Foxface pacing up and down the glass

[WGardiner]

It started doing this after I added an anemone. I'm light acclitmating the anemone and have half the tank shaded. It only swims in the shaded half and is franticly swimming up and down the glass on the end of the tank. Is this something to worry about?

 

[reefsic]

Usually a sign of stress in fish, when they follow the glass and pace up-and-down or side-to-side!

GL

 

[pinnatus]

Probably sees its reflection. Fish do that against their own reflection.

 

[rekn]

how big is it. a 75 is way to small for most foxfaces

 

[WGardiner]

It's a 4"-5" one spot foxface. 70gal min. from what I've read for this type and I have a minimalist aquascape with plenty of open swimming area. I think it's cause of the shaded area sence it started acting this way when I put the screens on I just wanted to see if anyone else experienced something similar.

 

[pinnatus]

yes, I agree, the shady lighting has made its reflection appear more brightly, causing it to chase it.

Foxfaces do get big.

 

[GoingPostal]

My mag. foxface did this at first in my tank as we usually don't run all the lights over it at once, he'd hang out in the light side though and wouldn't go into the shaded area.