One spot foxface please help

[Tanglover531]

I got him and put him in a tub and now he's gray and panting is this regular

 

[johnike]

Yes, mottling is a common thing with stressed Foxfaces.
They can be quite the Chameleon.

Talk nice and calm to it for a while to sooth it.

 

[Jetsetter57]

Like chalk colored or grey?

 

[Tanglover531]

Some blots of chalky but over all kinda grey

 

[Spork3245]

Foxfaces change color when sleeping and/or stressed. If he's breathing heavily as well as changing color it's because he is *not happy* at the moment.

 

[Tanglover531]

not that bad of a shade gray, hes only gray at the top

 

[Sk8r]

Be careful and do not touch him bare-handed: that top spine is as toxic as a fiddleback spider bite, and is really painful. Use a net or dip bucket for this fellow.

 

[johnike]

Thanks Sk8r, great point!!

 

[Tanglover531]

He's good now as soon as a put him in he turned yellow and I mean a soon! Thanks for the help guys

 

[Tanglover531]

Oh and he's eating

 

[Spork3245]

Oh and he's eating

Make sure to give him nori(seaweed) or some type of edible macro algae to munch on throughout the day! Mine loves Flame Algae. As far as regular food mine enjoys tetra marine flakes, spirulina fed mysis shrimp, rods and "mega marine algae"