Lightslvr, Yes that's an Idol, he's an awesome fish and a total pig! The original owner had an issue with him eating brain corals so he was passed along to Mike, he did really well in Mikes tank with all his sps. When Mike decided to do a rebuild of his system I picked him up. The first day he nuked two brain corals just like I expected but beyond that he's been a model citizen with all the other corals. I'm not too big on brain corals so it was a fair trade I think.
Bj, the tank is 36x36x24 and is much more open than it appears in the photos with large tunnels under all the rock work. The Idol's day pretty much consist of eating and playing in the Vortech. Eventually he will need a larger tank and will come home to my house with my 6' setup.
Between myself, Mike and the original owner the Idol is about a year old in tank life and to be totally honest is one of the toughest fish I've ever seen. A little while back the tank had a total meltdown as far as fish are concerned (flukes/flatworms) and we lost almost every fish in the tank with the exception of the Idol and two chromis. It was really hard on everyone but the Idol wasn't fazed a bit. These fish are actually quite tough as long as you keep them fat and healthy. The tank is fed, Arcti Pods, Marine Hi Pro, Mysis and Nori. All of which the Idol seems to really like.
Mike... As you can see the Idol is well. Sadly the clowns didn't make it through the tank meltdown. How are things are your place?
The kids have been really good with the tank and are really respectful of not poking the tank and such once you explain to them why it scares the fish.
