Hello - I am wondering if anyone can help me. I just recently bought a Foxface for my salt water tank & he's not doing well. He's eating the alege however, he seems to be loosing weight & sits on the rocks with his fins up & displayed. Any idea what else they eat besides the alege? I tried to feed him some brine shrimp which he seemed interested in but wouldn't eat. Thanks!!
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Hello - I am wondering if anyone can help me. I just recently bought a Foxface for my salt water tank & he's not doing well. He's eating the alege however, he seems to be loosing weight & sits on the rocks with his fins up & displayed. Any idea what else they eat besides the alege? I tried to feed him some brine shrimp which he seemed interested in but wouldn't eat. Thanks!!Rob Martin
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He may still be stressed from shipping,some fish take time to settle in,how long have you had him? Did you quarantine?
Rob.
Rob.
Hello.........thanks for your reply. No I didn't quarentine him - maybe thats it - he seemed to be doing fine though up until yesterday. I bought him last Saturday. I have 2 percula's & 2 urchins in the tank with him that seem fine. I've tested the water and that seems fine. Do they eat something other than alage??
tylorarm
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Mine still goes into panic attack mode very often, needs xanax or something. Goes into fin up lock-down mode. Will take some time to get comfortable and relax. I helps if you associate your presence with a little snack. Mine will eat most anything. Loves dried seaweed, formula 1 and 2 pellets (has small mouth so small pellets easiest for him), but favorite is flake food. Not quite so excited about mysis.
JENnKerry
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What size tank is it? My FF went into my 55 gallon for about six months before moving to our 125. In the 55 he was very skittish and it was almost impossible to look at him without himt darting behind the rocks. Now in the 125 he's out all the time and gets along great with both my tangs.
