Controlling Majano's in large tank

huskerreef · 04/29/2009, 10:24 PM

I have been battling the pesky Majanos for what seems to be forever. injecting joes juice, muriatic acid, adding tassled file fish and nothing seems to work and they are beginning to get out of control. the tank is a 620 with nearly 1000 lbs of rock. any suggestions for natural predation or some way to win the battle.

tkeracer619 · 04/29/2009, 11:09 PM

Have you tried injecting liquid calcium via a insulin syringe? This is how I nuke aptasia that I can get too. They die instantly and melt away... usually use kents. Have not had as good of luck with home mixed calcium chloride and RO.

demonboy369 · 04/30/2009, 02:02 AM

my guess would say alot of peppermint shrimp and there is also a fish that eat them i just can tput a name to it right now but i have a book titled MARINE FISHES by Scott Michael that i know for a fact has the fish in it if i find the fish before someone else posts i will let you know.

I know my peppermint wont eat an aptasia bigger then 3/4 of his own size anything above that I have to reccomend manual injection (not sure on what the fish restricts on)

Hopefully someone else can let you know due to the fact it will be tomorrow after 10pm i can reply. i will look through the book while im at work when i have the chance and will let you know.

Just remember with a peppermint shrimp they will pretty much just stake out a small area and wont really leave that area so it will take quite a few. I got mine for free from my LFS but they were going for like 10$ I only needed one it was for my 2 gallon.

Also another LFS i frequent sells a syringe without the sharp tip that is made for the brand Aptasia Stop. It is worth looking into but in a 650 im not sure how that would go over.

huskerreef · 04/30/2009, 09:17 AM

I havent tried the liquid calcium. my copperband keeps the aptasia in check wonerfully, if I could only get him to eat majanos

GSMguy · 04/30/2009, 09:30 AM

racoon butterfly, try keeping it in QT with a rock covered in mojano once it starts munching them add it to the display.

demonboy369 · 04/30/2009, 06:32 PM

yea in my book i found 2 different fish that ate them i cant place the exact names at the moment but they are both butterflyfish and are not exactly reef safe as they may eat your hard corals to. mainly lps

04/29/2009, 10:24 PM	#1
huskerreef Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Omaha, Nebraska Posts: 1,169	Controlling Majano's in large tank I have been battling the pesky Majanos for what seems to be forever. injecting joes juice, muriatic acid, adding tassled file fish and nothing seems to work and they are beginning to get out of control. the tank is a 620 with nearly 1000 lbs of rock. any suggestions for natural predation or some way to win the battle. __________________ Jim G President of Nebraska's premiere reef club The Nebraska Reef Club Current Tank Info: 620 Mixed Reef, 240 Acan Lord, 90 Zoanthid...I think that plenty for now

04/29/2009, 11:09 PM	#2
tkeracer619 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 17,289	Have you tried injecting liquid calcium via a insulin syringe? This is how I nuke aptasia that I can get too. They die instantly and melt away... usually use kents. Have not had as good of luck with home mixed calcium chloride and RO. __________________ Hobby Experience: 9200ish gallons, 26 skimmers, and a handful of Kent Scrapers. Current Tank: Vortech Powered 600G SPS Tank w/ 100gal frag tank & 100g Sump. RK2-RK10 Skimmer. ReefAngel. Radium 20k.

04/30/2009, 02:02 AM	#3
demonboy369 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: west virginia Posts: 360	my guess would say alot of peppermint shrimp and there is also a fish that eat them i just can tput a name to it right now but i have a book titled MARINE FISHES by Scott Michael that i know for a fact has the fish in it if i find the fish before someone else posts i will let you know. I know my peppermint wont eat an aptasia bigger then 3/4 of his own size anything above that I have to reccomend manual injection (not sure on what the fish restricts on) Hopefully someone else can let you know due to the fact it will be tomorrow after 10pm i can reply. i will look through the book while im at work when i have the chance and will let you know. Just remember with a peppermint shrimp they will pretty much just stake out a small area and wont really leave that area so it will take quite a few. I got mine for free from my LFS but they were going for like 10$ I only needed one it was for my 2 gallon. Also another LFS i frequent sells a syringe without the sharp tip that is made for the brand Aptasia Stop. It is worth looking into but in a 650 im not sure how that would go over. __________________ L0S3R CVRC ------------------------------------------------ To check out my thread on Gorgonia Fragging click my red house Current Tank Info: 2g pico reef with 13w pc lighting stocked with zoos and a small hammer... 29g in progress (diy aquaclear 500 fuge)

04/30/2009, 09:17 AM	#4
huskerreef Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Omaha, Nebraska Posts: 1,169	I havent tried the liquid calcium. my copperband keeps the aptasia in check wonerfully, if I could only get him to eat majanos __________________ Jim G President of Nebraska's premiere reef club The Nebraska Reef Club Current Tank Info: 620 Mixed Reef, 240 Acan Lord, 90 Zoanthid...I think that plenty for now

04/30/2009, 09:30 AM	#5
GSMguy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northern New Mexico Posts: 17,420	racoon butterfly, try keeping it in QT with a rock covered in mojano once it starts munching them add it to the display. __________________ Nick. Conehead. Shallow Reef club. Current Tank Info: 48"x27"x14" Envision Acrylic rimless, 6x39w ATi Sunpower, Custom ATB Deluxe Skimmer, 4x tunze nano stream,ATB flowstar 1500, ACJR, Tunze osmolator.

04/30/2009, 06:32 PM	#6
demonboy369 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: west virginia Posts: 360	yea in my book i found 2 different fish that ate them i cant place the exact names at the moment but they are both butterflyfish and are not exactly reef safe as they may eat your hard corals to. mainly lps __________________ L0S3R CVRC ------------------------------------------------ To check out my thread on Gorgonia Fragging click my red house Current Tank Info: 2g pico reef with 13w pc lighting stocked with zoos and a small hammer... 29g in progress (diy aquaclear 500 fuge)