spotted foxface rabbit

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  1. mufassathelion

    mufassathelion Skunk Shrimp

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    im lookin for a information oon a foxface rabbitfish.. i have a few very soft corals and polyps. i dont know if it would b good to add one or not.. just lookin for more information.. it was listed in the good beginner fish.. is this so??? any information would b great and thanks
     
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  2. wayne_halifax

    wayne_halifax Plankton

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    yaa a foxface will be fine in your tank ive got one with softies and ive never had a problem.
     
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  3. {Nano}Reefer

    {Nano}Reefer Dragon Wrasse

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    they are definitely reef safe, but they can get rather large. What size tank have you got? BTW I had a scribbled rabbitfish, and honestly that was just about my favorite fish of all time, awsome personality and way better coloration IMO.
     
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  4. Av8Bluewater

    Av8Bluewater Giant Squid

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    Not sure about the spotted but my standard Foxface Lo has just started nipping at my Wellso brain. Just a warning.. I've had him for months and if you asked me a week ago... I would have said .. yeah he doesn't bother anything.
     
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  5. vegasfish

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    Mine has never caused a problem. Go for it they are great fish.
     
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  6. mufassathelion

    mufassathelion Skunk Shrimp

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    i have a 75 gallon tank 2 powerheads underground and hob filters protien skimmer crushed coral substrate, ive read that some foxfaces can and do eat coral...I am a beginer my tank has been up and running for 2 months now.. ive read that they are durable fish just mildly poisonous... means keep hands outa tank.... lol
     
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  7. mufassathelion

    mufassathelion Skunk Shrimp

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    ok which would b best for a beginner a spoted foxface or a coral banded butterfly. or can i get one of both?
     
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  8. Av8Bluewater

    Av8Bluewater Giant Squid

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    He is a good fish... very shy when I put my hands in the tank he hides.. I've heard other people say the opposite... every fish is a little different.
    I haven't seen him nip at softies ... just the LPS-brain. Also they grow really fast.
     
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  9. Infantry1327

    Infantry1327 Fire Shrimp

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    good fish, but they are poisones so it can kill other fish. I had one kill a sailfin tang by accident.
     
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  10. Vancop

    Vancop Skunk Shrimp

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    Mine was seen nipping on my Xena...and now the xena is in defense mode during the day ....but I also learned that the seaweed I was feeding him might not have been enough ...I was only feeding strip that was 1' x 3' and was told that due to his size...he should be geting double this and most likely is the reason he is nipping on softies ...very shy fish in beginning ....but will eat out of my hand now....and I watch the fins !

    A cool addition to a tank IMO Love the color changing he does !!
     
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