I've never heard of a moorish idol--sure looked like an angel fish to me. My apologies to the one who gave the question.
2007-10-17 12:45:31 · 5 answers · asked by sherry c 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
yes Gill is a Moorish Idol. They are very difficult to keep alive in captivity so you rarely see them.
2007-10-17 12:52:33 · answer #1 · answered by . 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Yes, Gil was a Moorish idol. I think your question is a carry-over from the "finding Nemo" tank question before this one. Here's info on these: http://www.wetwebmedia.com/moorish_idols.htm
The "lookalike" fish that I suggested that can be kept more easily (the Heniochus or bannerfish) is in the butterflyfish family: http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/profiles/654.htm
Angels tend to have longer bodies than either of these.
2007-10-18 01:41:34 · answer #2 · answered by copperhead 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
yes it does look like and angel and i think it classified as an angel but it called a moorish idol
2007-10-18 13:24:41 · answer #3 · answered by Fatboy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you are thinking about keeping a moorish idol, think again. They are notorious for starving. To let them survive, you'd need at least a 450 gallon reef tank riddled with macroalgae. Just wanted to warn you.
2007-10-17 20:48:57 · answer #4 · answered by FishRfine 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
um just check online
2007-10-17 19:48:17 · answer #5 · answered by xorandom9xo 3 · 0⤊ 6⤋