Moorish Idol Experience

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   I thought I would share my experience with moorish idols and continue to update it as time goes by since I seem to be having success thus far. Before continuing, I'm going to say that I do not recommend these fish to most hobbyists because of their difficult feeding behaviors and the low survival rating. I got lucky and found a pair that was eating before I purchased them.
Two weeks ago I purchased a pair of moorish idols from Reefon. They were eating at the store, and devoured pellets and flakes. When first introduced into my quarantine tank with my other fish, a clownfish, a melanurus, a niger trigger, a powder blue, and an emperor angel, they were picked on a little by my powder blue and angel. However, having bought two it split the aggression and they fought the attackers off pretty easily. I immediately began feeding with garlic in the food, alternating between frozen brine, mysis, pellets, formula one flakes, and formula two flakes. After three days they started eating for me, and once started they haven't stopped. They are pigs! They absolutely love the formula one and two flakes and sometimes nibble at a few brine shrimp. So far they have yet to eat pellets or mysis for me. By the end of the first week they had not only maintained their weight, but had put on some more mass around the stomach area.

For now they are in copper with my other fish and will be for the next three weeks until the main tank has been cleared on all parasites. Once the main tank is ready, they will be added back in there and a week later the rest of the fish will go in as well. That way the moorish idols will have time to adjust to the tank without the stress of other fish and will establish territory before having to battle the other fish.

Any tips from others would be great. I'd love to hear other people's experiences with these extremely difficult fish.