foxface non reef safe?

nemofish2217 · 03/09/2009, 07:52 PM

I was getting ready to order a foxface and I saw that one site says that they can nip at corals.... I used to have one and it never bothered any of my corals that I know of... Anyone here ever have any problems?

nikon187 · 03/09/2009, 07:56 PM

yes, but only with brain corals and other flesh LPS. It was only a time to time thing but he did kill a couple nice brains before i got rid of him

nemofish2217 · 03/09/2009, 07:58 PM

so, should be good with sps, rics, and zoas? What about hammers or frogspawns?

Hop · 03/09/2009, 08:02 PM

Mine never touched any of my corals (frogspawn included). Great fish, although I may go for something more exotic than the standard next time.

zmattie · 03/09/2009, 08:11 PM

Ive heard they will mess with inverts and feather dusters

Hop · 03/09/2009, 08:15 PM

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Originally posted by zmattie
Ive heard they will mess with inverts and feather dusters

Mine didn't... Had it many years, from about 2" till it was about 8".

zmattie · 03/09/2009, 08:20 PM

Wow, I had a guy in my local reef club that bought one just for the reason of keeping a feather duster infestation under control. But i guess each indiviual is different from the rest!

robsk · 03/09/2009, 09:08 PM

Definitely a case by case as with most fish. My foxface does not pick at corals or feather dusters or inverts. Just seems to mind his own business. He's been in my tank for over a year.

JENnKerry · 03/09/2009, 09:11 PM

We've had ours for fours years now and the only corals he's ever gone after were brains. But this was after we first added him. All other LPS including frogspawn and hammers were fine. Several days ago we added our first brain in years. NEver even looked at it. Which leads me to think:

Maybe as they mature they get away from coral nipping? Or is this just our experience.

Gdevine · 03/09/2009, 09:37 PM

Mine will on a rare occasion nip my colt, doesno real harm, and leaves all other LPS alone including my open brain. I do keep him well fed with Nori on a clip during the day and twice feeds on top of that. Oh yea, he's a fatty

heyfredyourhat · 03/09/2009, 10:21 PM

Mine was fine for about a year, than he developed a taste for my expensive zoas. He also taught my tang that they are good snack food as well.

crvz · 03/10/2009, 06:37 AM

I've read often that the scribbled rabbitfish is a very likely candidate to nip softies, particularly zoanthids, but my foxface has been pretty good about keeping his nose out of corals or any invert, for that matter.

returnofsid · 03/10/2009, 10:51 AM

Foxface and other Rabbitfish are reef safe, for the most part. However, any of them can nip at corals, especially Zoanthids. I have a Foxface in one tank, a Spotted Rabbit in another and a Scribbled Rabbit in another. None have ever bothered anything, though I watch them closely. I have a friend who had a Foxface for years with no problems at all. Woke up one day to see it munching on Zoanthids. It ate ALL of her Zoanthids in one day. Oh, forgot to mention, all she had were very expensive Zoanthids and lots of them.

Jay180reef · 03/10/2009, 12:51 PM

My scribbled has recently devoured half of my zoas. I can't decide if he's big enough to be dipped in soy sauce and eaten with chopsticks...or chop him up and serve him to the sun corals.

03/09/2009, 07:52 PM	#1
nemofish2217 Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,606	foxface non reef safe? I was getting ready to order a foxface and I saw that one site says that they can nip at corals.... I used to have one and it never bothered any of my corals that I know of... Anyone here ever have any problems?

03/09/2009, 07:56 PM	#2
nikon187 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Edmonton Alberta Posts: 4,717	yes, but only with brain corals and other flesh LPS. It was only a time to time thing but he did kill a couple nice brains before i got rid of him __________________ ----------------- Current Tanks: New 210 custom 84 x 24 x 24, 60g sump, SWC 250 extreme with bubble blaster 5000, 2 vortech mp40, 2 vortech mp10, 12 T5, Water blaster 5000, warner marine bio pellets, 60g clownfish cube, red carpet anemone with a 25g sump,SRO octopus 1000sss, 250w radium, lumenarc large.

03/09/2009, 08:02 PM	#4
Hop Carpe Noctem!!! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Western Colorado Posts: 8,548	Mine never touched any of my corals (frogspawn included). Great fish, although I may go for something more exotic than the standard next time. __________________ Hop Current Tank Info: 300-gallon in-wall system (mixed reef)

03/09/2009, 09:11 PM	#9
JENnKerry Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Jersey Posts: 7,384	We've had ours for fours years now and the only corals he's ever gone after were brains. But this was after we first added him. All other LPS including frogspawn and hammers were fine. Several days ago we added our first brain in years. NEver even looked at it. Which leads me to think: Maybe as they mature they get away from coral nipping? Or is this just our experience. __________________ We Don't Have a Signature..... Current Tank Info: 125 Gallon Reef

03/09/2009, 09:37 PM	#10
Gdevine Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Pompano Beach, FL Posts: 1,232	Mine will on a rare occasion nip my colt, doesno real harm, and leaves all other LPS alone including my open brain. I do keep him well fed with Nori on a clip during the day and twice feeds on top of that. Oh yea, he's a fatty __________________ What's good having a monkey if you can't play with it? Current Tank Info: 65g Mixed Reef - 35g Fuge - EcoSystem Method

03/09/2009, 07:58 PM	#3
nemofish2217 Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,606	so, should be good with sps, rics, and zoas? What about hammers or frogspawns?

03/09/2009, 08:11 PM	#5
zmattie Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 60	Ive heard they will mess with inverts and feather dusters

03/09/2009, 08:20 PM	#7
zmattie Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 60	Wow, I had a guy in my local reef club that bought one just for the reason of keeping a feather duster infestation under control. But i guess each indiviual is different from the rest!

03/09/2009, 09:08 PM	#8
robsk Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 132	Definitely a case by case as with most fish. My foxface does not pick at corals or feather dusters or inverts. Just seems to mind his own business. He's been in my tank for over a year.

03/09/2009, 10:21 PM	#11
heyfredyourhat Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: BC Canada Posts: 963	Mine was fine for about a year, than he developed a taste for my expensive zoas. He also taught my tang that they are good snack food as well.

03/10/2009, 06:37 AM	#12
crvz Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: houstonia Posts: 7,989	I've read often that the scribbled rabbitfish is a very likely candidate to nip softies, particularly zoanthids, but my foxface has been pretty good about keeping his nose out of corals or any invert, for that matter. __________________ -Chris- You don't win friends with salad. "Look! They're trying to learn for free!" ... "Use your phony guns as clubs!" Current Tank Info: rectangluar? wet?

03/10/2009, 10:51 AM	#13
returnofsid Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 3,852	Foxface and other Rabbitfish are reef safe, for the most part. However, any of them can nip at corals, especially Zoanthids. I have a Foxface in one tank, a Spotted Rabbit in another and a Scribbled Rabbit in another. None have ever bothered anything, though I watch them closely. I have a friend who had a Foxface for years with no problems at all. Woke up one day to see it munching on Zoanthids. It ate ALL of her Zoanthids in one day. Oh, forgot to mention, all she had were very expensive Zoanthids and lots of them.

03/10/2009, 12:51 PM	#14
Jay180reef Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Calgary Posts: 431	My scribbled has recently devoured half of my zoas. I can't decide if he's big enough to be dipped in soy sauce and eaten with chopsticks...or chop him up and serve him to the sun corals. __________________ Jay Current Tank Info: 180G reef, 2x45G sumps, 45G fuge, MH lights w/T5s, ReefOcto skmr, Barracuda pump, Magnum powerheads