BEST WAY TO GET RID OF Majano Anemones??

henrystyle · 10/15/2009, 10:59 AM

Whats the best way to get rid of these things?
Wanna get rid of them before they become a problem...

Blown 346 · 10/15/2009, 11:35 AM

Kalkpaste, joes juice or scoulding hot being injected into them.

henrystyle · 10/15/2009, 12:10 PM

I just put some frag glue over them and let it dry.....Lets see if that works...

jaythebull · 10/15/2009, 12:30 PM

I have had decent luck with boiling some RO/DI water - then adding a little vinegar to it. Then sucking some of it up in to a syringe and injecting them. It helps to control them - but they always seem to come back. I end up having to do this about every 6-8 weeks.

Sea-nut · 10/15/2009, 01:13 PM

Double Saddle Butterfly fish ;

lordofthereef · 10/15/2009, 02:14 PM

BEST way? IMO is to just bake the rock

Never tried the above methods, but I heard they work. I always go surefire if and when possible

pgammon · 10/15/2009, 05:55 PM

The only way I got rid of mine was pulling the rock and removing them. They seem to be easier to remove than aptasia.

henrystyle · 10/24/2009, 04:39 AM

super glue worked..

Inked414 · 10/24/2009, 05:58 PM

Glue or inject with lemon extract.

xian · 11/01/2009, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Sea-nut

Double Saddle Butterfly fish ;

+1 Also I've been having luck with a C. Falcula butterfly. However this was a desperation move and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who is concerned about what else they might eat. By and large it hasn't eaten any sps in my system. KOW

In moderation a small hypodermic filled with butyric acid will finish off any stragglers.

jason18 · 11/01/2009, 11:06 AM

My tank was infested with them i tried everything kalk, lemon, joes juice and peppermints shrimps and got nowhere, I bought a sea grass file fish and he did the job..

Good luck..

Snakebyt · 11/01/2009, 11:10 AM

I would also like to know. friend of mine has a several hundred of them in his tank. I have heard that a kliens butterfly will work.

I think his plan so far is going to be to take out the rock and hit it with a propane torch and melt them, then put the rock into another tank so no new ones move over to it

jason18 · 11/01/2009, 11:46 AM

Sea grass file fish.

sjj80 · 11/01/2009, 12:32 PM

Joe's Juice worked for me years ago, haven't had prob since then, If you use it make sure you turn off all your powerheads and return pumps when you apply it, hth.

superman100 · 11/01/2009, 01:17 PM

i've actually boiled some and it came back in about 3 months.

henrystyle · 11/01/2009, 03:50 PM

Frag glue worked

wdt2000 · 11/01/2009, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by jason18

Sea grass file fish.

Acreichthys tomentosus? or something else?

jason18 · 11/01/2009, 08:15 PM

Seagrass filefish ( Acreichthys tomentosus )

Snakebyt · 11/01/2009, 08:46 PM

are the filefish reef safe? hard to get? Expensive?

redfishsc · 11/01/2009, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inked414

Glue or inject with lemon extract.

Quote:

Originally Posted by henrystyle

super glue worked..

Quote:

Originally Posted by henrystyle

I just put some frag glue over them and let it dry.....Lets see if that works...

Quote:

Originally Posted by henrystyle

Frag glue worked

+1 on all the above, superglue covers a multitude of sins. I had one majano. I scraped it off and "killed" it. Then I had two. Then three.

Got out the superglue, poked them so they retracted into a hole, and smeared the hole with superglue.

Spent the next 20 minutes peeling superglue from my finger, and dancing over the majano's grave.

