fox face question

[janastasio]

I recently got a fox face. I have noticed him picking at my blue xenia and also picking at the tubes to my feather dusters. Is this common? I was under the impression from prior research that it would be an approptriate fish for my reef tank. Thanks

 

[spanko]

Try getting some Nori sheets for it if you don't have any leafy algae in your tank. I have one that is eating the Caulerpa in my tank and I love him for it. However when that runs out I will have to supplement with algae sheets or take him back. They are voracious algae eaters.

 

[lsu]

Mine never ate Xenia but it destroyed every feather duster I attempted to put in "his" tank.

 

[janastasio]

hmmm, I do suppliment with nori sheets. I will have to watch him. He has done quite a bit of damage to one of the feather duster tubes. I curious as to why they would pick at these.

 

[groupergenius]

Hmmm. I have 3 foxface in 3 tanks and they leave everything but algae alone. But then again, I don't have any large feather dusters. Just the small white ones that are hitchhikers.
If you really like both critters involved, is there a way to put the dusters in some PVC tubing to protect them? Or is the foxface eating the feather part as well?