My new fox face with a banged up nose

[skidemon95]

well i just got a fox face put in to my 210. hes about 7-8''. i got him on thursday and all he does is swim up and down against the right side of the tank looking at his reflection. well today i go to feed and i see his nose is beat up. like hes trying to fight himself im thinking. i put a towel there put i dont think thats working. anyone have any idea if its from him banging his face on the glass or is he sick?

 

[deejeff442]

he is just not used to the tank yet.
might want to turn off the lights for a while.
alot of fish do that.
just watch yourself putting you hand in the tank untill he mellows out.i have almost gotten stuck a few times by mine.

 

[skidemon95]

Originally Posted by deejeff442
http:///forum/post/3129819
he is just not used to the tank yet.
might want to turn off the lights for a while.
alot of fish do that.
just watch yourself putting you hand in the tank untill he mellows out.i have almost gotten stuck a few times by mine.
sounds good, what do you consider a while? i will try that out! yeah those spikes are scary lol. they definelty look like they can do some damage

 

[rcreations]

Mine never did that but they all have their own character. Hopefully he'll settle in. They're great fish!

 

[skidemon95]

Originally Posted by RCreations
http:///forum/post/3129843
Mine never did that but they all have their own character. Hopefully he'll settle in. They're great fish!
yeah, he is really cool. biggest fish in my tank. i just hope hes not hurting

 

[nick76]

Originally Posted by Skidemon95
http:///forum/post/3129827
sounds good, what do you consider a while? i will try that out! yeah those spikes are scary lol. they definelty look like they can do some damage
Sharp & Poisonous, some people can develop a very nasty reaction to being stung like being allergic to a bee sting so be careful.

 

[deejeff442]

hows the foxface doing?

 

[novahobbies]

I just recently purchased one, and he's doing the same routine as yours against one side of the QT tank. I think he's just playing with his reflection....but mine hasn't tried to attack it, so his nose is still intact.

I read once that foxface periodically shed the outer layer of their teeth, and it can look a little like a "shell" hanging from their mouth...is it possible that this is what you're seeing?

 

[skidemon95]

Originally Posted by deejeff442
http:///forum/post/3132336
hows the foxface doing?
well his nose is starting to heal, but still seems the same, always at one end swimming up and down. i mean it has become slightly less. that and i really dont see him eating. i tried nori, krill, and life line

 

[skidemon95]

Originally Posted by novahobbies
http:///forum/post/3132442
I just recently purchased one, and he's doing the same routine as yours against one side of the QT tank. I think he's just playing with his reflection....but mine hasn't tried to attack it, so his nose is still intact.

I read once that foxface periodically shed the outer layer of their teeth, and it can look a little like a "shell" hanging from their mouth...is it possible that this is what you're seeing?
no it actually looks like the skin peeled back from banging it on the glass.
yours still doing it?

 

[novahobbies]

Nope. His QT was up on Friday, so he went into the display on Friday night. He really acclimated well to the rest of the tank inhabitants....no issues to speak of, and he's pretty active around the whole tank. Ironically he seems to have set up a home base UNDER the RBTA (the maroon clown's territory) but the clown doesn't seem to mind. They had one or two minor scuffles, but he just flared his dorsal rays and the clown backed down. Now the clown hangs out IN the nem, and the Fox guards the territory just underneath it.