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06-15-2003, 10:26 PM
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My new fish
Well I just got back from the LFS and they had a tank full of Moorish Idol's and only $39!! Man they look good, could got 3 of them and they would even give me a deal!! Oh well I will have to let them die in someone else's tank
 I did purchase a 6 line wrasse though, what a cool fish! I love watching it swim. It is very small and likes to play in all the small openings in my rock I love it   Well I guess there should be a ? in here someware so that I can learn something...I like this fish so much I want another one, can that be done? I have heard that they can get teritorial (SP) will they be okay. 135gal Thanks for letting me talk
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06-15-2003, 11:37 PM
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http://www.wetwebmedia.com/moorish_idols.htm
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/idolfaqs.htm http://reefcentral.com/forums/search...der=descending From what I've read, another case of a fish's beauty being its curse.
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06-16-2003, 03:56 AM
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Re: My new fish
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Great decision Trevor! Emily: Thanks
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06-16-2003, 04:23 AM
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Re: My new fish
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 Too bad somebody is gonna buy em only for them to starve to death
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06-16-2003, 08:28 PM
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06-17-2003, 01:51 AM
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Moorish Idols
The only problem to keeping them is feeding them and making sure there healty right? With enough cleaner wrasses and shrimp why wouldent you be good for one? People have had luck with them using different technic's in feeding them. It takes time but some say it can be done.
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06-17-2003, 02:06 AM
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There are some creatures that " at this point " their mortality rate in captivity is so pitifully low because we dont have enough info on how to properly care for them ... as hobbyists it is not our jobs to take their lives as a " experiment " and if nobody buys them from the pet store and they die there then hopefully they wont order anymore because there wont be a demand ... the problem with this species is because of the Nemo movie there will be a demand but sadly not enough education
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06-17-2003, 02:41 AM
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How are we suppost to study them if we can not keep them in captivity, and can not tag them in the wild because of their size and the aquariums that have open water filtraition system's that have succes's with them are not willing to study them because of the cost. They do deserve the best as do all fish but they are another obstice that the marine aquarius have to overcome. If you reasearch them you find it is possible to keep them for an extended number of years. You need to have time and experence. The way of feeding them is tricky but can be done because in the wild they are bold grasers but in captivity the become shy. In groups of odd numbers and some type of algy pasted on to a piece of rock they become grasers again. Thats just my reasearch and i have yet the experence to even consider one or 3 but i belive it can be done.
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06-17-2003, 03:01 AM
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06-17-2003, 03:45 AM
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Just my two cents..
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