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Moorish Idol and Triggerfish (let's learn fish)

Dislike 0 Published on 17 Feb 2008

Sorry about the lack of videos. Got alot of stuff to do :P

Moorish Idol: The beatiful Moorish Idol is quite the eye-catcher. Unfortunately, it has gained noteriety as one of the most difficult fish to take care of. I do NOT reccomend this fish to anybody but the most expert saltwater aquarist, and zoos.
The moorish idol is not an angelfish or a butterflyfish, but is a unique relative to the surgonfishes. It grows up to a maximum length of 7-9 inches. Minimun take size is 100 gallons. It is recommended that you keep the fish in an enviroment with lots of free swimming space, but enough coral and rock so that it can hide when it feels threatend. Do not keep with agressive fish, this fish does better with lest boisterous tankmates.
As quoted from -http://saltaquarium.about.com/od/tangsurgeonfishprofiles/p/p_moorishidol.htm- "Typically difficult fish to keep, larger specimens usually do not adjust well to aquarium life. With the tendency to ignore foods offered, most often their health will decline due to slow starvation. Smaller juvenile or sub-adult specimens may more readily adapt to their surroundings, but just the same, these fish are unpredictable in their feeding behavior.
For fish that refuse to eat, to survive in captivity live rock that is rich with coraline algae and sponge growth may be needed to stimulate their desire to do so. Offer finely chopped fresh or frozen shrimp, clams, squid, and other meaty fares suitable for carnivores, live mysid and brine shrimp, some vegetable matter as well as supplemental vitamin-enriched prepared foods that contain marine algae and Spirulina. Feed 2 to 3 times a day."

Moorish Idols will pick at LPS corals, even though there diet is usually spirulina and algae, they might munch on sessile invertabrates.

LFS means "Local fish store". These videos are filmed at my fish store, and are NOT my fish tanks. :D