Any morish idol keepers here?

280g-reefman

280g-reefman

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If so im curious as to:

1. How long you have had them and how many.
2. Diet and how often you feed them.
3. Tank size and other inhabitants.

Already read the 96 page thread on rc, looking for local feedback.
 
ReefCheif

ReefCheif

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Evan has one a.k.a. ShelbyJK500, at least he had one, a very nice one, not sureif he still does or not.
 
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djkms

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280g-reefman;209743 said:
If so im curious as to:

1. How long you have had them and how many.
-- One for a year.
2. Diet and how often you feed them.
--Nori (helps keep the streamer nice and long) Rods, PE Mysis and NLS Pellets. Fed the system 3-5 times a day and it ate it all.
3. Tank size and other inhabitants.
--125 (it was big enough at first but the Idol started to get cramped). About 15 other fish with it. The Idol was the top of the pecking order.
Already read the 96 page thread on rc, looking for local feedback.
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http://www.marinecolorado.org/forums/showthread.php?6970-The-Moorish-Idol-Journey
 
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djkms

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[video=youtube_share;f5AU7mFYMgg]http://youtu.be/f5AU7mFYMgg[/video]

Dang it, now I want another Idol!

Just be prepared to rip apart your reef if it decides to make a buffet of your tank. Mine was too big to fit in a fish trap.
 
280g-reefman

280g-reefman

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djkms;209755 said:
[video=youtube_share;f5AU7mFYMgg]http://youtu.be/f5AU7mFYMgg[/video]

Dang it, now I want another Idol!

Just be prepared to rip apart your reef if it decides to make a buffet of your tank. Mine was too big to fit in a fish trap.
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Lol, sorry. I might give it a shot.
 
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reeferpueblo

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I had 3 in a 125 fowler for year and a half then I went on vacation and my tank sitter killed them over feed the tank even though I had the food set up for each day she said the where hungry lol
 
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djkms

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reeferpueblo;209765 said:
I had 3 in a 125 fowler for year and a half then I went on vacation and my tank sitter killed them over feed the tank even though I had the food set up for each day she said the where hungry lol
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Wow. I think you are the first I have heard of anyone keeping more than one in a system that small with any success. I think the smallest I have heard of 3 in was a 300 gallon and he had issues. Can you tell us more about the system, how you kept aggression down, what you fed, how you acquired them, qt'd, etc? Any pics or videos? I would love to see!
 
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reeferpueblo

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sorry no pics been several years since I had them, 125dt 100 gallon sump protein skimmer 150lbs live rock had they where the main fish had flame angel and green chromes star fish and dart fish tank was 2 years old before they went in got them from lfs had 3 very small they where all eating live brine had a lot live sponge and micro alge growing in tank , started out with live brine,black worms,feeder shrimp(ghost)gut loaded the brine with powdered alge and vitamins and the ghost with dry fish food, then frozen. a lot of angelfish blend with sponge read they eat a lot of sponge in wild .did large water changes each week 50gals they even started eating alittle dry but they feed small amounts 3 times a day never had a problem with aggression other than a little nipping here and there
 
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