What is the Moorish idol?

Moorish idol is a tropical fish with salt water that normally inhabits shallow waters in reefs and lagoons. This fish can be found in the oceans between Australia and Hawaii and between the west coast of Central America and the African coast. African peat bogs that believed that these fish bring happiness. The Moorish idol is an average of about 7 inches (17.78 cm), with some ripe samples reaching a length of 8 - 9 inches (20.32 - 22.86 cm). These fish are often confused with bannerfish and butterflies, but are the only members of the Zanclidae family. They are a daily species that remain at the bottom of the lagoons or cliffs and fade to boring color. During the day they show distinctive, vertical stripes of white, black and yellow. Their bodies are high, round, and slim, with a long, end dorsal fin. Remarkable coloring makes them attractive to aquarists, but are usually difficult to do in captivity.

If a person decides to try to keep this colorAt the fish in the aquarium, the Moorish idol requires an absolute minimum of 125 gallon tanks and a 200 gallon reservoir is preferred. This fish is easy to scare, so the aquarium should provide enough cover where it can hide. Generally peace fish, ripe idols can become aggressive to other members of their kind, so it is recommended that only one of these fish or paired couple be held in the aquarium with other non -aggressive fish. Occasionally smaller idols are well out in the group, but sometimes one Moorish idol at school becomes aggressive and attacks the other fish. Given the difficulties that most encounter in trying to maintain the Moorish idols in the aquarium, some fans of choolies to make fish that resemble idols such as coral fish and false Moorish idol.

In its natural environment is the Moorish idol of herbivore, which mainly eats algae and mushrooms found between coral reefs. Moorish idols maintained in the aquarium are omnipotent who will eat algae, small crustaceans and isI have stuffed parts of fresh and frozen sea foods such as clams, shrimp and octopus. The Moorish idol gained its popularity from the character Gill in Finding Nemo , but those who then tried to add this beautiful fish to their aquariums quickly learned that the Maurian idol is doing best between the cliffs and the lagoons of their tropical home.