Any Luck?

[U4BOYZ]

Has anyone had any luck with Moorish Idols? :question:

 

[OhNoNemo]

The temptation has been there for me many times.I never did it,nor have i EVER heard of a success story.Some judge success differently,but for me anything under 6 months is not success.I know they need very large systems and prefer to be paired up or in groups,i think because they are fairly cheap many of us give it a shot,but these fish never seem to be able to adapt to aqaurium life(they are very picky eaters).I would say stay away from these guys ,JMO..Give the banner a look...

 

[XxKnuckleheadxX]

i agree with above. super hard fish to keep. needs tons of swimming room like above. very finicky eaters. one of the fish better left alone in the ocean i think..

 

[dcantucson]

Those are some beautiful fish. I had to google them to read more about them. Sounds like if you get one you should take a picture, as it will likely last longer. :(

 

[Bifferwine]

I've never heard of anyone being able to keep one longer than a couple months :( It's a mystery why they are so difficult to keep.

 

[steelcity]

A local reefer has had one for sometime now. She had a 220 I think that started to split so she upgraded to a marineland 300. The tank and her fish are awesome. I don't know the details on feeding or care that she has done but for the few years she's had it looks awesome swimming around.

She also has the world's biggest 6-line too. Thing looks like the size of a blue gill.

 

[U4BOYZ]

Thanks for all the info everybody. They are the coolest fish. My LFS has one right now that is a beauty...and they say it eats mysis shrimp everyday....so I've been thinking about it...

 

[OhNoNemo]

Please be cautious,mysis shrimp is far from what this fish needs to survive.As with any and all our fish we keep,we have to get them eating a wide variety of foods.Ofcourse if you decide to get it,i would love to see a pic and maybe a moorish idol thread of his progress.That would be both cool and educational ,IMO.....

 

[U4BOYZ]

Good point OhNoNemo. Maybe I should see if he eats sponge as well...

 

[Bifferwine]

There's a good sponge frozen food. It's an angelfish formula.

 

[yote]

I agree that MIs should be left in the ocean.
And even though some will take frozen mysis,I think their natural diet is coral polyps.