Moorish Idol - Take 2

[Aquattro]

Banana not going over huge, but nibbling. He has started eating pellets though, so off to a good start.

[Samw]

Add some cheap brown zoas as a great treat that they can graze on all day without worry of polluting the tank with food decomposition. If they don't find it right away as a food source, they will eventually. Not needed but will be a good treat to give them something natural to graze on while waiting for their next meal.

[Aquattro]

Sam, the tank is full of brown zoas, no interest at all.

[Samw]

No worries, it took mine maybe 5 to 6 months to figure it out. Then they were gone in short time.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Samw

No worries, it took mine maybe 5 to 6 months to figure it out. Then they were gone in short time.

This guy won't be in this tank that long Not putting brown zoas in my DT

[Myka]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

This guy won't be in this tank that long Not putting brown zoas in my DT

Just a frag Brad...what harm could it do??

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Myka

Just a frag Brad...what harm could it do??

I said as I added a plug of blue cloves

I actually have a couple already that came on my rock. But I have zoa rocks in my QT for food if anything wanted them.

[gobytron]

My experiences with these fish were similar to that of the copperband butterfly...

Even when I could get them to eat, they would seem to slowly wither away.


I always assumed they had some specific specialized dietary needs that could not be met by mysis or LR foraging.

[Aquattro]

The long term one I had seemed to do fine on it's diet, I suspect that O2 content of the water plays a significant role. I guess diet is a popular theory on their poor success, so we'll see how it goes.

[gobytron]

My tanks are always open top with an open sump in a room that is vented outside.

I would never imagine I had low oxygen in my system.

Interesting theory.

I wonder if you could say the same for a copperband?