[lunatik_69]

Originally Posted by Tangster

Maybe the heart is but the head ? Hoss I'd give you about as much chance of keeping a Moorish Idol alive as I would give my own self of getting to the moon on a skateboard . For what ever its worth I have kept them and have had them to last several yrs , But in less then 3 months or so after I could no longer take care of them and my tanks where in the control of my son who is very advanced with 25 plus yrs his self and raised with marine tanks at that time and a LFS owner friend with yrs of practice and experience My M/idol died with in the first 3 or 4 months . And it was the only fish I lost during the 3 yrs I could not access my tanks.

You will never keep one in that tank at this point its to new and to small and you have to make sure there is never any Nitrates period.. They can not handle them at all. A very keep-able fish with advanced hobbyist and you where told that before.. I saw in another string where you mentioned or wanted to know about how to keep a frog spawn and if they safe around other corals . Well that tells me right there you are not ready to kill a Moorish idol .. Look don't get me wrong Hell I eat fish and one dies so what it happens . But I would just hate to see any animal wasted unless it is a varmint (: and I shoot varmints every chance I get .. But hey its your money and your tank and you will have to deal with digging the dead Moorish Idol out of your tank.. I'd just save myself the 30 min ride and the gas and let it die in the other guys tank..Good luck

Well said, I wasnt even going to post a response seeing that he is hard headed, but you took the words right out of my head.