Tang and fox face

tmscott89 · May 27, 2019

So I’m looking at different fish I want to purchase. I’ve looked at a kole yellow eye tang and a one spot foxface. I really like both and it says minimum tank size for both is 70 gallons. My question is, since I have 90 gallon tank I’m wondering if buying both would be too small of a space. Does anyone have success with this specific combo?

Auquanut · May 27, 2019

I've got both and a couple of other tangs too. I have a 125 though. The Tang should be fine and I love mine. He spends all day cleaning the tank, and he's a real character. My foxface has gotten pretty big. Not sure if he will be happy in your tank or mine in the long run. Hope this helps.

tmscott89 · May 27, 2019

that’s my dilemma. On liveaquaria it says a one spot foxface is minimum 70 but a foxface lo is minimum 125. They look exactly the same so I’m not sure what the difference is

Auquanut · May 27, 2019

Forgot to mention. I've had them both for quite awhile, and they get along fine.

tmscott89 · May 27, 2019

Did you purchase them at the same time to introduce together or separate?

Auquanut · May 27, 2019

tmscott89 said:
Did you purchase them at the same time to introduce together or separate?

Got the foxface in September 18 and the kole in November. I did try to make sure they were about the same size. I've never had any problem.

Auquanut · May 27, 2019

Sorry. it was 2017 that I got those guys.

tmscott89 · May 27, 2019

Did/Do you quarantine any of your fish before putting him in your main tank? I don’t have a quarantine tank and after reading about it. I’m wondering if that’s why my yellow tang due to little or no slime coat.

nereefpat · May 28, 2019

tmscott89 said:
that’s my dilemma. On liveaquaria it says a one spot foxface is minimum 70 but a foxface lo is minimum 125. They look exactly the same so I’m not sure what the difference is

Live aquaria is screwy there, in my opinion. Folks on forums will relay that information from LA too.

One has a blotch. They are basically the same fish, and used to be considered the same species. One journal has S. vulpinus growing 5cm longer at max, but common length of them is essentially the same. I've seen large (6-8") individuals of each species. I think 70 gallons is too cramped for a 6-8" fish with venomous spines...just my opinion.