Moorish Idol

[lazylivin]

Anyone out there have a Moorish Idol? If so let me know any tips. I have been following this Moorish Idol Primer on RC for the past year. http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=607477 Decided to give it another go after previous failed in 2011. So far so good, here is a video of it eating Nori at about the 2:30 mark.

[Twizted1]

That's a nice looking fish. Hope al goes well for you this time around.

[discus513]

Contact Docsky, he has had one for 3 or 4 years now, I want to try one when I get a bigger setup someday as well

[lazylivin]

Oh wow 3-4 years is really good. I will check with him is he out if cincy or columbus

[Bucknutz]

Such a beautiful fish. A school would be amazing.

[buckeyereefer]

Oh wow 3-4 years is really good. I will check with him is he out if cincy or columbus

 he is on the cincy forum.   good luck !! such cool looking fish

[discus513]

Yeah he is from Cincy, he gets on both care and Cincyreef

[Neogenesis]

I saw today that Changing Tide aquatics has one in.  No idea how long they've had it.....but it looks to have settled in nice so far.

[Bucknutz]

The one at Changing Tide Aquatics.

[CoralBeauties]

what happened with the first fish?  Diet issue?
Jeff

[Twizted1]

what happened with the first fish?  Diet issue?
Jeff

Idols at very finicky fish. They are hard to get thru qt. Some won't eat, others just can't take the stress.

[lazylivin]

what happened with the first fish?  Diet issue?
Jeff

Never made it through QT. Couldn't get it eating good enough.

Bad news for the current one. It has a bad case of ich. Fortunately I had it in QT. I am dropping the salinity. Yesterday dropped it to 1.017 and today dropped it to 1.013. I would have dropped it to 1.009 immediately but I have live rock in the tank. Trying to slow die off as not to add Ammonia & Nitrite. It is to bad because this one is eating great and has kept a nice thick stomach. Didn't come in emaciated like most do. Unfortunately surviving low salinity and ich is going to be a stretch. They are just such sensitive fish. I'm bummed but holding on to some hope

[Twizted1]

As long as he's alive and eating there is hope. Would be awesome to see this one make it through.

[Bucknutz]

garlic, garlic, and more garlic.

[itsalifestyle]

That's to bad you never know maybe luck will be in your favor

[discus513]

I hope it pulls threw lazy,a Moorish would look great swimming in your reef

[lazylivin]

Thank you!

I have salinity down to 1.010 now and it is still alive. It is absolutley covered in ich however it is eating really good.

[lazylivin]

Salinity at 1.009 now. The ich looks to be gone and it made it through okay. It is eating pellets now.

 I found that thread from the last go. It was 2 years ago and looks like I killed it with a medication. http://www.ohioreef.com/index.php?topic=12902.0

[Phoenix7506]

Glad to hear he's doing OK thus far!

[Wall_Tank]

Salinity at 1.009 now. The ich looks to be gone and it made it through okay. It is eating pellets now.

 I found that thread from the last go. It was 2 years ago and looks like I killed it with a medication. http://www.ohioreef.com/index.php?topic=12902.0

It's good that this batch of ich didn't over stress the fish.   4-6 weeks in Hypo........stay vigilant.

[Boonjob]

A rough fish to care for, but if anyone has the best chance, it'd be you.

Keep us updated!

[Heathcoot]

garlic, garlic, and more garlic.

garlic is good to get a new fish intrested or eating with gusto, but ive noticed over doing the garlic concentration of the food quite a few of the new ones spit it out grab it again and spit it, eventually they do it a few times and loose intrest in the food, so ive noticed dont add to much garlic to the food its almostto unatural for them like what was that! my idol has found some sponge hes going on 2 weeks now and finally getting along with the purple tang his dorsal fin has healed a bit and is less frayed no long stremmer tho 

[lazylivin]

Glad yours is doing well Heath.