moorish idol

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  1. nemo1991

    nemo1991 Millepora

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    i am getting a 125 gallon tank and have been looking at some different types of fish, um does anyone know anything about moorish idols? are they reef safe????
     
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  2. omard

    omard Gnarly Old Codfish

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    Incredibly hard to keep alive.

    Most can't. Even the most experienced reef keepers.


    Should not even be sold.


    Take a pass on this one. :-/
     
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  3. luvreefs23

    luvreefs23 Millepora

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    i agree, hear nothing but death stories about these.
     
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  4. Executivelevel

    Executivelevel Peppermint Shrimp

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    agreed, waste of time, should not even be sold. my friend told me of a study that was done on idols, of around 340-365 fish that were sold, only like 12-15 made it longer than 2-4 months, only 4 made it longer than 6 months!!! none longer than 1 yr. ill have to find the study.
     
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  5. Crabby Jim

    Crabby Jim Sea Dragon

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    From everything I have been told by some really experinced reefers I would stay away. They are really hard to keep. One of my LFS has one in a display tank and he is very nice looking but the owner will not sell him because he said that most likely he will be dead in a week if it goes to a new tank.
     
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  6. Godbert

    Godbert Montipora Capricornis

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    pass nearly impossible to keep
     
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