daharley April 16, 2011 Share April 16, 2011 Looking for good orbad experiance with keeping them.I know they say stay away but have heard others say they have had no problems. Very appealing fish . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Ward April 16, 2011 Share April 16, 2011 Looking for good orbad experiance with keeping them.I know they say stay away but have heard others say they have had no problems. Very appealing fish . They are for extremely experienced people only. If you can get them past a few weeks 9 mos is the next milestone. Many drop dead there. If you're extra lucky you can get them to 2 years. Over 2 years is extremely rare. They do not adapt to captive life well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatle April 17, 2011 Share April 17, 2011 If you like the moorish idol, you may be interesed in a "false moorish idol" or Heniochus Diphrutes butterfly. They're a bit easier to keep and have a similar look: Compared to the real thing: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incredible Corals April 18, 2011 Share April 18, 2011 Tagging along for this. 100% my favorite fish. From what I've read on the forums, getting them to eat is the trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbartco April 18, 2011 Share April 18, 2011 Best I saw was gatortailale with one that lasted about 9 months to a year. Ate a lot of nori from what I recall. I did not have such a good experience. IMO they should probably be left to the sea- regret my attempt. I will not try another. Maybe the latest "tank raised" craze will produce some more positive results though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveS April 18, 2011 Share April 18, 2011 I too love the Moorish Idol and have tried to raise them...unsuccessfully. They are so beautiful and regal. If someone was offering tank rised ones I'd pay big buck$ for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul b April 18, 2011 Share April 18, 2011 but have heard others say they have had no problems. Very appealing fish . If you consider a year, good luck then thats the problem. I have had many of them and the longest was almost 5 years, which stinks. I went to Tahiti mainly to dive with them and learn their secrets. I think I have but it is still not easy. It is not food, they all eat. All I saw them eat in the sea is lime green sponge and they travel in pairs. The male finds the sponge and the female follows a few minutes later to feed. I collect local NY sponge to feed them and they love it. But if you don't live near living sponge, it will be harder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daharley April 18, 2011 Author Share April 18, 2011 I guess you can't buy those sponges in the hobby? Do you think having a pair helped? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daharley April 18, 2011 Author Share April 18, 2011 You just said they travel in pairs sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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