Foxface ?

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  1. Viper3166

    Viper3166 Feather Duster

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    Does anyone's foxface come to the surface for air?? mine will swim to the top and then you see air bubbles from his gills. See video had to record from my webcam so alittle laggy.

    http://www.wscponline.com/tank/foxface.avi
     
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  3. mikejrice

    mikejrice 3reef Affiliate

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    My scribble does that some times. Zips accross the tank with his mouth out. Usually means hes hungry. Little beggar
     
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    amcarrig Super Moderator

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    Ours did that too but since the fish was never technically "hungry", we always assumed that it did this out of boredom. I later found out that quite a few people who have scribbled rabbitfish have noticed that kind of behavior.
     
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  5. divott

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    my foxface does that too. mostly at feeding time. wont let pellets or flake float , just rams his face into the buffet table. i thought i taught him better manners than that. lol
     
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    Rabbit fish are definitely hogs. The one that I had gave me a nice scrape on my arm when it tried to "eat it" while I was doing something in the tank :)
     
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    Im watching mine right now, and hes doing the same thing.
     
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    Viper3166 Feather Duster

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    haha ok thanks just wanted to know what's going on and see if anyone else noticed the same. Thanks for the input.