]

Update. The new Foxface started picking at my trachyphyllia. 3 of them are looking really bad. It just turned bad seemingly overnight.

Never again. This was my final straw.

 

[littlefoxx]

Update. The new Foxface started picking at my trachyphyllia. 3 of them are looking really bad. It just turned bad seemingly overnight.

Never again. This was my final straw.

Oh no! What kind? Ive had the one spot and my current guy is a magnificent!

 

[Gtinnel]

Oh no! What kind? Ive had the one spot and my current guy is a magnificent!

My one spot is several years old and so far no problems. I do wonder if certain species are more likely to pick at corals?

 

[Miami Reef]

My one spot is several years old and so far no problems. I do wonder if certain species are more likely to pick at corals?

Do you have trachyphyllia? Foxface mainly eat those corals IME. Any foxface I’ve added (I’ve probably tried 4 by now) will eventually eat them.

They even seem to leave acanthophyllia alone (at least for now).

I tried to catch it with a net, but I was unsuccessful. I have the trap in place, but I’m very antsy to get the fish out. Why didn’t I just listen to my past experience??? I never seem to learn.


The foxface is amazing at removing bubble algae, that’s for sure. Maybe I should leave the foxface and just stop keeping trachyphyllia corals.

But who knows, maybe the foxface will eventually eat my acanthophyllia. I have decided to remove the foxface.

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

Do you have trachyphyllia? Foxface mainly eat those corals IME. Any foxface I’ve added (I’ve probably tried 4 by now) will eventually eat them.

They even seem to leave acanthophyllia alone (at least for now).

I tried to catch it with a net, but I was unsuccessful. I have the trap in place, but I’m very antsy to get the fish out. Why didn’t I just listen to my past experience??? I never seem to learn.


The foxface is amazing at removing bubble algae, that’s for sure. Maybe I should leave the foxface and just stop keeping trachyphyllia corals.

But who knows, maybe the foxface will eventually eat my acanthophyllia. I have decided to remove the foxface.

Sux, so you're 0 for 2 on the foxy. Sounds like me and the Klein with zoa's and aiptasia. I just decided to keep the Klein and hope it won't eat zoa's this time around, as the aiptasia smothered some zoa gardens to death anyway.

 

[ForTheLoveOfCoral21]

I have had this happen with my most recent foxface. I have owned a ton of them through out my years in all my tanks.

This was the one spot fox, the most popular one. Never any issues till last year, when it would pick at all my LPS and even some zoas.

Now, im scared to put one back in my main tank.

 

[littlefoxx]

Do you have trachyphyllia? Foxface mainly eat those corals IME. Any foxface I’ve added (I’ve probably tried 4 by now) will eventually eat them.

They even seem to leave acanthophyllia alone (at least for now).

I tried to catch it with a net, but I was unsuccessful. I have the trap in place, but I’m very antsy to get the fish out. Why didn’t I just listen to my past experience??? I never seem to learn.


The foxface is amazing at removing bubble algae, that’s for sure. Maybe I should leave the foxface and just stop keeping trachyphyllia corals.

But who knows, maybe the foxface will eventually eat my acanthophyllia. I have decided to remove the foxface.

No I dont keep any of those, I keep Goni, Torch, zoa, mushrooms, bubble, gsp, leathers and some other softies with my foxface. I also keep a constant supply of nori in my tank so my tangs dont get cranky at eachother and he seems to love to devour that and leave my corals alone. He is about 3-4 inches now

 

[Gtinnel]

Do you have trachyphyllia? Foxface mainly eat those corals IME. Any foxface I’ve added (I’ve probably tried 4 by now) will eventually eat them.

They even seem to leave acanthophyllia alone (at least for now).

I tried to catch it with a net, but I was unsuccessful. I have the trap in place, but I’m very antsy to get the fish out. Why didn’t I just listen to my past experience??? I never seem to learn.


The foxface is amazing at removing bubble algae, that’s for sure. Maybe I should leave the foxface and just stop keeping trachyphyllia corals.

But who knows, maybe the foxface will eventually eat my acanthophyllia. I have decided to remove the foxface.

I don’t have any trachyphyllia in my tank. Even the easier lps corals haven’t always done well in my tank so I’ve always been afraid to buy any of the more expensive kinds.
Sorry it didn’t work out with the foxface.

 

[Miami Reef]

I trapped the foxface, and put it in my 20 gallon SPS QT.

I ordered pitho and emerald crabs from Reef Cleaners to replace the foxface.

 

[CoralB]

I trapped the foxface, and put it in my 20 gallon SPS QT.

I ordered pitho and emerald crabs from Reef Cleaners to replace the foxface.

Sorry to hear your foxface didn’t work out for you . Personally I’ve had them off and on for years and never had any issue with them .

 

[Miami Reef]

Sorry to hear your foxface didn’t work out for you . Personally I’ve had them off and on for years and never had any issue with them .

Do you keep trachyphyllia corals? They only seem to eat those IME. I’ve tried about 4 already with the same outcome.

If I never kept trachyphyllia, they wouldn’t be an issue for me either.

 

[CoralB]

Do you keep trachyphyllia corals? They only seem to eat those IME. I’ve tried about 4 already with the same outcome.

If I never kept trachyphyllia, they wouldn’t be an issue for me either.

Not any more .

 

[i cant think]

I trapped the foxface, and put it in my 20 gallon SPS QT.

I ordered pitho and emerald crabs from Reef Cleaners to replace the foxface.

Be careful with emeralds - once they run out of food they’re known to go towards coral for their Zooxanthellae. Hammers, Trachys, and sometimes Acans seem to be the main ones to get hit.

 

[Miami Reef]

Be careful with emeralds - once they run out of food they’re known to go towards coral for their Zooxanthellae. Hammers, Trachys, and sometimes Acans seem to be the main ones to get hit.

Thanks. I emailed Reef Cleaners to remove the emerald crabs from my order, and replace it with more pitho crabs.

 

[Steve2020]

I trapped the foxface, and put it in my 20 gallon SPS QT.

I ordered pitho and emerald crabs from Reef Cleaners to replace the foxface.

How did you order Pitho Crabs from Reef Cleaners since they have been not available for weeks? Web page says they are still out of stock. If on a wait list how long until they say they will be available?

 

[Miami Reef]

How did you order Pitho Crabs from Reef Cleaners since they have been not available for weeks? Web page says they are still out of stock. If on a wait list how long until they say they will be available?

They were available 2 days ago when I ordered them. I selected 10, but they only added 7 to my cart. My tank is 260 gallons by the way.