Moorish idol

[pmui]

anyone has/have one of these guys in your tank? What is your expereice with them? mortality rating? what do they eat?

I'm thinking of getting a M.I. for my FO/LR tank.

thanks,
Peter

 

[stingnyc]

hey peter, how have you been? i dont think moorish idols do well at all. michael stern might have 1, contact him.

 

[Deanos]

Moorish Idols #1

Moorish Idols #2

 

[stingnyc]

btw, why are you selling all your sps? are you getting out of corals?

 

[michael stern]

HI

I do have one, it's the one under my name.

I've had it about 1 year. Eats like a pig.

HOWEVER, I got very lucky. A fellow hobbiest was converting his fo to a reef, and sold it to me. He had also had it about 1 year, and it was eating for him. This was the only one of the 6 MI's he tried that survived.

I think their mortality rate is too high to risk. Sorry

 

[stingnyc]

michael,

did you keep the other 6 mi with your original one?

-steve

 

[jhale]

I also have to point out that this fish gets big, and you should have a very large tank to keep it in. Even when small the experts have said it needs a lot of swimming room.

Michael has a large tank, and I think that is the reason for his success.

that plus his fish eat better than I do

 

[michael stern]

michael,

did you keep the other 6 mi with your original one?

-steve

Steve,

I only got the survivor. The other 5 were "killed" by the other guy. He attempted them in groups of 3. He bought 3, they all died. Bought 3 more, only this survived.

 

[gforce6]

Is it Reef Safe?

 

[michael stern]

that plus his fish eat better than I do

Yeah, but it's not Kosher

 

[pmui]

Mike,
thanks for the advice, guess i won't get one.

StingNYc,
I'm moving towards a FO/LR tank with some softies. sad to say I'm leaving the SPS behind, and moving more toward fish (just as expensive). :/

Denos,
thanks for the links.

thanks,
Peter

 

[michael stern]

Is it Reef Safe?

No, I don't believe so

 

[pmui]

i've read that they are really picky eaters.

 

[stingnyc]

thats suck, i didnt know they were aggressive.

 

[michael stern]

here's a pic. Sorry it's blurry, but it doesn't stop moving

 

[stingnyc]

nice! whats that cool looking fish under it?

 

[marrone]

This is a fish that should really be left in the ocean as it doesn't ship well, usally doesn't eat and even when it does it's not what it needs to survies and needs a large tank with tank mates that aren't aggressive.

The thing is the fish usally isn't expensive so people get it a shot and it usally dies.

 

[stingnyc]

Peter,

did you buy the 120 yet? if your going for a fo you might want to consider a 5 or 6' tank so the fish can have more swimming space. what type of fish are you getting? angels?

 

[stingnyc]

This is a fish that should really be left in the ocean as it doesn't ship well, usally doesn't eat and even when it does it's not what it needs to survies and needs a large tank with tank mates that aren't aggressive.

The thing is the fish usally isn't expensive so people get it a shot and it usally dies.

ive seen them in ft for only $20, but i would never consider them because they really dont do well....

 

[michael stern]

nice! whats that cool looking fish under it?

That's my queen angel on its side.