foxface rabbitfish.........

[starmom]

goofy question but im confused........

I have a 75 gallon live rock tank running now for 2 months all parementers stable........

I have a clean up crew and a jeweled blennine (so cute) and have obtained a foxface rabbitfish........

what exactly should i be feeding? I throw in live brine every few days (love to watch blennie hunt) and some flake.......they are primarilly alge eaters..........right?

I just dont want to mess this up, I love these little guys and it seems that the web info can be conflicting.....

thanks....
sue

 

[benjen]

I tend to trust Robert Fenner as a guideline in keeping fish. Here's what he says about feeding rabbitfish:

Rabbitfishes have small mouths specially adapted for browsing on their principal food, algae. They must have rough or prepared vegetable material in their diet daily. This is not to dissuade you from offering meaty, flake or even pelletized foods as these are largely accepted; but without their greens siganids tend to dwindle and fade.

They are by nature algae grazers that will also eat any invertebrates that they happen to be able to get a few bites out of, including shrimp, corals, etc.