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Beautiful fish, are they active swimmers or do they hide frequently?
What is hee eating now? I've always wanted one but haven't heard of many successfully keeping them long term. Do they need sponges in their diet?They are very active. Similar to a tang. They are very hard to get eating in aquariums. Also they are delicate and proper QT and a disease free tank is a must with them IMO.
What is hee eating now? I've always wanted one but haven't heard of many successfully keeping them long term. Do they need sponges in their diet?
Thanks, I might have to pick one up now.My normal food is a mixture of frozen, mysis, brine, chopped clams, spirulina, etc. Touch of garlic and Selcon/vitachem.
He also eats tons of nori.
He will eat flake as well but I don't feed it regularly.
Truthfully, with idols the secret to keeping them and fattening them up initially is nori. If you can get them grazing on it you’ll have a good start. Disease and other aspects of their diet/environment are also critical.
Here is an article on the subject if anyone is interested:
https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/keeping-the-mysterious-moorish-idol.72/
Nice Idol. How is he with SPS? I had one for a couple of years. Great fish. For those who are thinking about one, they need multiple feedings daily, and are not the easiest to keep fat a healthy.
Beautiful fish ! Always been afraid to try one.
Yes, that didn't take very long!Growing his streamer back already I see!
Gorgeous fish. I’ve read they aren’t reef safe but it doesn’t seem like that from your pics!
I agree eating nori is key, mine are eating hikari nori pellets. And also qt for flukes, etc...
This is my 2nd moorish at store before purchase.
Sorry don’t mean to hijack just want to share advice on keeping idols.