foxface

Scientific Name Siganus Vulpinus
Max. Size: 9"
Tank Size: 75+ gallons
Aggression: Not aggressive
Hardiness: Low-Medium
Reef-Safe: With caution- may nip
CAUTION: VENOMOUS


Behavior
Foxfaces are extremely timid and easily spooked when first introduced into the aquarium.
Expect your Foxface to spend most of its time hiding during the first few weeks. It will
also exhibit darting behavior and, when threatened or stressed, take on a dark mottled look.
His head region is concave, and his body is extremely thin and oval shaped, so that he may escape
into narrow crevices when the occasion arises. He is entirely peaceful by nature, and is known to
school when young in the wild, but as with many aquarium specimens, it is best to only attempt to
keep one per tank



Feeding
Voracious algae eaters, S. Vulpinus are some of the few known eaters of the hair algae Bryopsis.
They will also eradicate most other algaes in the tank, wanted or unwanted, including cyanobacteria,
diatoms, hair algae, and caulerpa spp.
Foxfaces will also accept most prepared foods, such as frozen formulas or mysis shrimp and
even flake food, once adjusted to captivity.
They should be fed dried seaweed or nori often to satisfy their nutritional requirements.
Foxface Rabbitfish have been known to nip at corals- especially green corals such as palythoa.
They don't often develop a taste for the corals- rather, they seem to be testing them for flavor.


VENOMOUS

When your hands are inside the tank, always have one eye on your Foxface - especially as they become
adjusted to captivity and become more brazen and curious.Caution should be used with this fish: like
in all rabbitfishes, all of the dorsal, pectoral and anal fins have venomous spines.
Most injuries occur when people attempt to handle the fish without wearing gloves or stick their hand
in the aquarium while feeding.
to avoid the sting, likened to a lionfish’s. The sting is not deadly, but some have said, imagine a
bee sting, and then multiply that by one hundred and that’s what you can expect. The pain usually dies
down after a couple of days, but the intensity and swelling are surprising to those that are not aware
this fish can and will defend itself when it feels threatened with a sharp jab from his fins. Those who
are allergic to stings of flying insects should take extra care, as for them, it is not known whether there
is a relationship to the toxin between for example, bees and rabbitfish. If you are allergic to the toxin in
any fish, you must assume that the Foxface will be venomous to you as well, the same might be assumed to be true
with subsequent stings, the more often the toxins are introduced into your body, the stronger the reaction can be.

 

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