Yet Another Moorish Idol Thread

[Aquattro]

I'm bringing one home later this week that has been in the LFS display for a year or so. Great fish that eats like a pig. Does well with it's tank mates. Eats nori and mysis, and the occasional nip at a coral. I can live with that for such a nice fish.

[Madreefer]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

I'm bringing one home later this week that has been in the LFS display for a year or so. Great fish that eats like a pig. Does well with it's tank mates. Eats nori and mysis, and the occasional nip at a coral. I can live with that for such a nice fish.

Finally!!! Your lucky. I wish I could find one like that.

[MarkoD]

I had one for 6 months before it was killed by a purple tang. I fed it pineapple sponges from my sump. It also ate NLS pellets and nori

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

I fed it pineapple sponges from my sump.

How did you do this, exactly? My sump is getting full of them

[straightrazorguy]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

I had one for 6 months before it was killed by a purple tang. I fed it pineapple sponges from my sump. It also ate NLS pellets and nori

Bummer about it being killed by a killer tang. How did you get it to eat?

Mine are both now sampling all the food and spitting it out. I'm getting worried. Any advice/ideas?

[Craigdillman]

have you tried live food ? brine shrimp tho small might get them interested and eating and heard of people hatching blood worms for copper bands and finicky fish maybe look into that ?

Good luck

[straightrazorguy]

No, I haven't thought of live foods. I don't even know where to get it locally. My copperband ate frozen on day 3.

Originally Posted by Craigdillman

have you tried live food ? brine shrimp tho small might get them interested and eating and heard of people hatching blood worms for copper bands and finicky fish maybe look into that ?

Good luck

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Mykiss (Pat) on BCAQUARIA raises live brine shrimp on a constant basis.