ꯃꯈꯜ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛ
Foxface rabbitfish (Siganus vulpinus)
ꯐꯣꯇꯣ: Dr. Dwayne Meadows, NOAA/NMFS/OPR · Public domain Wikimedia Commons ꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯊꯥꯡꯗ

Foxface rabbitfish

Siganus vulpinus · Siganidae

Foxface lo ꯍꯥꯏꯅꯁꯨ ꯈꯪꯅꯩ

ꯃꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ

A big, calm yellow algae eater with venomous dorsal spines — handle with care.

ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ
380 L (100 US gal)
ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
pH
8.1–8.4
ꯑꯍꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ
24 cm (9.4 in)
ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨꯒꯤ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ
1+

ꯔꯤꯐ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯦꯔꯤꯟ ꯂꯣꯏꯕ

ꯁ꯭ꯄꯦꯁꯤꯐꯤꯛ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯦꯕꯤꯇꯤ
1.023–1.026
ꯔꯤꯐ ꯁꯦꯐꯇꯤ
ꯆꯦꯛꯁꯤꯟꯅ Reef ꯗ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ
ꯀꯣꯔꯜꯁꯤꯡꯒ ꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅ
Usually leaves coral alone, but a hungry one grazes soft coral and zoanthids.
ꯏꯟꯕꯔꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒ ꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅ
Reef safe.
ꯃꯤꯛꯁ꯭ꯗ ꯔꯤꯐꯇ ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ
380 L (100 US gal)
ꯉꯥ-ꯈꯛꯇꯒꯤ (FOWLR) ꯗ ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ
380 L (100 US gal)
ꯁꯥꯊꯤꯕ
Peaceful; spines are defensive only.
ꯆꯥꯛ ꯄꯤꯕ
Nori clipped daily plus two feeds.

ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ

ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯚꯣꯂ꯭ꯌꯨꯝ
380 L (100 US gal)
ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
pH
8.1–8.4
ꯍꯥꯔ꯭ꯗꯅꯦꯁ
8–12 dGH
ꯍꯤꯡꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ
ꯆꯍꯤ 8–15
ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯠ
Herbivore — nori daily, algae pellets, blanched greens.
ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯊꯥꯛ
ꯃꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ

ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯩꯐꯝ

ꯂꯃꯦꯟ ꯂꯃꯗꯝ
Western Pacific and eastern Indian Ocean
ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯜ
ꯊꯨꯝ ꯌꯥꯎꯕ ꯏꯁꯤꯡ
ꯕꯥꯌꯣꯇꯣꯞ
Coral-rich lagoons and reef flats
ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯚꯝ
Moderate to strong flow, open swimming space.

ꯑꯆꯠ-ꯑꯆꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯣꯀꯤꯡ

ꯃꯒꯨꯟ-ꯁꯥꯒꯣꯟ
ꯁꯥꯟꯇꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ
ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨ
ꯉꯥ 1
ꯏꯔꯣꯏꯕ
ꯊꯥꛛ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇ
ꯑꯐꯕ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯃꯔꯨꯞꯁꯤꯡ
Tangs
Clownfish
Wrasses
Angels
ꯊꯣꯏꯗꯣꯛꯎ
Other rabbitfish
Tiny nano tanks

ꯃꯆꯥ ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯜ ꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ

ꯃꯆꯥ ꯄꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ
ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕ ꯊꯥꯛ
ꯑꯃꯦꯝ-ꯑꯄꯥ ꯈꯦꯠꯅꯕ
No external difference.
ꯅꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡ
Not bred in captivity.
ꯇꯣꯏꯅ ꯊꯣꯛꯄ ꯑꯅꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ
Marine ich
HLLE
ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯛꯇ ꯆꯥꯟꯅꯒꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ?

ꯁꯥꯏꯟ ꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ AquaLog ꯅ Foxface rabbitfish ꯕꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯕ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯒ — ꯚꯣꯂ꯭ꯌꯨꯝ, ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯜ, ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ pH — ꯆꯥꯟꯅꯕ ꯌꯦꯡꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯇꯥꯞ ꯑꯃꯈꯛꯇꯗ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯉꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗ ꯍꯥꯞꯆꯤꯟꯒꯅꯤ꯫

ꯑꯩꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯛꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯦꯡꯅꯕ ꯁꯥꯏꯟ ꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ

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