[jsgates]

I would really like to add a Foxface to my tank. I have been told by many people that they don't bother corals at all as long as they are well fed. I currently have a true percula clown (adding a second one this week), a firefish goby, lawnmower blenny, royal gramma basslet. Also, in my tank I have a Florida Condi anemone, yellow finger gorgonian and lots of inverts. My green hair algae problem is getting a lot better since adding the lawnmower blenny, but the Foxface is really pretty and would help out with the algae. Anything I should be concerned about, or should I be okay as long as I keep him well fed. Thanks. I also plan to add a blue hippo tang, & a powder brown tang in about a month.

[jimw369]

Originally Posted by jsgates

I would really like to add a Foxface to my tank. I have been told by many people that they don't bother corals at all as long as they are well fed. I currently have a true percula clown (adding a second one this week), a firefish goby, lawnmower blenny, royal gramma basslet. Also, in my tank I have a Florida Condi anemone, yellow finger gorgonian and lots of inverts. My green hair algae problem is getting a lot better since adding the lawnmower blenny, but the Foxface is really pretty and would help out with the algae. Anything I should be concerned about, or should I be okay as long as I keep him well fed. Thanks. I also plan to add a blue hippo tang, & a powder brown tang in about a month.

Yes, If you dont slow down you run a very high risk of losing your tank IMHO.

Need to read and research more.

Good luck

[jsgates]

Ok, can somebody please answer the question I was addressing in this topic? I think it is being assumed that I just dumped a bunch of stuff in my tank..........that is not the case. The tank ran for 1 - 2 months and completed cycling before I added anything. I added my Live rock, then waited about 2 weeks before adding the sand. I tested repeatedly to make sure all of my water parameters were good before adding anything to the tank. When I first added something to the tank, it was Starburst Polyp & som ricordia mushrooms. Around the same time, I slowly added my cleanup crew. Hermits, snails, sally lightfoot crabs, etc. After those were in the tank for about 3 weeks, I added a Candy Cane Coral & short tentacle plate coral. Roughly 2 weeks after that, I added my first fish, the lawnmower blenny. After the lawnmower blenny was doing well for about a week, I went ahead and ordered some more stuff online. My LFS apparently does not like to stock anything that I try to buy from them, so I have to order online. Added 2 true percula clowns, Royal Gramma Basslet, & a firefish goby. Did not plan on getting the firefish or the yellow tree gorgonian this soon, but I had to order at least $79 of living things from Saltwaterfish.com for them to accept my order. Same type deal at LiveAquaria. I added some Yellow Colony Polyps & a Florida Condi Anemone at the same time as well as two lettuce nudibrach & a blue tuxedo pin cushion urchin. Green hair algae is almost completely gone in my tank now. I have started dosing calcium and my coraline is starting to take off. All of my fish are doing well and eating frozen mysis & flake foods. Water parameters are good, and I added 2 x 150 watt heaters to maintain a water temp of around 79 degrees. I am doing weekly 20% water changes and everything including my gorgonian is doing well. I am not trying to rush things, but I can't add 1 thing at time b/c I can't afford to pay $35 shipping everytime I order something live. I do not plan to add anymore than 2 fish at time in the future. The 4 I added at once were all small. They have been in the tank for a couple of weeks now. I have a quarantine tank for new arrivals. All I am asking here is "Do I need to worry about the foxface bothering my corals?" I have been told by a knowledgeable LFS that they are reef safe. Just trying to confirm from others experiences. I am doing my research, but sometimes it is good to get others input. As long as I test regularly and my water parameters stay good, I perform my weekly water changes, maintain the temps, I don't see how I can be at risk of losing my entire tank. I test PH, ALK, Nitrite, Nitrate, & Ammonia weekly, and I am now testing the calcium level every two days until it is up in the recommended range. I am dosing the daily recommended amount of Kent Marine Tech CB.

[Taras1]

Sounds like you've got it goin' on. The Foxface and One-spot Foxface Rabbitfishes appear to be the smaller of the species. They are primarily herbivorous and should not bother your inverts. I've had a One-spot who got caught in my outflow and died. It didn't bother my soft corals, SPS or LPS corals. It was an excellent algae grazer.

One point of caution -- the spines are venomous, but supposedly not as venomous as scorpionfish, lionfish or stone fish.

[bigblue]

I've had a foxface for a year in my reef tank and he's never caused one bit of problem. A great addition!

[jimw369]

Ok. Here is what you want.

The Foxface is a great reef fish. Calm placid, gets along well with others eats algae and readily eats off a seaweed clip. Great additon.

Those are 2 great Tangs also they would also make great additions to to your tank.

Good luck.

[Sage Hen]

my foxface is the perfect reef fish so far. Gets along great with smaller fish, corals and shrimp. Did a great job on eating all my hair algae also. I feed him seaweed daily now because he's done almost too well of a job eating algae, and I want to supplement his "green foods". He also keeps any algae from growing on my gorgorians.

[jsgates]

Which Foxface do you have Sage?

[pogodzib]

I've had a couple different Foxface Lo and I'd definately consider them reef safe. They did a better job than any tang I've ever owned with eating nuscience algae and always left my corals and critters alone.