New to the reef thing and need help identifying

Apeterson32 · 04/20/2015, 07:50 PM

There are a lot of these things on my live rock are they a good thing or do I need to do something about them.

http://i694.photobucket.com/albums/v...image.jpg1.jpg

cloak · 04/21/2015, 10:44 AM

They look kind of like Majano anemones.

http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker/hitchhiker.shtml

whosurcaddie · 04/21/2015, 01:43 PM

Yeah they're Majano's. I would hop on this pretty quick.

CafeReef · 04/21/2015, 01:45 PM

thats a lot of mojanos, I would consider pulling the rock and treating it with aiptasia-X in a QT tank/rubbermaid bucket, that way if they spawn before dying, you wont be spreading them in your display tank.

65Stang · 04/21/2015, 03:37 PM

+1 on them being majanos. I used a kalkwasser (lime) paste on mine with great results. Cheap and effective is how I do it!

Apeterson32 · 04/21/2015, 03:52 PM

Would taking them out individually without removing the live rock be sufficient? I have a lot of brittle stars on the rock I would like to keep

cloak · 04/21/2015, 04:00 PM

If you don't have any Kalkwasser or Aiptaisa-X lying around you might want to take the rock out and burn the Majanos off with a cigarette lighter or something. Dip the rock in a bucket of salt water afterwards & use a brush to remove any remaining tissue. Piece of cake. GL.

The micro fauna living on and within the rock should be fine just as long as you don't take all day to do this. Keep dipping the rock in the bucket of saltwater every 30 seconds or so if you need to.

Solar Dragon · 04/21/2015, 04:06 PM

You could theoretically RIP them off as the anemone can sometimes be grabbed with forceps or tweezers and pulled off the rock. If the rock is removed from the water, ice or other irritant can be applied to help get it to release it’s foot hold on the rock.

Apeterson32 · 04/21/2015, 04:24 PM

Let's just say I kind of forced my rock through the top of my slot in the acrylic tank and would like to try and avoid getting it out if all possible. Could I pick up kalkwasser or aiptasia-x from a petco?

whosurcaddie · 04/21/2015, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Solar Dragon

You could theoretically RIP them off as the anemone can sometimes be grabbed with forceps or tweezers and pulled off the rock. If the rock is removed from the water, ice or other irritant can be applied to help get it to release it’s foot hold on the rock.

Not a good idea they reproduce by pedal laceration which means any piece left behind will spawn another Majano, if not 10 more.

You can get the kalk from ebay or amazon. Just google calcium hydroxide.

Solar Dragon · 04/21/2015, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by whosurcaddie

Not a good idea they reproduce by pedal laceration which means any piece left behind will spawn another Majano, if not 10 more.

You can get the kalk from ebay or amazon. Just google calcium hydroxide.

Strange i thought that was the Aiptasia that had that ability and the Majano did not

whosurcaddie · 04/22/2015, 01:11 AM

They can reproduce two ways pedal laceration and longitudinal fission.

04/20/2015, 07:50 PM	#1
Apeterson32 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 32	New to the reef thing and need help identifying There are a lot of these things on my live rock are they a good thing or do I need to do something about them. http://i694.photobucket.com/albums/v...image.jpg1.jpg

04/21/2015, 01:45 PM	#4
CafeReef Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Elkhorn, NE Posts: 1,405	thats a lot of mojanos, I would consider pulling the rock and treating it with aiptasia-X in a QT tank/rubbermaid bucket, that way if they spawn before dying, you wont be spreading them in your display tank. __________________ 50 Gallon cube

04/21/2015, 10:44 AM	#2
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	They look kind of like Majano anemones. http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker/hitchhiker.shtml

04/21/2015, 01:43 PM	#3
whosurcaddie Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,354	Yeah they're Majano's. I would hop on this pretty quick.

04/21/2015, 03:37 PM	#5
65Stang Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Noblesville Posts: 38	+1 on them being majanos. I used a kalkwasser (lime) paste on mine with great results. Cheap and effective is how I do it!

04/21/2015, 03:52 PM	#6
Apeterson32 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 32	Would taking them out individually without removing the live rock be sufficient? I have a lot of brittle stars on the rock I would like to keep

04/21/2015, 04:00 PM	#7
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	If you don't have any Kalkwasser or Aiptaisa-X lying around you might want to take the rock out and burn the Majanos off with a cigarette lighter or something. Dip the rock in a bucket of salt water afterwards & use a brush to remove any remaining tissue. Piece of cake. GL. The micro fauna living on and within the rock should be fine just as long as you don't take all day to do this. Keep dipping the rock in the bucket of saltwater every 30 seconds or so if you need to.

04/21/2015, 04:06 PM	#8
Solar Dragon Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 67	You could theoretically RIP them off as the anemone can sometimes be grabbed with forceps or tweezers and pulled off the rock. If the rock is removed from the water, ice or other irritant can be applied to help get it to release it’s foot hold on the rock.

04/21/2015, 04:24 PM	#9
Apeterson32 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 32	Let's just say I kind of forced my rock through the top of my slot in the acrylic tank and would like to try and avoid getting it out if all possible. Could I pick up kalkwasser or aiptasia-x from a petco?

04/22/2015, 01:11 AM	#12
whosurcaddie Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,354	They can reproduce two ways pedal laceration and longitudinal fission.