I think foxfaces are generally interested in veggie matter, so there shouldn't be a problem with him nipping your clam. Of course, that is providing that he's well fed.
Wendy
I think foxfaces are generally interested in veggie matter, so there shouldn't be a problem with him nipping your clam. Of course, that is providing that he's well fed.
Wendy
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The foxface was probably nibbling algae from the clam's shell and just look like it was eating the mantle. I have seen mine chow down on black mussels but has never touched my clams.
Gary
Gary
125 SPS, 75 gal. LPS/softie reef, 9 gal. Nano
My foxface leaves my clam alone. What other fish do you have? What kind of sand bed?
Crocea have less tolerance for sand in the water column. They have gills that get clogged easier than the other clams, causing death. If you have fine sand and a sand stirring fish, you may have a problem.
I had one with engineer gobies and it could not tolerate it.
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No sand-moving fish (2 Banggais, royal gramma, foxface and sixline), but I have a way of kicking up a little sand when doing water changes (vacuuming substrate). Sandbed is about 3" of the sugar-fine aragonite.
Good to know about the sand/gills issue. That may influence my choice of clam, and if nothing else maybe I can take precautions if I know I'm going to be working in the tank.
Chris
When an eel bites your leg
And the pain makes you beg
That\'s a moray
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I also have a foxface, a huge one, and I have 3 croceas and a derasa. No problems.
115g Reef, 4 @ 54w T5, 1 @ 400w MH
Croceas are rock borers and require lots of light. Put them up high. Once they attach you won't be able to move them without damaging their byssal gland, so choose wisely. They like lower K light since they are surface dwellers. They are quite intolerant to low light. Look for white growth at the edges of the shell, that means they are happy.
all I gotta say is feed feed feed! If you do that clams in general aren't too difficult. Need to maintain your calcium and alk levels and have good light, but if you do that and feed they're pretty hardy. I've been using Korralvit F that I got from clamsdirect.com and I love it! The clams dig it too! ;)
ps - I have a rabbit fish (not a fox face though) and he's never done anything to the clams other than nibble algae off of their shells.
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