Magnificent foxface
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small triggers
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yep easy, kinda skittish...but just like most rabbitfish, lol
rlablan
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If you give them seaweed sheets or nori, they will learn to come to the top. I don't hand feed my FF because they freak out WAY easy and you have never seen a fish have a spaz attack until you have seen a foxface dart around a tank. If they get spooked, beware man! It's NUTS!!!!
They are truely beautiful though, and they eat hair algae like you wouldn't believe! Also, they are funny to watch with their "moodiness".
They are truely beautiful though, and they eat hair algae like you wouldn't believe! Also, they are funny to watch with their "moodiness".
9supratt4
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Originally Posted by mjm889
http:///forum/post/3181634
will come up by the top of the tank to eat? does it hide alot?
Mine does come to the top to eat!! It will eat Nori sheets from the top and will also....almost eat from my hand....It doesn't take it, but it doesn't run away either.
It does run if there isn't food
http:///forum/post/3181634
will come up by the top of the tank to eat? does it hide alot?
Mine does come to the top to eat!! It will eat Nori sheets from the top and will also....almost eat from my hand....It doesn't take it, but it doesn't run away either.
It does run if there isn't food
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kravjitsu
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We just bought a mag FF and he is adjusted well (eats seaweed from a clip, lots of personality) but we think he might be nipping at our dwarf fuzzy lionfish... is this possible?
I have read that FF can be 'playful' so I wasnt sure if maybe he was just looking for a friend, as we have few fish. But we see a small nip in the lionfish. Is this uncommon for them to be mildly aggressive? Tank is 75 gal w corals. Only 4 fish (lionfish, flamehawk, 1 pj cardinal,FF)
thoughts? Thanks.
I have read that FF can be 'playful' so I wasnt sure if maybe he was just looking for a friend, as we have few fish. But we see a small nip in the lionfish. Is this uncommon for them to be mildly aggressive? Tank is 75 gal w corals. Only 4 fish (lionfish, flamehawk, 1 pj cardinal,FF)
thoughts? Thanks.
rlablan
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That very well could be. Mine has never nipped, but he may think it is something on the rocks that he is nipping at. After all, lion fish are great at camouflaging themselves. Maybe the foxface doesn't really know he is doing it?
Also, it could be another fish, but IMO it seems like the FF is the most likely to be the nipper.
Also, it could be another fish, but IMO it seems like the FF is the most likely to be the nipper.
mjm889
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hard to say my ff is very bold almost like a trigger. he is not afraid of skittish like some had say. Im glad he is very bold. He doesnt pick on any of the fish just the rocks were all the green algae is. between the ff and the pinktail trigger the rip a nori sheet to threads in about two seconds. good luck with your ff
tank a holic
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not to hijack but does it seem like the FF is reef safe or no?
rlablan
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I always heard that the FF were not reef safe, and that no rabbit fish were.
I have bought both of mine from a local LFS who says different. They have FF and all kinda of rabbit fish in their coral tanks and always have. The fish are happy and the corals are gorgeous. I always buy my FFs right out of the coral tanks, cause I know they are used to being around corals.
I would say Yes, but maybe not with clams? I dunno... I have mine with a clam and it was just fine.
I guess it's up to you if it is reef safe or not?
I have bought both of mine from a local LFS who says different. They have FF and all kinda of rabbit fish in their coral tanks and always have. The fish are happy and the corals are gorgeous. I always buy my FFs right out of the coral tanks, cause I know they are used to being around corals.
I would say Yes, but maybe not with clams? I dunno... I have mine with a clam and it was just fine.
I guess it's up to you if it is reef safe or not?
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kravjitsu
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So far (about a week and a half) I have not seen my FF go near any corals. I have zoas, mushrooms, finger leather, 2 monits,an open brain, and a favia. So far I have not seen him pick at any of them.
tank a holic
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good to know, i may try one but it sounds like a good idea to get one from a coral tank
bigal0221
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My Magnificent was very skiddish at first and did have a couple of spaz attacks. But after a while she settled down and now she is always out in the open and comes to the top to eat, she just about jumps out of the water when I get close because she knows its dinner time. I know it is probably not the smartest thing to do but I actually do hand feed mine from time to time.
cranberry
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I've seen chunks of my coral go flying... but always on accident. He couldn't resist the mysis sitting in the tubastrea and sometimes took a zoa with a piece of nuisance algae close by.
I consider them reef safe myself.... I had a reef and he was in there for over 10 years. But there is one every now and then that is said to develop a taste for zoas. My husband has seen it happen, but he considered it very very rare.
I consider them reef safe myself.... I had a reef and he was in there for over 10 years. But there is one every now and then that is said to develop a taste for zoas. My husband has seen it happen, but he considered it very very rare.