Moorish idol

Gumbies R Us · Wednesday at 8:39 AM

I am so sorry you lost the idol. At least the eel is doing good!

MnFish1 · Wednesday at 8:51 AM

littlefoxx said:
I contacted them and they have issued store credit. The idol just passed.

Sorry to hear - but glad the store made you whole!

littlefoxx · Wednesday at 5:08 PM

MnFish1 said:
Sorry to hear - but glad the store made you whole!

Thank you! I opted to use the store credit for a pyramid butterfly.

littlefoxx · Wednesday at 5:08 PM

Gumbies R Us said:
I am so sorry you lost the idol. At least the eel is doing good!

Yeah! He is a goofy little dude for sure. Loves the other two I have!

Jay Hemdal · Wednesday at 5:11 PM

littlefoxx said:
Thank you! I opted to use the store credit for a pyramid butterfly.

Cool! Just be aware that pyramids are really prone to Neobendenia flukes (I've actually never had one that didn't come in with these!). I've found that hyposalinity at 1.012 for 30 days will easily take care of that though.

Jay

littlefoxx · Wednesday at 5:37 PM

Jay Hemdal said:
Cool! Just be aware that pyramids are really prone to Neobendenia flukes (I've actually never had one that didn't come in with these!). I've found that hyposalinity at 1.012 for 30 days will easily take care of that though.

Jay

Oh wow I didnt know that. Would prazi work too instead of the hypo salinity?

Debramb · Thursday at 1:41 AM

littlefoxx said:
I contacted them and they have issued store credit. The idol just passed.

Oh I’m so sorry!!!! If you try again, post pics please!
Debra

littlefoxx · Thursday at 1:58 AM

Debramb said:
Oh I’m so sorry!!!! If you try again, post pics please!
Debra

Yeah I think I will see if an LFS can get one, I dont want to shio another. I feel horrible he died because of shipping

Jay Hemdal · Thursday at 9:09 AM

littlefoxx said:
Oh wow I didnt know that. Would prazi work too instead of the hypo salinity?

Using prazi against Neobenedenia is tough - the eggs are sticky and can stay viable for 12 days. You may need 3 to 5 prazi doses spaced 8 days apart to break an active infection. I find 30 days of hypo to be a better treatment.

Also, avoid buying any of these that have a bumped/injured snout.

AlyciaMarie · Thursday at 9:27 AM

Sorry for your loss.

chipchipbro · Thursday at 9:37 AM

Its crazy but the Moorish Idols I see here in europe do look quite well compared to years ago.
Almost every specimen looks healthy and eats quickly.

Imo they also come from asia.

Jay Hemdal · Thursday at 9:53 AM

chipchipbro said:
Its crazy but the Moorish Idols I see here in europe do look quite well compared to years ago.
Almost every specimen looks healthy and eats quickly.

Imo they also come from asia.

They could be from East Africa, that is a common source for the EU, and the quality from there is very good.