Moorish Idle

tink399 · 03/27/2008, 05:25 PM

Has anyone had any success at keeping Moorish Idles? If so what did you do to get them to eat?

thanks

reefergeorge · 03/27/2008, 05:28 PM

There are very few that have been kept successfully. Unless you have a huge tank, and lots of experience please don't buy one.

bertoni · 03/27/2008, 05:30 PM

I agree. They die with great regularity.

macronut · 03/27/2008, 05:50 PM

There are some fish that should be left in the wild and Moorish Idol is one in my opinion. It's best left to the public aquarium. Difficult to feed and need a large system.

03/27/2008, 05:25 PM	#1
tink399 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 61	Moorish Idle Has anyone had any success at keeping Moorish Idles? If so what did you do to get them to eat? thanks

03/27/2008, 05:28 PM	#2
reefergeorge Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: St Louis MO Posts: 4,222	There are very few that have been kept successfully. Unless you have a huge tank, and lots of experience please don't buy one. __________________ $35-50 for a <1" frag of some stupid named thing that came from a colony you bought for $40-60 wholesale and chopped into 20-40 pieces? No thanks. "JasonH" Current Tank Info: 125 aggressive reef, DIY led lighting, swc cone skimmer, 33 gallon sump, posiden Ps3 return.

03/27/2008, 05:30 PM	#3
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	I agree. They die with great regularity. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

03/27/2008, 05:50 PM	#4
macronut Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Indianapolis IN Posts: 405	There are some fish that should be left in the wild and Moorish Idol is one in my opinion. It's best left to the public aquarium. Difficult to feed and need a large system.