Here we go again: MIs, Take III

[Aquattro]

Update: Both fish still doing well, although I had a bit of a scare. Alk hit 15dkh and that appeared to affect them. Breathing really hard and no appetite for about a week. I got the alk thing sorted out, and both are now doing well. Still getting along as a pair, always together and rarely swatting anymore. I had to turn the flow down, shattered a bulb 14" off the surface -lol

I'll get some pics as soon as I find my camera.

[Aquattro]

If anyone suggests that MIs don't eat SPS, they're lying

At least one of mine has developed a healthy appetite for polyps. Such food pigs, amazing how much they eat.

[lastlight]

sounds like my version of a matted filefish. sorry to hear that after all the effort you put into this.

[Bblinks]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

If anyone suggests that MIs don't eat SPS, they're lying

At least one of mine has developed a healthy appetite for polyps. Such food pigs, amazing how much they eat.

Oh no....that's not too good, is it sucking on the polyps or actually eating them? So...relocation?

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Bblinks

Oh no....that's not too good, is it sucking on the polyps or actually eating them? So...relocation?

They've stripped my sunset milli bare Not sure I can relocate it, it's well encrusted!!

[hunggi74]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

They've stripped my sunset milli bare Not sure I can relocate it, it's well encrusted!!

I'm pretty sure he was talking relocating the MIs. He just wants yours too

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by hunggi74

I'm pretty sure he was talking relocating the MIs. He just wants yours too

Ya, I know No, fish are staying, it's only coral. I can grow more if I need to.

[Bblinks]

Originally Posted by hunggi74

I'm pretty sure he was talking relocating the MIs. He just wants yours too

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Ya, I know No, fish are staying, it's only coral. I can grow more if I need to.

Ding it....lol

[Ram3500]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

They've stripped my sunset milli bare Not sure I can relocate it, it's well encrusted!!

I have the just experienced a polyp eating idol as well. I purchased one from jl three week ago. I have always wanted one and felt I was up for the challenge he was eating pellets at jl I just couldn't resist.

When I first interduced him to to my tank he got picked on by my yellow tang for a good week and a half he got a nasty cut from the tangs spine I thought he was a goner for sure.

This last week he was accepted by the other tank mates and has made a full recovery. Unfortunately when I came home yesterday I noticed he was swimming around the tank like a boss I was so impressed for a minute and then I saw him going nuts all over my pink lemonade

I am definitely having second thoughts about him I knew the there was some risk but I was hoping he would eat some zoa ,digi or birdsnest and leave the acros alone.

[Aquattro]

I find that as long as I keep food in the tank, the damage is minimized. It's only one that picks, and only on a couple pieces, so I'll tolerate it. But I feed nori before work, auto feeder dumping pellets every 90 minutes until I get home, then more nori, and mysis after dinner.
My wild zoas are gone, same with palys. They eat some algae too, so that's a good thing ) Overall, they're an amazing pair of fish and I'll deal with the nipping. Just have to increase the coral growth a bit to keep up -lol