Jesse is a Bad Influence: The Moorish Idol Thread
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So I've been observing the tank more over the course of the hour and I noticed my tangs (purple and yellow) aren't showing any aggression towards the Idol. Yet my Regal is being a complete punk. What a curious paradox! I would have sworn my tangs would have been the aggressors! But I guess the Idol is somewhat similar size as my tangs.
I'm about to feed some mysis and brine now, so I hope that curbs some of the aggression. Still crossing my fingers, but it seems the Idol has calmed down a bit and is swimming a little more freely.
EDIT: Another interesting thing is that my Yellow and Purple seem to go after my small Potter's Angel more than anything. Very odd since it's about 2". Tiny in comparison to them.
I'm about to feed some mysis and brine now, so I hope that curbs some of the aggression. Still crossing my fingers, but it seems the Idol has calmed down a bit and is swimming a little more freely.
EDIT: Another interesting thing is that my Yellow and Purple seem to go after my small Potter's Angel more than anything. Very odd since it's about 2". Tiny in comparison to them.
Still gotta love the regal!! He's my enforcer now, my purple tang and a few others follow his lead now
Just feed them heavy for a week or so, helps keep the aggression down a bit!! That's what I usually do and then start reducing feedings after a week or two depending how the new fish looks, I usually feed em heavy till I see their fins fully healed.
Just feed them heavy for a week or so, helps keep the aggression down a bit!! That's what I usually do and then start reducing feedings after a week or two depending how the new fish looks, I usually feed em heavy till I see their fins fully healed.
Haha. That's so weird. My Regal hasn't paid attention to the Potter's yet. I guess it's too small for it's taste.
In other news....I just fed some frozen, but the Idol didn't go for it. It was hanging around the feeding, but just wasn't going for the food. Hopefully, it's just temporary stress because I saw him eat both pellets and frozen at the store.
In other news....I just fed some frozen, but the Idol didn't go for it. It was hanging around the feeding, but just wasn't going for the food. Hopefully, it's just temporary stress because I saw him eat both pellets and frozen at the store.
Pattern and amount of flow are big parts of their environment. I had some aggression issue with a desjardini tang to a MI and a blueline angel. After reading this from another thread or an online article, I turned up the MP40 to full blast but have since dialed down a bit. Aggression is still there but definitely has subsided.
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Most idol if they are not use to fighting off the fish with aggression they will shut down. My buddy killed 4 MI and all eating at the lfs and found out the blue tang was the issue. Tangs play sneaky, they are angels when you are watching and bullies when you are not looking. This MI was in the tanks alone and ate like a pig, he own the tank and after I add tang he push his way to get his food.
Most idol if they are not use to fighting off the fish with aggression they will shut down. My buddy killed 4 MI and all eating at the lfs and found out the blue tang was the issue. Tangs play sneaky, they are angels when you are watching and bullies when you are not looking. This MI was in the tanks alone and ate like a pig, he own the tank and after I add tang he push his way to get his food.
Most idol if they are not use to fighting off the fish with aggression they will shut down. My buddy killed 4 MI and all eating at the lfs and found out the blue tang was the issue. Tangs play sneaky, they are angels when you are watching and bullies when you are not looking. This MI was in the tanks alone and ate like a pig, he own the tank and after I add tang he push his way to get his food.
