Gobi near the end of his life

[Recty]

In a hobby where a lot of people measure success in periods of months, you're an inspiration

Good job being an A+ fish keeper!

 

[bryanr]

Sorry to hear about your loss. 12 years for a goby is amazing.

 

[pinnatus]

Paul -

What is the longest you have had a Moorish Idol?

Mine is about 3 yrs old now.

 

[Monster00101]

That's sad. I don't like losing fish. Lost both my tanks when my town was evacuated. What fish is that in the second pic?

 

[Sandia97]

:'(

 

[SushiGirl]

Sorry for your loss, Paul. Great job on giving him a long, fulfilling life, though!

And is that a pineapple/pinecone fish up there?

 

[Paul B]

My moorish Idol was just under five

 

[pinnatus]

Paul - I think 5 years is pretty good! And if I remember correctly, it died due to some equipment malfunction rather than some medical issue? I am pretty amazed that mine is 3 years and still looks and acts great.

So what is the longest anyone has had an Idol in captivity?

 

[aleonn]

The goby lived a great 12 years!

 

[Paul B]

The moorish Idol along with a bunch of old fish died when I was away for a few days for a family emergency. The fish were in a smaller tank and I was doing maintenance and re aquascaping. I was not supposed to be gone long but my Mother ended up dying and I was not taking care of the tank for a few days. All the fish in the smaller tank died including a 18 year old cusk eel.
I spent a week in Tahiti diving with Idols and I now think I know their secret and I found a great sponge source growing here they love and I can harvest.
If I had a larger tank I would get another one.
I also lost this mandarin with the other fish but the old fireclown is still with me.