I’ll NEVER have a reef tank without…..

[EliMelly]

Wow! Gorgeous fish. Moorish Idols have always been a "You can look, but you can't touch" fish to me, so it's pretty cool to see this one doing well in your tank!

Thank you he is the best! Some more pics of the star.

 

[EliMelly]

Same. I absolutely love them, but wouldn't even try.

Why not?

 

[Fish Styx]

Why not?

For fear of not being able to meet its care needs / diet and inadvertently sending it to an early grave.

 

[Faurek]

A clownfish... I'm sorry, they're too iconic.

Not those freaking killer damsels

 

[Faurek]

Same. I absolutely love them, but wouldn't even try.

My LFS showed me one eating dry food, so I guess if you get one that is used to aquarium food it should be fine.

 

[1112-425XL]

What generator are you using?

I have two, a 5500W gas generator and an Ecoflow Delta 2 Max

 

[EliMelly]

For fear of not being able to meet its care needs / diet and inadvertently sending it to an early grave.

I think people don’t realize how big of a deal source is. But you have a pretty established tank with aggressive tangs I would assume so may be tough at this point.

 

[EliMelly]

My LFS showed me one eating dry food, so I guess if you get one that is used to aquarium food it should be fine.

To my knowledge, source is important, lack of aggression initially in tank, disease free, eating mixed foods before.

 

[Fish Styx]

To my knowledge, source is important, lack of aggression initially in tank, disease free, eating mixed foods before.

My other concern would be their propensity to munch on coral.

 

[EliMelly]

My other concern would be their propensity to munch on coral.

Mine has been a superstar! But I’ve only had him so I wouldn’t know.

 

[revhtree]

Great input so far!

 

[Jasonak]

People will probably not like this but clowns, have them in every tank.

 

[Jasonak]

My other concern would be their propensity to munch on coral.

Mine will occasionally eat on my lps but its worth it. He will go months without touching anything.

 

[EliMelly]

Partner in crime! Please share pics!!

Mine will occasionally eat on my lps but it’s worth it. He will go months without touching anything.

 

[Jasonak]

 

[EliMelly]

What do you feed yours?

 

[Gumbies R Us]

People will probably not like this but clowns, have them in every tank.

I love our clowns! I know they get a lot of hate, but ours have been great!

 

[Jasonak]

What do you feed yours?

He eats everything, pellets, flake ,brine ,mysis , nori you name it, anything I throw in there.

 

[vlangel]

A battery back up aerating pump that turns on automatically when the power is off. Penn Plax makes one for around $25.

 

[BriDroid]

An ATO for sure!