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Another Moorish Idol bites the dust
Brad, thanks for reminding all the members of this board that a Moorish Idol is one of those almost impossible to keep species that cannot be kept alive even by an experienced fish keeper like you.
We simply do not know the foods and care required to keep them alive yet. Scientists in our hobby are experimenting with their care but do not have the answer yet. As difficult as it was for experienced reefers to patiently await the inevitable end to this MI, the result is that newbies will not go to their LFS demanding that they start bringing them in again and it's early demise meant that far fewer newbies took up the same challenge of tring to keep them A kinder, gentler, Naesco |
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No, same old Wayne
Reviewing the MI thread on RC, many people have successfully kept these, some in excess of 5 years. My last one was almost 2 years in tank, did well until I left town with no notice and forgot I had turned my pumps off. Ordered a replacement, let's see how that goes. And now I have a Queen song stuck in my head. thx for that
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Would you please share the link to the study or article so we can all benefit? I know you intended the tang pic to be humour but the pic was very hard for me to to look at. Wayne |
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Many people report 5 years plus with these using NLS pellets. Only one guy reports feeding sponge regularly. I bet a lot more clownfish die in captivity than moorish idols. I don't see you championing their cause. Sorry Wayne, but your "opinion" means squat to me, as long as you have/had a tank of your own. I killed a fish, you torture them for longer periods. And no, the pic wasn't meant in humour at all. It was meant as a glimpse into where fish end up. They're food for humans. Sometimes we adopt them and keept them trapped in a box for our enjoyment, but they're fish. They have been removed from the ocean since we figured out how, and they will be removed for as long as they or us exist. If my keeping a fish and posting about it helps save one that is going to get purchased anyway, I'm glad. Lastly, I have no problem discussing ethics of fish-keeping, or life for that matter, but if you're going to be a dink in your replies, I have no interest in talking to you.
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BOOM..... Plus one million, billion, zillion. Put that in your ethical pipe and smoke it. |
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brad.
i agree with the above statement. none of us can judge anyone else if we have fish in a glass box. and that includes tank raised fish. as all fish would have better lives or at least the lives they were ment to have if they were in the wild. That's why all fish keepers alike should just keep the fish they want. regardless of tank size. i think tank size is less of a factor then people.make it out to be. would an extra 50 or 100 gallons have made a difference. with this MI .....not likely. good luck with the next MI.
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I'm confused with this thread. You haven't posted in months and you come back with this. Is it a dig at Brad or just another reminder of ways to get asked to leave and never come back to our LFS?
Unfortunately most newbies won't listen to experienced reefers and will buy whatever they please cuz it "looks cool and just gotta have it" Brads thread was useful as there was some good points raised that many of us had never been discussed on this site. |
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We have to remember that many people have many different views. My view is regardless of what I do or don't do, people will always buy hard to keep fish. And they will often die.
I feel I've learned enough, and from past experience, know these can be kept, and have ordered a replacement net caught MI. My decision was intentional, Ii didn't happen past a fish at the store and go wow, I want that there purdy fish. My first MI was in tank for 2 years. Happiest fattest fish ever. When I moved it to my display, I turned off 2 of my 4 pumps, and the remaining were set at 10% flow. 6 hours later my daughter was airlifted to Children's Hospital and I had to leave with no notice and forgot to turn pumps back on. That is exactly what killed a fish that would have spent many more years in my tank, regardless of who wants to argue it. Low O2 killed all my large fish over my absence. Period. From my recent experience, I have a few lessons learned, and will try again next week. I will not argue morality with ANYONE that keeps ANY fish in a glass box in their livingroom.
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Did you know, in some countries our ornamental fish are their food. ?
Tell me the difference. I killed one MI, 2 anthias and 4 halibut this week. The first three had some chance at a partially full life in a box. The last 4 never had a chance.
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I agree with your reasoning, Brad. Still, I feel like a criminal every time I lose a fish...
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