Was sent someone else’s fish order HELP

[TrishK]

So I was expecting a Pearlscale Butterfly, a wrasse, 2 Banggai Cardinals and 2 orange Cardinals. Instead I got a large Moorish Idol, a dead Hawfish and a Lawnmower Blenny. I love the Moorish Idols but the whole reason I don’t have one already is because I’m afraid it’ll eat all my coral polyps. Does anyone else have MI in their reef tank and they’ve left your coral alone? My FOWLR tank is only 60G so no way I can put him in there. What will they eat? I have loads of sponge but they’re all in my overflow. What can I feed him while he’s in QT? I put some algae in with him and some pellets and flakes and he ignored it all. I’m afraid he’s going to starve to death.

The LB I already have 2 of those one in each tank. The one in the 180G reef is HUGE and this little guy is little and I just know he’ll get the crap beat out of him. Might have to see if LFS will take him.

Help with MI? Anyone?
Happy Thanksgiving btw

 

[burningmime]

What did the fish store have to say?

Here's an article on Moorish Idols:

Keeping The Mysterious Moorish Idol

Moorish Idols. Impossible to keep. Better left in the wild, right? Anyone that has been in this hobby for nearly any length of time has read things like this or can at least recognize this iconic fish. Many of us grew up seeing this majestic fish...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[TrishK]

What did the fish store have to say?

Here's an article on Moorish Idols:

Keeping The Mysterious Moorish Idol

Moorish Idols. Impossible to keep. Better left in the wild, right? Anyone that has been in this hobby for nearly any length of time has read things like this or can at least recognize this iconic fish. Many of us grew up seeing this majestic fish...

www.reef2reef.com

It was shipped from bluezoo so they’re sending out my fish next week and told me to keep them as I live in Indiana and they were supposed to go to AZ

 

[F i s h y]

Wow.... care to share which company made this mistake?

For the moorish idol I would put the word out to any local reef club for help. Maybe someone will be able to help with QT and housing. I have no experience with them.

To bad on the hawkfish.

I have heard of people keeping the LMB as multiples in a larger tank but I again have no personal experience.

Good luck there are lots of knowledgeable people here. Hopefully we can get you some answers.

 

[F i s h y]

It was shipped from bluezoo so they’re sending out my fish next week and told me to keep them as I live in Indiana and they were supposed to go to AZ

Are you an INDMAS member?

 

[F i s h y]

@Roush2000 can you help us out?

 

[TrishK]

Are you an INDMAS member?

No, what is that?

 

[TrishK]

Wow.... care to share which company made this mistake?

For the moorish idol I would put the word out to any local reef club for help. Maybe someone will be able to help with QT and housing. I have no experience with them.

To bad on the hawkfish.

I have heard of people keeping the LMB as multiples in a larger tank but I again have no personal experience.

Good luck there are lots of knowledgeable people here. Hopefully we can get you some answers.

Yes, bluezooaquatics...the guy I deal with super friendly and always goes out on a limb for me. He said they have been so busy. Looks like someone just didn’t match the shipping label with the packing slip. I worry about the other guy if he got my 6 fish plus his 3 reshipped next week. I called and talked to him and he sounds new to the hobby. I hope he’s able to QT 9 fish!!

 

[F i s h y]

No, what is that?

Indiana marine aquarium society. Its a reef club in Central Indiana. I have messaged a couple members to see if we can get you some help. Hopefully they will respond. Its a tough time of year to get peoples attention lol...

 

[Roush2000]

So I was expecting a Pearlscale Butterfly, a wrasse, 2 Banggai Cardinals and 2 orange Cardinals. Instead I got a large Moorish Idol, a dead Hawfish and a Lawnmower Blenny. I love the Moorish Idols but the whole reason I don’t have one already is because I’m afraid it’ll eat all my coral polyps. Does anyone else have MI in their reef tank and they’ve left your coral alone? My FOWLR tank is only 60G so no way I can put him in there. What will they eat? I have loads of sponge but they’re all in my overflow. What can I feed him while he’s in QT? I put some algae in with him and some pellets and flakes and he ignored it all. I’m afraid he’s going to starve to death.

The LB I already have 2 of those one in each tank. The one in the 180G reef is HUGE and this little guy is little and I just know he’ll get the crap beat out of him. Might have to see if LFS will take him.

Help with MI? Anyone?
Happy Thanksgiving btw

Yes i have a 250g tank i could put him in

 

[F i s h y]

Yes, bluezooaquatics...the guy I deal with super friendly and always goes out on a limb for me. He said they have been so busy. Looks like someone just didn’t match the shipping label with the packing slip. I worry about the other guy if he got my 6 fish plus his 3 reshipped next week. I called and talked to him and he sounds new to the hobby. I hope he’s able to QT 9 fish!!

