manjano anemones

yarballs · 12/30/2006, 08:22 PM

Anyone have any ideas on how to rid the tank of these guys . I've tried joes juice even made fresh kalwasser and injected them . They like to imbed themselves with some of my favorite corals which makes it even more difficult . I'm fresh out of ideas as well as kryptonite so if anyone out there has any suggestions I'm all ears . Thanks

ACBlinky · 12/30/2006, 11:17 PM

Mix up a paste of kalk and just a little water. It should be nearly as thick as toothpaste, just thin enough to draw into a pipette or syringe -- if it's too thin, I find it just disappears into the water column and doesn't do a thing to the anemone. Turn off all the pumps, and then feed some of the paste directly to the nem. It should react instantly by curling up into a ball. Bury it with what's left in the syringe, let it sit for a minute and turn the pumps back on. If the paste is sufficiently thick it should stay put (unless you've got a powerhead aimed directly at it) and will become hard within a few hours. You can use a turkey baster to pull the chunk out later on, or remove it right away if you don't want to leave it in the tank.

Potsy · 12/31/2006, 12:05 AM

I've used the kalk paste before and it works well, but it's a pretty caustic mixture that can hurt other corals in the aquarium in the event that some of it gets loose and floats around. Since I have more majano in my aquarium I'm going to use Joe's Juice which I hear is much safer. Most online vendors carry it.

dsteamn · 12/31/2006, 05:34 AM

I have two of them in my tank and told they were ok to keep. Should I get rid of them?

steve68 · 12/31/2006, 05:50 AM

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Originally posted by dsteamn
I have two of them in my tank and told they were ok to keep. Should I get rid of them?

2 will turn in to 4 then to 8.16.32 u get the picture kill them now before it's to late.
i mix kalk & do a rock at a time the ones that are around the corals i put in q smaller tank & take a week to get them off.
kalk does work.

dsteamn · 12/31/2006, 05:57 AM

Thanks. I'll take care of it today. Too bad, because I thought they were kind of cute. I battled aptaisia for weeks when I first set the tank up. I had a HUGE one under the rocks I couldn't see that kept spawning. I don't want any new problems like that.

yarballs · 01/01/2007, 02:57 PM

Hey Guys thanks for the reply . I'll give the paste idea a try.

The Saltwater Kid · 01/01/2007, 03:11 PM

I just used Joe's Juice on mine. Much to my wifes dismay as she thought it was a baby RBTA that would become a home for her beloved Nemo clown :-). My Joe's Juice was a little thick after not using it for a while so it was more paste-like and I just lather the little sucker with it and this morning he's completely gone...no trace he was even there...hopefully he's really dead and gone!!!

12/30/2006, 08:22 PM	#1
yarballs Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 18	manjano anemones Anyone have any ideas on how to rid the tank of these guys . I've tried joes juice even made fresh kalwasser and injected them . They like to imbed themselves with some of my favorite corals which makes it even more difficult . I'm fresh out of ideas as well as kryptonite so if anyone out there has any suggestions I'm all ears . Thanks

12/30/2006, 11:17 PM	#2
ACBlinky Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Peterborough, ON, Canada Posts: 4,954 Blog Entries: 20	Mix up a paste of kalk and just a little water. It should be nearly as thick as toothpaste, just thin enough to draw into a pipette or syringe -- if it's too thin, I find it just disappears into the water column and doesn't do a thing to the anemone. Turn off all the pumps, and then feed some of the paste directly to the nem. It should react instantly by curling up into a ball. Bury it with what's left in the syringe, let it sit for a minute and turn the pumps back on. If the paste is sufficiently thick it should stay put (unless you've got a powerhead aimed directly at it) and will become hard within a few hours. You can use a turkey baster to pull the chunk out later on, or remove it right away if you don't want to leave it in the tank. __________________ "The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea." - Isak Dinesen Current Tank Info: 150g mixed reef, 30g sump/refugium, LED lighting, 100lbs LR, coral beauty, flame angel, blue & yellow tangs, gobies, damsels, 6-line wrasse, lawnmower blenny, dottyback, clown pair, rabbitfish, shrimp, crabs, CUC.

01/01/2007, 03:11 PM	#8
The Saltwater Kid Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Barre, VT Posts: 2,586	I just used Joe's Juice on mine. Much to my wifes dismay as she thought it was a baby RBTA that would become a home for her beloved Nemo clown :-). My Joe's Juice was a little thick after not using it for a while so it was more paste-like and I just lather the little sucker with it and this morning he's completely gone...no trace he was even there...hopefully he's really dead and gone!!! __________________ Oceanic Biocube 14g Nano Tank w/middle chamber refugium mod 2 Ecoxotic Power Pro LED Modules (1 - 12K/Royal Blue combo, 1 - Royal Blue) MaxiJet 900 return, VorTech MP10 circulation Livestock: Higher End Z's & P's, few mushrooms, Aussie Duncan, Maxi Mini Carpet Anemone

12/31/2006, 12:05 AM	#3
Potsy Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Kinnelon, NJ Posts: 1,827	I've used the kalk paste before and it works well, but it's a pretty caustic mixture that can hurt other corals in the aquarium in the event that some of it gets loose and floats around. Since I have more majano in my aquarium I'm going to use Joe's Juice which I hear is much safer. Most online vendors carry it.

12/31/2006, 05:34 AM	#4
dsteamn Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 17	I have two of them in my tank and told they were ok to keep. Should I get rid of them?

12/31/2006, 05:57 AM	#6
dsteamn Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 17	Thanks. I'll take care of it today. Too bad, because I thought they were kind of cute. I battled aptaisia for weeks when I first set the tank up. I had a HUGE one under the rocks I couldn't see that kept spawning. I don't want any new problems like that.

01/01/2007, 02:57 PM	#7
yarballs Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 18	Hey Guys thanks for the reply . I'll give the paste idea a try.