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03-08-2006, 03:27 PM
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Nucular Hermit
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Takoma Pk, MD
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Moorish Idol
I saw one at the LFS today. What a beautiful fish. I was surprised and asked to see him eat. He ate frozen mysis shrimp immediately. I asked the guy why they would sell a fish that had such a dismal survival rate and he said, surprised, that they had never had any problems with them. What's the deal? At $64, it's a bit much for me, especially given the fact that most people I have heard say they arte impossible to keep in a reef tank.
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Mike S.
65g acrylic tank with 520W PC
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03-08-2006, 03:41 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2006
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03-08-2006, 04:19 PM
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Professor Chaos
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Arkham Asylum
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BEWARE... some survive some dont. their primary diet is sponges so if you can't provide... don't buy.
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03-08-2006, 04:25 PM
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I loves me a water change
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: WI
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I would trust the word of reefers over the dude at the LFS on this one.
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03-08-2006, 04:37 PM
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Nucular Hermit
Join Date: May 2004
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Originally Posted by ChrisPrusha
I would trust the word of reefers over the dude at the LFS on this one.
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Agreed. On most issues actually, not just this one.
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Mike S.
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03-08-2006, 04:42 PM
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Eat more PIE
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Florida Panhandle
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He just wants to make a sell,they must have sponge in there diet period.
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03-08-2006, 04:43 PM
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Nucular Hermit
Join Date: May 2004
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I feel sorry for it. They have this really depressed look, just like in Nemo.
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Mike S.
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03-08-2006, 04:47 PM
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I loves me a water change
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: WI
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Originally Posted by reefBoyDc
I feel sorry for it. They have this really depressed look, just like in Nemo.
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I understand what your saying. But if you buy it, they will just get another. Unfortunately, it may take several expensive deaths before they figure it out this isn't a good fish to try to sell.
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03-08-2006, 05:23 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Denver, Colorado
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Unfortunately my lfs likes to keep these fish and sweetlips, anyone who looks up sweetlips will quickly figure out that even the most advanced amongst may not have the room for such a fish, but he has one in the tank every week and multiples every week of the Moorish Idols...
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03-08-2006, 06:08 PM
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Professor Chaos
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Arkham Asylum
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you could sic greenpeace or the veegans on him or something... just tell them that he is dooming them to die.
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