Would a one spot fox face be pushing my luck?

[19Mateo83]

My system is a 50g display. I currently have a pair of clowns. A tomini tang, a trio of chromis and a royal gramma. I have urchins, emerald crabs, peppermint shrimp, limpets, snails and hermits. My rock work has plenty of nooks and crannies and a lot of places to hide.
The question, could I add a small one spot fox face to my system to help with nuisance algae and everyone live in peace. Also, what are the pros and cons of fox face behavior? I know he will eventually outgrow my system and im ok with trading/upgrading eventually.

 

[Outlaw Corals]

I have a one spot fox face and he is pretty peaceful. He doesn’t bother anybody or anything., when I put a new Coral in, he will come over to inspect and pick out whatever algae he sees on the skeleton or a frog plug but I’ve never seen him bother any Coral, I would say go for it

 

[19Mateo83]

I have a one spot fox face and he is pretty peaceful. He doesn’t bother anybody or anything., when I put a new Coral in, he will come over to inspect and pick out whatever algae he sees on the skeleton or a frog plug but I’ve never seen him bother any Coral, I would say go for it

That’s exactly what I need.

 

[Formulator]

Mine is a model citizen and actually pretty skittish. He doesn’t bother any other fish in my 120g. Just goes about his business grazing and keeping the tank clean. I have a blue hippo tang, blue chromis, 2 leopard wrasse, 2 clowns, lyretail anthia, diamond goby, royal gramma, fire dartfish, 2 cleaner shrimp, a pincushion urchin, hermits, various trochus, nassarius, and 2 fighting conch. Tank is peaceful, though the tang is the boss.

 

[19Mateo83]

Mine is a model citizen and actually pretty skittish. He doesn’t bother any other fish in my 120g. Just goes about his business grazing and keeping the tank clean. I have a blue hippo tang, blue chromis, 2 leopard wrasse, 2 clowns, lyretail anthia, diamond goby, royal gramma, fire dartfish, 2 cleaner shrimp, a pincushion urchin, hermits, various trochus, nassarius, and 2 fighting conch. Tank is peaceful, though the tang is the boss.

Do you see any reason not to put one in my 50 gallon system? Do you think the smaller tank would be an issue? It’s 36x18x18

 

[KQuillan]

My FF is the peacekeeper. If he sees someone going after another, he gets between them until they disperse. He is the best fish in my tank!

 

[19Mateo83]

My FF is the peacekeeper. If he sees someone going after another, he gets between them until they disperse. He is the best fish in my tank!

Replies like this are what I was hoping for! Thank you for your reply

 

[HorribleParameters]

I have a similar tank size, I had a foxface and he was a jerk, he murdered my blue spot Jawfish. He loitered around the BSJF’s cave and point his top spikes at the hole. The Jawfish would lurch out and try to bite and push the FF away but the FF would just stab him in the face, which quickly killed the Jawfish after a day or so. The foxface was only 2”-3” max. He also nipped and bit at my scolys and other fleshy LPS. He was a food hog and aggressive during feeding. Cool fish, but with a smaller tank and poisonous fins, fast growing, and IME aggressive, I’d just get a biota yellow tang if I were you. I love my biota yellow he destroys algae. You’ll still get your yellow, herbivorous fish, at a smaller size that won’t get as big as a fox face, and if you do rehome, you’ll get more $$ for a yellow tang these days.

 

[joeoliver]

Great fish, IME. Definitely an algae grazer, peacekeeper, and skittish as mentioned. I initially had him in a 40 gallon which he quickly outgrew. My initial plan was to trade him in for a smaller one when he got bigger, but I just couldn't do that to him so I upgraded to a 120.

He also picked at my forest fire digitata when I first put the coral in. I upped my feeding a bit and he stopped. I don't have algae in my tank anymore. Probably because of him and my white tail tang so I supplement feedings with nori most days to keep them happy.

Other tank mates include two clownfish and three wrasses (melanurus, blue star leopard, and pink-streaked).

 

[19Mateo83]

I have a similar tank size, I had a foxface and he was a jerk, he murdered my blue spot Jawfish. He loitered around the BSJF’s cave and point his top spikes at the hole. The Jawfish would lurch out and try to bite and push the FF away but the FF would just stab him in the face, which quickly killed the Jawfish after a day or so. The foxface was only 2”-3” max. He also nipped and bit at my scolys and other fleshy LPS. He was a food hog and aggressive during feeding. Cool fish, but with a smaller tank and poisonous fins, fast growing, and IME aggressive, I’d just get a biota yellow tang if I were you. I love my biota yellow he destroys algae. You’ll still get your yellow, herbivorous fish, at a smaller size that won’t get as big as a fox face, and if you do rehome, you’ll get more $$ for a yellow tang these days.

Was your fox face a one spot?

 

[littlefoxx]

My system is a 50g display. I currently have a pair of clowns. A tomini tang, a trio of chromis and a royal gramma. I have urchins, emerald crabs, peppermint shrimp, limpets, snails and hermits. My rock work has plenty of nooks and crannies and a lot of places to hide.
The question, could I add a small one spot fox face to my system to help with nuisance algae and everyone live in peace. Also, what are the pros and cons of fox face behavior? I know he will eventually outgrow my system and im ok with trading/upgrading eventually.

No wayyy too small. Mine is 6 inches now, grew to that size im about 3 months. He is bigger than my Naso tang. Pictures for size reference. These guys get HUGE

 

[19Mateo83]

No wayyy too small. Mine is 6 inches now, grew to that size im about 3 months. He is bigger than my Naso tang. Pictures for size reference. These guys get HUGE

Thank you for the reply, I didn’t realize that they grow that fast.

 

[Jasongtr]

We have one in a 36x24x18 been in there 12 months bought about 4.5" hasn't grown at all, go for it

 

[Jasongtr]

We have one in a 36x24x18 been in there 12 months bought about 4.5" hasn't grown at all, go for it

 

[littlefoxx]

Quick google search:

 

[slingfox]

50 gallons sounds too small for a One Spot Foxface to live comfortably. It may survive in the same way a lion can survive in a small metal cage but the setup is not a great one. I had a One Spot Foxface. Bought it at 2" and it more than doubled in size within 3 month in my 5 ft wide display. One Spot Fox faces can get big!

 

[Waters]

I agree.....a 50 is way to small for that fish.....especially with the Tang which (can) compete for the same food source.

 

[gbroadbridge]

My system is a 50g display.
The question, could I add a small one spot fox face to my system to help with nuisance algae and everyone live in peace.

They grow fast if looked after.

Mine is too big for my 75 gal so has be rehomed soon.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

I think everyone cheats a bit on tank sizes, but when cheating by 60%-70% and more, at a certain point it gets unreasonable.

 

[Sophie"s mom]

My system is a 50g display. I currently have a pair of clowns. A tomini tang, a trio of chromis and a royal gramma. I have urchins, emerald crabs, peppermint shrimp, limpets, snails and hermits. My rock work has plenty of nooks and crannies and a lot of places to hide.
The question, could I add a small one spot fox face to my system to help with nuisance algae and everyone live in peace. Also, what are the pros and cons of fox face behavior? I know he will eventually outgrow my system and im ok with trading/upgrading eventually.

I have one in my 90 gallon and he is extremely peaceful!