Add a Foxface Lo?

[MegIsAwesome06]

Hey! I was wondering if a Foxface Lo would work in my tank. It's a 100g and I do water changes regularly. Have a skimmer, refugium, etc. not sure what other info to add other than my fish. Ask away.
I have:
2 clowns
A clarkii
2 pink spotted watchman gobies
2 chromis
A lawnmower Blenny
A Melanurus wrasse
A blue hippo tang
Various snails, hermits etc.
gsp
Soft open brain coral, a couple polyp colonies.

Is it too much if I add a Foxface?

 

[snorvich]

If you remove the P. hepatus, a foxface would be fine.

 

[SALTYwaterDOG]

If you remove the P. hepatus, a foxface would be fine.

P. Hepatus?? Sorry newbe

 

[Rutrag]

P. Hepatus?? Sorry newbe

The "hippo tang." That's the scientific name.

 

[MegIsAwesome06]

Oh, darn. I'm not willing to get rid of Dory. I'll just wait and add it to the fish bucket list. [emoji38]

 

[Genera]

Oh, darn. I'm not willing to get rid of Dory. I'll just wait and add it to the fish bucket list. [emoji38]

Your P. hepatus (Dory) will get much too large for your tank, and a foxface would probably be a better option, I'd get a S. unimaculatus (One Spot/Blotched Foxface) instead of S. vulpinis (Foxface Lo). I just like the look of the spot better. :rollface:

 

[snorvich]

Your P. hepatus (Dory) will get much too large for your tank, and a foxface would probably be a better option, I'd get a S. unimaculatus (One Spot/Blotched Foxface) instead of S. vulpinis (Foxface Lo). I just like the look of the spot better. :rollface:

This.

 

[tc2007]

Would a one spot foxface be ok in a 93G cube? No tangs here

 

[JoeVandal49]

This.

Love my one spot.

Also, just a side note, i hate going off water volume for recommendations. No one has any idea what the OP actually has when he says 100g. For example, my 105g tank is the same footprint as a 6 foot 125g, it is just shorter in height. Just rambling.

I agree the Hippo tang is not a good choice in this size tank, but i do feel you could keep a foxface and a tang together in that volume, just the Hippo is a poor choice.

 

[JoeVandal49]

Would a one spot foxface be ok in a 93G cube? No tangs here

It would be fine.

 

[MegIsAwesome06]

Darn. We bought the tank already established. I've rehomed a coral catfish (even tho I loved him) because he was just not going to be a good fit.
So Dory...what size tank is she supposed to be in?

 

[Silly clownfish]

Liveaquaria recommends 180 gallons, but like Joe Vandal says, it is not just volume that matters, but tank dimensions. They need a nice long tank so that they can swim, without being like a prisoner pacing in a cell that is only a couple of strides long.

Back in the 90's i foolishly let a LFS tell me I could keep a baby hippo in a 30g. Over the course of the year I had it, we battled and beat ich, but lost the fight with lateral line erosion. These fish really don't do well in undersized tanks.

That is why with my current 75 g I decided to get a one spot foxface rather than a tang for my large fish. I believe the one spot stays a little smaller than the Lo.

What is the footprint of a 93g cube though? Again, you want them to have room to move. That's why I am not a big fan of cube-shaped tanks.

 

[JoeVandal49]

Darn. We bought the tank already established. I've rehomed a coral catfish (even tho I loved him) because he was just not going to be a good fit.
So Dory...what size tank is she supposed to be in?

What size is Dory?

You could possibly keep her for awhile, depending on size, But probably best to rehome the fish before getting too attached.

Lots of people will put a Hippo in your sized tank and a lot of people will criticize it. I'm not a member of the tang police, but IMO you need a minimum 6 foot tank length to start at least. Live aquaria lists a 180g as the minimum tank size. And again, im not employed by the tang police, but i even feel that 180 is likely too small for a hippo. They get fairly large, and are extremely active.

 

[snorvich]

Reef Central's recommendation can be found here.

 

[caliMako]

I just added a one spot to my 120 gall reef tank. He is so far a model citizen. Started eating day 2 now he's cleaning up all algae on sand and rocks. Love him so far. Great add

 

[MegIsAwesome06]

How much of a personality does the Foxface have?

 

[MegIsAwesome06]

After further research, I think the one spot will work better, space wise.
Curious about personality tho. My lawnmower Blenny, pink spotted watchman and my Melanurus wrasse are my favorites because of all the personality. Man that Blenny is a trip to watch!

 

[JoeVandal49]

After further research, I think the one spot will work better, space wise.
Curious about personality tho. My lawnmower Blenny, pink spotted watchman and my Melanurus wrasse are my favorites because of all the personality. Man that Blenny is a trip to watch!

Mine has a lot of personality. Mine eats everything from pecking at the rockwork, pellets, flakes, and my homemade frozen mix.

Mine generally paces the tank with my Thompsons tang when he is not pecking. Seems to like to share space with the tang, and constantly want to be within close proximity to the tang.

Very social fish, but very mellow from my experience.

 

[MegIsAwesome06]

That's exactly what I'm looking for! Thank you!

 

[murdock84]

I had a magnificent foxface for a few months. Really liked him until he started liking my acans. I took him back for store credit. He was very active after about a week in the tank.