Foxface in a Reef tank???

[reb]

I am looking at combining my two tanks. The three fish that would move into my reef tank are a small hippo tang, possibly a damsel, and possibly a foxface rabbitfish. Anyone have any experience with a foxface in a reef tank.(all sorts of corals) How about the damsel?

 

[dboy999]

Foxface is a cool fish had one for about a year an a half..grew pretty big...no problems with any corals with him ..eats algae,meat anything...but gets "spooked" pretty easy if you stick you hand in an so ..just watch the dorsal fins there posious ..an get along with all fish so far...had a little spat with a lonhorn cow fish i had a while basck,,other than that cool fish

 

[rangermonroe]

very nice fish, had mine 18months with no problems. Eats out of my hand occasionally

 

[nm reef]

Foxface is a algae eating fish that should pose no problems to corals...I've had one for a few years now...great reef fish in my opinion.

 

[murray bmf]

I have had mine in my reef for two years now with no problems. A very neat fish.

 

[kpatrick]

My foxface does fine in my reef as well.

 

[ajwaters]

just taggin along i want one whe i went to the LFS this week the sales person (good guy) pointed out in the book that they can possible nip but i have always read good things about them from reefers. he did say but not sure that the bottome fin is venoumous also so if you grab them in a net and you put in your hand with the fish you could get stung also.......

 

[dboy999]

its there top fin ...its little spine are most definetly posiouns.....telll your lfs to grag one with his hand the fool

 

[reb]

thanks for all the replys

 

[bang guy]

I have a Foxface in my Lagoon and a Pencil-Streaked in my Display. Both are model citizens.

 

[mila]

I have a foxface fish for about one year in my reef. Very friendly and cool. No problems.

 

[jamnman]

I put one in my reef and it loved to eat my zoos so I took it out.

 

[mila]

My doesn't eat any corals including zoos.

 

[ronwar]

i discovered mine has a taste for polyps. I couldn't believe it. I must have the only fox face who has a taste for polyps

 

[nm reef]

Strange...this post may be the first info I've seen indicating rabbitfish...specifically the foxface...has a tendacy to bother corals. Most info I've seen indicates they are algae eaters. Mine has never even shown much interest in mysis or brine....:thinking:

 

[dragonboy]

I'm planning on getting a foxface but I hope I won't get one that has a taste for corals. I guess it just depends on which one you get some will eat it and some won't.