Nippy Foxface

[kopczynski]

I currently have a one spot Foxface in my 60 gallon 4 ft reef tank. In the past he picked on a finger leather, but stopped. Now i keep seeing bite marks and chunks missing from my zoanthids and i believe he is the culprate. Any way to prevent him from nipping at them? Or would i be best off trying to re home him.

 

[jay0705]

Have you seen him doing it? What else is in the tank?.what how often do u feed?

 

[kopczynski]

Other tank inhabitants are: 2 Clowns, royal gramma, kole tang, starcki damsel, four line wrasse. I feed algae sheets almost every day, and pellet food around 4 times a week, and frozen once a week.

 

[jay0705]

Ok foxes are pigs. I feed my tank w my fox, yellow tang, royal gramma, fire, golden sleeper headed goby, clown goby, wrasse, pair of clowns, lawnmower blenny, coral beauty, and mandarin. Frozen mysis, spirulina brine, daily. Half to 3/4 algae daily. A smidge of new life spectrum pellets. Usually daily or ever other day. If your fox looks thin feed it more. They constantly will eat. I know w a reef tank u have to have good water quality, its just finding that happy medium.
Also I have more fish then you so I would feed more

 

[kopczynski]

Thanks, I just realized I missed a few days of feeding the peletes so I'll feed more and hope that all goes well.

 

[jay0705]

That may help. I hate to be that guy lol but add some variety. Even the best pellet lacks stuff. It could be your corals have whats missing. You can also add macro alage. Your fox and tang would love that.

 

[kopczynski]

Yeah i try to feed a variety, i have 3 kinds of pellets and frozen, misis, brine, daphnia, krill, tubflex worms, and blood worms.

 

[jay0705]

Ah ok when u said pellets I thought thats all u fed. Good good. Look into macros tho good for the tank plus easy fish food

 

[kopczynski]

Any specific kind? Maybe one thats tang resistant since I may get a tomini tang tomorrow.

 

[jay0705]

Lol calpura, ulva are good. Not tang resistant but should grow well