This stuff definitely happens. Im glad they are working with you. As with any vendor I've heard good and bad. I think everyone's experience will always be slightly different.

 

[SMSREEF]

Good luck with the Moorish Idol.
Tagging @Silent because he has a gorgeous one and can likely give you some tips.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Ive had moorish idols more than once, Theyve gotten much easier. . eat seaweed, mysis pellets and LRS herbivore diet as well as flakes and spirulina brine shrimp
Huge oversight on their part. Mine did not bother coral but with idols, its hit and miss

 

[TrishK]

This stuff definitely happens. Im glad they are working with you. As with any vendor I've heard good and bad. I think everyone's experience will always be slightly different.

I put a frozen Ocean Nutrition Formula one frozen cube in the tank (has a little bit of everything in it) and as it’s breaking up in little pieces along the bottom he’s eating it right up YAY...at least he’s eating! We will put him in the 180 reef and watch him closely. I feed all my fish very well, frozen twice a day on top of nori, algae, flakes and pellets as well as glucan immune booster and vitamins to their food soak and they’ve really flourished so hopefully he’ll be good in there. No aggressive fish in there other than a Blue hippo on the smaller side and she’s scared of everything and always hides just from the food tube squirting in the water lol. Some large wrasses but they only mess with one another (male and female fairy) and couple of flasher wrasses, pj Cardinal, banggai and orange Cardinals, blenny, royal gramma, watchman goby, engineer gobies, firefish and a couple of threadfin Cardinals

 

[Silent]

I have a idol in my reef. I keep him well feed and have no issues with him. He is fat and big. Auto feeder 4x a day with PE pellets.
If you get one healthy and eating you should be fine.

 

[pcon]

Worried about a moorish idol in a reef but not a pearlscale butterfly?

 

[TrishK]

Worried about a moorish idol in a reef but not a pearlscale butterfly?

Good luck with the Moorish Idol.
Tagging @Silent because he has a gorgeous one and can likely give you some tips.

Oh no, the Pearlscale is going in our FOWLR tank, not the reef haha, I know better with those butterflies. I just had no choice but to put them together because our other QTs are smaller and awaiting the fish I didn’t get.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I put a frozen Ocean Nutrition Formula one frozen cube in the tank (has a little bit of everything in it) and as it’s breaking up in little pieces along the bottom he’s eating it right up YAY...at least he’s eating! We will put him in the 180 reef and watch him closely. I feed all my fish very well, frozen twice a day on top of nori, algae, flakes and pellets as well as glucan immune booster and vitamins to their food soak and they’ve really flourished so hopefully he’ll be good in there. No aggressive fish in there other than a Blue hippo on the smaller side and she’s scared of everything and always hides just from the food tube squirting in the water lol. Some large wrasses but they only mess with one another (male and female fairy) and couple of flasher wrasses, pj Cardinal, banggai and orange Cardinals, blenny, royal gramma, watchman goby, engineer gobies, firefish and a couple of threadfin Cardinals

Eating and No disease/issues- you have an idol.

 

[TrishK]

Update on our free MI...he did amazingly in QT and once in DT he adapted like a champ. Our Blue Hippo chased him around the first day and caused him to lose his 3/4” banner Buuuut they are getting along great now and after barely a week his banner has grown to like 3” like what the heck is that normal for them to grow back that fast and long in such a short amount of time? Anyway, he seems very happy, eats like a champ both frozen and pellets and nori and algae and overall seems very happy. Haven’t seen him mess with any of my coral at all. Hoping he continues to thrive!
Here’s a pic with his banner in case you can’t view the video. He looks kinda funky shaped in the pic because I paused the video and took a screen shot.

 

[Viking_Reefing]

Update on our free MI...he did amazingly in QT and once in DT he adapted like a champ. Our Blue Hippo chased him around the first day and caused him to lose his 3/4” banner Buuuut they are getting along great now and after barely a week his banner has grown to like 3” like what the heck is that normal for them to grow back that fast and long in such a short amount of time? Anyway, he seems very happy, eats like a champ both frozen and pellets and nori and algae and overall seems very happy. Haven’t seen him mess with any of my coral at all. Hoping he continues to thrive!
Here’s a pic with his banner in case you can’t view the video. He looks kinda funky shaped in the pic because I paused the video and took a screen shot.

That’s awesome to hear!
Try feeding it angel formula, mine loves it and it contains sponge which is important for their nutritional needs.
Nori is also a favorite
Yes, their banner grows like weed. Mine routinely loses a part of it and it grows back just as fast.

You lucked out in getting this decision made FOR you