Jeff and Anne's Tank Page

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Page 3 Tank Specs

Page 4 Moorish Idol page

This is a quick page we setup to share pics of our 225G tank.  There are pics of the fish, details of the tank setup, and a brief explanation on our Moorish Idol detailing how we obtained, acclimated and are maintaining him. Pics can be enlarged to 800x600 (~150k) if you click on the image.

"The boss" , Imperator Angel.  We've had him for 6 years now, from a 2" juv.

This is the tank and centerpiece for our library. (click to pic enlarge (about 500K).

Click here to see a better complete full tank Pic (about 500K).  Where the fish go in the Pic? Well I spooked them a flash prior to this pic.

Purple Tang.  Have had over 6 years. Obtained as a 2" juv.

Current Tank Inhabitants: Imperator Angel (6yrs) Moorish Idol (4yrs) Purple Tang (6yrs) Cleaner Wrasse (4yrs) Juv. Aust. Harl. Tusk (1yr) (2) Mated True Percula Clowns (6yrs) misc. hermits/snails

Our Moorish Idol.  We've had him nearly 4yrs.  Obtained as a 3" juv.  For his story, click below. Our Moorish Idol Story

As you can see, we have had good success keeping some "hard to keep" species.  We credit this to a couple of simple principles that, through our experience, works well.   We've documented the Moorish Idol's success on a separate page.    The cleaner wrasse we've had for over 4 years, along with the Imperator are doing well due to the following simply rules: great water quality, varied diet with vitamins (brine shrimp, flake and blood worms is NOT a varied diet), appropriate sized tank, animals introduced in the proper order (least aggressive to most aggressive) and most importantly all the fish were obtained as small juveniles.   Juveniles, especially fish that don't traditionally adapt well (ie. cleaner wrasses), have a much better chance of surviving in captivity as dietary dependencies haven't been fully established.   Leave the adults in the ocean to reproduce......