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Posted: December 05 2012 at 7:42am |
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Ok, I have another fish I am interested in. Just curious on anyone's experience with Idols. I've success is out there and I hope to hear from someone that has or had them. Anything helps! Thanks again!!
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Posted: December 05 2012 at 8:36am |
If you are putting the Idol in a Reef Tank. Don't Do It. They are beautiful but one of the Meanest fish i have ever seen. They will eat anything they take a liking to. My wife and i personally witnessed my idol (that i only had for about 2 weks) Tear aprt and eat a Medium sized Sebae Anemome. They are one of my favorite fish but personally think they belong in a FOWLR tank. I am sure others will disagree but thats my personal experience.
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Posted: December 05 2012 at 8:53am |
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The direction I'm going as far as coral is all SPS. Do they nip at that? Or do you think they go for anything? Other than the coral issue, how was it as far as feeding and actually keeping the fish?
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Posted: December 05 2012 at 9:08am |
I had the fish when i first started salt and had no SPS just LPS and Softies. The idol ate right off jump,Silversides,Krill and other meaty foods It was kept with Lions and Groupers. I just could not control what it ate and it seemed Nothing was off limits to this fish.
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Posted: December 05 2012 at 9:35am |
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That's amazing to hear it did well right from the start. How long had your system been running before you added him? Also, did he die? Or did you sell him?
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Posted: December 05 2012 at 9:31pm |
^^^^^ I will not buy a Fish that i don't Physically see eat. The tank was less than a year old. I took the Idol back to the LFS. "Corection" I had him for 2 months not weeks. Removing the Idol was my first introduction to removing 100 pounds of live rock just to remove a Fish.
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Posted: December 05 2012 at 9:45pm |
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I hear ya there! Catching fish is a pain! Thank you for your incite!!
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Posted: December 06 2012 at 8:40pm |
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Posted: December 06 2012 at 9:15pm |
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Idols are known to pick at SPS. I have helped several people remove them from their tanks because they were killing very expensive corals, specifically SPS and LPS.
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Posted: December 06 2012 at 9:26pm |
They are incredibly difficult to keep. But have been making strides in husbandry care. I've had a couple each living over a few years. But that is not the norm by any means. I have lots to say, not much time to type. Hopefully others will jump in here. Bottom line, not a wise move, but if you are serious about it and really want to contribute to learning more about them then give me a call and make a prudent move forward.
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Posted: December 08 2012 at 5:55pm |
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I am defiantly interested in trying this fish. I have a couple difficult I am susessfully keeping right now. I've alway loved the Idol.
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Posted: December 09 2012 at 12:05pm |
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any idea on a price for these fish
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Posted: December 09 2012 at 12:07pm |
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They are in the ballpark of $60-$90. Depending on size.
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Posted: December 09 2012 at 7:11pm |
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who has them or you just serching i would try one
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Posted: December 09 2012 at 7:14pm |
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I'm having Aquatic Dreams bringing it in. I'm sure they would bring a few in.
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Posted: December 09 2012 at 7:53pm |
The one that I had nipped at everything in my tank SPS, LPS, softies, sponges, ect. Once I got him home I couldn't get him to eat any frozen food. I have a 280 gal system that had been up and running for over a year. I though he may have a chance in this tank but died in about 4 weeks.
I seen 2 at a LFS about 5 weeks ago for under $40.
I think you can get these "tank raised" for about $130-$150 and one should have a lot better luck with these.
These are very difficult to keep.
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Posted: December 09 2012 at 7:56pm |
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Under $40? May I ask which LFS? I am very interested in trying this fish.
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Posted: December 12 2012 at 10:48pm |
Here is a pic of one of mine in my big tank. Fortunately the coral grow about as fast as they eat it. 
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Posted: December 13 2012 at 6:46am |
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How long have you had him Mark? What do you feed and how did you entice him to eat when you first got him?
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Posted: December 13 2012 at 9:01am |
he eats the coral
 Mark Peterson wrote:
Here is a pic of one of mine in my big tank. Fortunately the coral grow about as fast as they eat it.
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