On a big tank with lots of majanos, I'd go with the filefish mentioned above, but watch your soft corals (clove polyps, xenia, anthelia) and your LPS as well (esp. euphyllias), as I've heard of this fish eating them. For xenia, that may be a very good thing

10/15/2009, 10:59 AM	#1
henrystyle Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: East Stroudsburg, Pa Posts: 668	BEST WAY TO GET RID OF Majano Anemones?? Whats the best way to get rid of these things? Wanna get rid of them before they become a problem... __________________ HENRYSTYLE - That Henry Guy Current Tank Info: 30g frag tank/120g sps dominant reef

10/15/2009, 12:10 PM	#3
henrystyle Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: East Stroudsburg, Pa Posts: 668	I just put some frag glue over them and let it dry.....Lets see if that works... __________________ HENRYSTYLE - That Henry Guy Current Tank Info: 30g frag tank/120g sps dominant reef

10/15/2009, 02:14 PM	#6
lordofthereef One reef to rule them all Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Leominster, MA Posts: 5,299	BEST way? IMO is to just bake the rock Never tried the above methods, but I heard they work. I always go surefire if and when possible __________________ "A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself" ~ Josh Billings Visit My Home page for current build thread (click my user name and select "Visit LordoftheReef's Homepage" in the drop down menu!

10/24/2009, 04:39 AM	#8
henrystyle Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: East Stroudsburg, Pa Posts: 668	super glue worked.. __________________ HENRYSTYLE - That Henry Guy Current Tank Info: 30g frag tank/120g sps dominant reef

10/24/2009, 05:58 PM	#9
Inked414 Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 48	Glue or inject with lemon extract. __________________ Hammer Current Tank Info: 75g main, 30g sump

10/15/2009, 11:35 AM	#2
Blown 346 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Rockford, Illinois Posts: 6,596	Kalkpaste, joes juice or scoulding hot being injected into them.

10/15/2009, 12:30 PM	#4
jaythebull Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 33	I have had decent luck with boiling some RO/DI water - then adding a little vinegar to it. Then sucking some of it up in to a syringe and injecting them. It helps to control them - but they always seem to come back. I end up having to do this about every 6-8 weeks.

10/15/2009, 01:13 PM	#5
Sea-nut Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 263	Double Saddle Butterfly fish ;

10/15/2009, 05:55 PM	#7
pgammon Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Eastover, SC Posts: 282	The only way I got rid of mine was pulling the rock and removing them. They seem to be easier to remove than aptasia.

11/01/2009, 11:06 AM	#11
jason18 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Island N.Y Posts: 159	My tank was infested with them i tried everything kalk, lemon, joes juice and peppermints shrimps and got nowhere, I bought a sea grass file fish and he did the job.. Good luck..

11/01/2009, 11:10 AM	#12
Snakebyt Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Lubbock Tx Posts: 2,141	I would also like to know. friend of mine has a several hundred of them in his tank. I have heard that a kliens butterfly will work. I think his plan so far is going to be to take out the rock and hit it with a propane torch and melt them, then put the rock into another tank so no new ones move over to it

11/01/2009, 11:46 AM	#13
jason18 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Island N.Y Posts: 159	Sea grass file fish.

11/01/2009, 12:32 PM	#14
sjj80 Hater of Hair Algae Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 1,098	Joe's Juice worked for me years ago, haven't had prob since then, If you use it make sure you turn off all your powerheads and return pumps when you apply it, hth. __________________ 90g, two Korallia 4s, EuroReef RS135 skimmer, trying to upgrade my lighting. Current Tank Info: 90g under rehab!

11/01/2009, 01:17 PM	#15
superman100 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 50	i've actually boiled some and it came back in about 3 months.

11/01/2009, 03:50 PM	#16
henrystyle Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: East Stroudsburg, Pa Posts: 668	Frag glue worked __________________ HENRYSTYLE - That Henry Guy Current Tank Info: 30g frag tank/120g sps dominant reef

11/01/2009, 08:15 PM	#18
jason18 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Island N.Y Posts: 159	Seagrass filefish ( Acreichthys tomentosus )

11/01/2009, 08:46 PM	#19
Snakebyt Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Lubbock Tx Posts: 2,141	are the filefish reef safe? hard to get? Expensive?