Foxface eating corals

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by hillegom

"If you do get rid of him, make sure he polishes off your GSP first."



I knew someone would say that. lol
I have a rock that is "balancing" on another. So the GSP has to grow down into the "Dark" to spread. Well, I guess it can't do that because it never has. However, it grows upon itself and is sending a 3 inch ledge out, trying to span the gap. When I get proper lights, then the GSP will be taking up good real estate and have to go.

My GSP grows right under rocks in the dark just as fast as the stuff ontop of rocks. I wish my rabbitfish would eat it because right now I am removing it manually once a month or so.

I have never heard of them eating GSP but I have heard of them nipping clams.

[Trigger Man]

I had to get rid of my foxface because was eating my Zoas. I did find if I fed 3 times a day heavily then he would not nip at my corals, but then there would be the risk of water issues, so it was easier to just get rid of him.

[hillegom]

Man o man, I have zoas in my quarantine tank right now!
Here I thought foxfaces just ate algae and normal fish food.
Research,research, research!!!

[rocketlily]

Thanks for this thread. I was going to buy a Foxface on Friday. You all saved me alot of grief.

[Buccaneer]

Not all Foxface react the same ... I had a tank with mix of softies, LPS and SPS ... the foxface was one of my favourites ... he never touched any corals and I even had a argrocrete back wall covered in GSP ... he did clean up nuisance algae though

He was certainly the most interesting as he would be swimming along and all of a sudden decide to camoflage himself against a coral changing colours to match the coral

He had some big tankmates though which may have spooked him - Atlantic Blue Tang, 2 Yellow Tangs, Sohal Tang etc

very cool fish