Yet Another Moorish Idol Thread

[straightrazorguy]

Update: I woke up this morning to find the smaller MI dead on the bottom of the tank. It happened less than 24 hours since I noticed he stopped eating. The bigger one is still swimming around, but not eating.

[Aquattro]

What did NH3 measure at?

[straightrazorguy]

< 0.25 on my Salifert.

He had white powdery spots on his sides. I truly believe it's some sort of parasite....

[straightrazorguy]

Another update: the surviving MI is still around. I dosed Cupramine slowly over a couple of days. Still not at 0.5 Cu. The Idol stopped eating, but is swimming around. His breathing is fast,, but not as fast as his now defunct buddy. How long do I have with him not eating? Anything I can do to entice him? Dang it, they had started eating well....

[Aquattro]

It didn't sound like they were eating well, just kind of picking. Mine looks like he may jump out of the tank when I pick up the fish food jar, and he fights with a large blue face angel to get to the nori. He eats well
As for how long without eating, I'd usually say 3 weeks max before you hit critical.

[straightrazorguy]

Thanks Brad. Over 3 days I increased the Cupramine to close to 0.5 (kinda hard to get the colours to match). He hasn't eaten anything since Sunday. Today he started eating nori. He is not spitting. He seems to be breathing normally now, so I think it was some parasite. I can't tell if it was velvet or ick, but it sure killed the little guy fast. I am keeping my fingers crossed....

[Aquattro]

That's a good sign.