Ashley73
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Anyone have experience with this fish. Tips etc.
They are considered "expert only" and they don't acclimate to home aquariums very well. Difficult to get to eat, so make sure it is eating at the LFS prior to purchasing.
My avatar is a Idol I photographed in Hawaii. As everyone mentioned even very experienced hobbiest with huge tanks have trouble with them.
I think the OP was asking advice on this fish. I didn't see where it was purchased already. If so, it isn't an easy fish, so I wish all the best.Wow... Just realized that this was asking for advice because that Moorish Idol was already purchased. Sounds like in a 3' tank with a Harlequin Tusk? Please keep us posted on how it does.
There is a 12/2/13 post by OP (Harlequin Tusk Fish) showing a picture of an Idol and saying it was added as a tankmate for the Tusk. A little earlier in the thread, something about a Lionfish eating a new Clown. I'm hoping they are not all in a 3' tank or there is big trouble.I think the OP was asking advice on this fish. I didn't see where it was purchased already. If so, it isn't an easy fish, so I wish all the best.
After seeing a ton of 'em grazing over the reefs in Hawaii and watching them and their actions,..IMHO I wouldn't even consider keeping one let alone in anything smaller other say a 300 gallon tank,....I think as most here have kinda said,..it's prob one of those species that is best left alone in their native waters .
Wow... Just realized that this was asking for advice because that Moorish Idol was already purchased. Sounds like in a 3' tank with a Harlequin Tusk? Please keep us posted on how it does.
4ft tank..
Ashley, my only recommendation is to be a bit more realistic about what you can keep healthy in a 4' tank. Some of the creatures you are attracted to just won't be happy or survive in a tank of this size. There are hundreds, perhaps thousands of other fish that will think your tank is a castle. Like the rest of us, one day you can plan to have that big tank, but even then there will be limitations.