Fox Face Fish

[rupertlilly]

Just got a new fox face fish (from this site) yesterday. Acclimated him according to procedure - but all he does is hide in the back of the tank. Is this normal?

 

[deejeff442]

oh yea its normal for a foxface to hide up to a week.dont worry about its color changes either .
they are a very timid fish for a while
mine hid for over a week i now have him for 4 or 5 yrs and he comes close to sticking me when i put the seaweed in.
awesome fish.

 

[alh]

Agreed. Great fish.

 

[cmaxwell39]

Agree, very timid at first, but will soon become the favorite fish in your tank. Very hardy and great personality.
BTW, where are you at in MI?

 

[maryg]

Originally Posted by deejeff442
http:///forum/post/2947382
oh yea its normal for a foxface to hide up to a week.dont worry about its color changes either .
they are a very timid fish for a while
mine hid for over a week i now have him for 4 or 5 yrs and he comes close to sticking me when i put the seaweed in.
awesome fish.
Same here. They are a great fish. Mine has buddied up with my Kole Tang.

 

[bigal0221]

I have a Magnificent Foxface currently in my QT. He was very shy for about 9 or 10 days and was changing color every time I got close, when the lights went off and basically for any reason. Now, about 2-1/2 weeks into QT he is doing great. He rarely even tries to hide, eating like a pig and never changes color. Good luck with yours they seem to be great fish.

 

[jshepherd]

I got mine a week ago from here and while he was almost dead out of the bag he is doing fine now. He was very shy and would lay on his side in a corner.
He is eating good and even took care of some bubble algae in the QT !!

 

[nanomantis]

Best fish out there.
Strong, herbaviorous, passive, reed safe, no one messes with them, beautiful, great personalilty, active...
Period.