Moorish Idol

[zaiqiu]

Hi,

Anyone has managed to keep the "blacklisted" Moorish Idol???

[ReeF_LoVeR]

Hi,

Anyone has managed to keep the "blacklisted" Moorish Idol???

Yes! pic taken 2min ago.....

[ReeF_LoVeR]

link to this fishMy Webpage

[ReeF_LoVeR]

link to this fishMy Webpage

Oppsss not my wedpage....

[patrick123]

How long have you been having it? Is it eating well? What does it eat?

Thanks,

Patrick

[ReeF_LoVeR]

How long have you been having it? Is it eating well? What does it eat?

Thanks,

Patrick

it with me for more than a year now....

she eat like a pig .

Her main diet:(Herny recipe/New Life Spectrum pellets/Nori)

[patrick123]

Where did you buy this stock? Was it eating in the LFS before you bought it? Any secret to share how to take care of this fish?

Does it survive well in a tank with tangs and angel fish?

Thanks,

Patrick

[ReeF_LoVeR]

Where did you buy this stock? Was it eating in the LFS before you bought it? Any secret to share how to take care of this fish?

Does it survive well in a tank with tangs and angel fish?

Thanks,

Patrick

Most of my LS from ML.(eating well b4 i net her)

No secert but luck maybe...

Survive very well with my Tangs & Angles too..

[patrick123]

Wah...looks like really need to pay ML a visit. BTW, how much did you pay for the MI?

[ReeF_LoVeR]

Wah...looks like really need to pay ML a visit. BTW, how much did you pay for the MI?

hmmm... sorry forgot liao....

20 -30 sgd maybe.

[ryz]

WOW!!! so ex!!! but if guarantee feeding and will live then it's worth it I guess..

[that was niceeeee]

do u reefers think that keep 1 better all keep in a school better?

[ReeF_LoVeR]

school must be more then 5 according to Henry.

Never try less then 5 or the strongest will stay.

[patrick123]

Quality livestock doesn't come cheap. They are properly handled by the collector and properly quarantine before sold. That's why they are eating. Don't mind spend more especially on the hard to keep type of fishes.

[terryansimon]

$20-$30?

I bought mine for less than $15 from Coralfarm.

and no they weren't eating when I bought it.

and yes, they are eating now. had to flood the water with food to entice it to eat initially. (=

[patrick123]

$20-$30?

I bought mine for less than $15 from Coralfarm.

and no they weren't eating when I bought it.

and yes, they are eating now. had to flood the water with food to entice it to eat initially. (=

Glad to know that there are a few people who can keep MI successfully. Is it a greedy fish after it starts eating? How long did you have to flood the tank with food before it started eating?

Thanks,

Patrick

[terryansimon]

one died because it got pop eye suddenly and the other one *which initially was the one that got bullied* nipped it to death.

so I have only one left. that was about two months ago.

and yes. its damn greedy. it even eats the nori seaweed meant for my tangs! (=

[fangtooth]

wah. envy you guys. i tried once, failed and i give up.

i never like to keep what is diff.

[patrick123]

wah. envy you guys. i tried once, failed and i give up.

i never like to keep what is diff.

Keeping difficult specimen is challenging and rewarding. That's why a lot of people are trying out the AT tang, not just because of its beauty but also the satisfaction of keeping one. However, we need to be educated in what we keep as well. Buy carefully and only buy from the reputable vendor. This way, we can ensure to have a better success rate, and at the same time reduce the motality of the LS.

[limsh1999]

For those who successfully in keeping MI, please advise it is reef safe? Input is much appreciated...........

[fangtooth]

yah bro, challenging is one thing.but i know my expertise well enough.

if i think i cant i rather spare the life. also i always read review from fellow reefers regarding any ls before i buy.i feel pity when it look at me, especially if its dying of hunger.

[that was niceeeee]

just got a moorish yesterady...today eating pellets liao

[giantbicycle]

just got a moorish yesterady...today eating pellets liao

congrets..

[DeepBlue]

For those who successfully in keeping MI, please advise it is reef safe? Input is much appreciated...........

no...they are not really recommended for reef tanks..(at least that's what I read from the net or from most books)

watchout those meaty corals...usually first to go

MI will nip at all sorts of corals...which is why I always find it amasing that Henry from ML manage to keep them successfully in his show tank. Probably, it was just too full from the gourmet he feeds his fishes

[that was niceeeee]

yeah MI not reef safe unless lucky...but heard that after few months it will attack corals again...

mine eat alot cannot swim fast fast