Majano Anemones!!!

[firenze00]

what is the best way to get rid of these pests? any natural approaches? any information that anyone has would be helpful!

 

[duke62]

i bought a filefish and in 2 weeks mine were gone..but they may pick on some corals and inverts

 

[ZANYMASTER]

Peppermint shrimp if they're small.Copperbands but hard to keep alive.

 

[Dexzel]

I had a couple of them in my tank and they were on a huge base LR, I bought a peppermint shrimp and he completely took care of them

 

[DrGonzo]

Peppermint shrimp worked for me as well. They did the job in just two days.

 

[mr_X]

kalkwasser paste.

 

[yiliyang]

sharp tweezers and a lot of elbow grease worked for me. Peppermints did nothing for mine and I could not kill them with chemicals.

 

[JonnyIce]

My pepp hasn't eaten them at all...bastid...kalk seems to work but maybe my solution isnt concentrated enough bc they keep coming back

 

[DrGonzo]

How many peppermint shrimp did you put in? I put 3 into my 90 gal.

My pepp hasn't eaten them at all...bastid...kalk seems to work but maybe my solution isnt concentrated enough bc they keep coming back

 

[QUESTIONMARC]

peppermints and copperbands ONLY work on aptsiaia unless you get lucky..

never heard of the filefish .. until recently..

THESE THINGS DESTROYED MY TANK..

Kalkwasser them first chance you get.. OR

a Raccon Butterfly will devour them.. but watch out.. once hes done.. it will be LPS and zoa time.

good luck.

 

[KuyaMark]

I put 15 peppermint shrimps on my 120 and all my majano and Aiptasia's gone in a couple of days, I am now pest free

 

[ECFENCING]

I got lucky with 2 peppermint shrimp in my 100g but it was not a widespread outbreak

I also tried kalk paste but for me it made matters worse as these pests would be gone on one rock that I kalked and show up elsewhere

Kuyamark: you don't fool around with 15 in a 120 you increased your chances dramatically by going full force

 

[KuyaMark]

yes sir go all out to destroy the pest!!! lol

 

[QUESTIONMARC]

hmm.. maybe that's why they never worked for me.. i always threw in 1 or 2.. interesting.. and your saying these peps... took out the majanos??

wish i would have known this sooner.. maybe i wouldnt have lost my entire sps collection

 

[KuyaMark]

Marc remember I told u when i went over your house thats what I did I threw 15 of them in my tank and all the majanos were gone within a couple of days. They work bro!

 

[jrobbins]

sharp tweezers and a lot of elbow grease worked for me. Peppermints did nothing for mine and I could not kill them with chemicals.

I'd be careful about picking/scraping/cutting them off the rock. you could easily make the problem worse...not saying it didn't work for you, but its a good way to spread them around the tank.

 

[QUESTIONMARC]

dude.. i cant remember what i did this morning.. but now that you mention it.. i think you did tell me.. lol... thanks for reminding me.. wish i would have remembered that.. either way.. it's time to catch a raccoon so i can start putting my zoas back in

 

[firenze00]

Ive read online that peppermint shrimp attack coral after a while is this true? how many would you guys recommend for a 75g? Will they even touch the majanos or do they mainly focus on aptasia?

 

[prattreef]

These are the 1st accounts I have heard of Peppermint shrimp even looking twice at Majano's. You guys sure that is what you had?

 

[geldof]

I've done the Aiptasia X / Joe's Juice thing (basically kalk), only works for a short time and whatever piece lives through the treatment comes right back. I would love to see a troop of peppermint shrimp destroy the majanos, but have a blood thirsty Hawk Fish that loves to chase them right out of the tank.

I did try super glue/epoxy with some success. Basically you completely cover the Majanos and hope they don't find a way out of their prison before dying. Also, I had some success covering an infected area with a fresh piece of LR, they climb on and you remove.