Natural way to rid of Majano Anemones

Aquaguru · 07/12/2006, 03:54 PM

I have a problem with these majano anemones they are all over my tank and they are gettting really close to some of my corals and I'm having a really hard time trying to get rid of them. I have tried to inject them with kalk and that doesn't work except for a few that are in easy places to get. I'm looking for something that will eat them, like a fish or invert. Is there anything like this that I can get to help get rid of them?

breakn · 07/12/2006, 06:12 PM

just tagging along

RicGio · 07/12/2006, 06:20 PM

Peppermint shrimps worked for me on the smaller anemones. They tend to leave the Big 'uns alone. Kill them with Kalk.

anydarnthing · 07/12/2006, 06:56 PM

I don't think peppermint shrimp will touch a majano, peppermints and aiptasia are from the caribbean and majano is from the pacific. I have no aiptasia in my tank with 6 peppermints but none of them will touch the majano I have in the tank. You might want to check if Copperband butterflies will eat them but then your taking a risk with your corals. RicGio what power school class were you?

RicGio · 07/12/2006, 07:01 PM

Yeah...uh....

... Guess I should have read the question

stevem650 · 07/12/2006, 07:26 PM

I used a raccoon butterfly. He ate the ones he was able to get to. After he was done with the mojanos, he started to eat my leathers and zoa's. Had to get him out and now the mojanos are back. I just live with it and use Kalk. I don't think there is anything that is reef safe out there. If you find one, let me know.

menard · 07/12/2006, 07:55 PM

Depending what kind of corals U have. Asfur Angel cleaned all the mojanos in my SPS tank.

rockindacheeks · 07/12/2006, 08:05 PM

joes juice worked great for me!

not so natural

Aquaguru · 07/12/2006, 08:48 PM

Well at this point I think that i will be up for anything if more people said that Joe's Juice worked for them. I mostly have LPS corals and softies in my tank, I only have one SPS coral in my tank. My tank is also 120g.

stevem650 · 07/13/2006, 06:03 AM

Joe's juice works. The problem is that in a large tank, you can't reach or see all the mojano's in your tank. Then they spread. I use weekly kalk(to me the same as joes juice) and try to stay on top of them and keep them away from corals.

64Ivy · 07/13/2006, 06:31 AM

I have a butterfly that eats them. Or at least, picks at them until they die. Unfortunately, it's one that's hard to obtain: A Muelleri Copperband.

They are endemic to Austrailla and only offered for sale in the US every once in awhile. Also, my guy may be something of an anomaly since I had never heard of them eating Majanoes before (they WILL just massacre Aiptasia however). They seem to leave 'SPS' polyps alone but certain individuals have been known to 'pick' at 'LPS' and clam mantles. Feather dusters and Yellow Polyps are usually a goner too. But, on the positive side, they are usually much hardier than the Indo-Pacific Copperbands (I've had mine over 3 years now), are every bit as good looking, imo, and did I mention they just massacre Aiptasia?

If you're interested, I'd keep checking with The Marine Center as they seem to have one come in every so often.

Aquaguru · 07/13/2006, 07:14 PM

Ok I will thanks. At this point I have just been injecting them with alot of kalk but I only do 4-6 everyday to keep my parameters in check.

07/12/2006, 03:54 PM	#1
Aquaguru Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Cincinnati,OH Posts: 628	Natural way to rid of Majano Anemones I have a problem with these majano anemones they are all over my tank and they are gettting really close to some of my corals and I'm having a really hard time trying to get rid of them. I have tried to inject them with kalk and that doesn't work except for a few that are in easy places to get. I'm looking for something that will eat them, like a fish or invert. Is there anything like this that I can get to help get rid of them? __________________ "You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you are going, because you might not get there." ---Yogi Berra Current Tank Info: 120 started Aug. 25, 2004

07/12/2006, 06:56 PM	#4
anydarnthing Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Omaha Posts: 657	I don't think peppermint shrimp will touch a majano, peppermints and aiptasia are from the caribbean and majano is from the pacific. I have no aiptasia in my tank with 6 peppermints but none of them will touch the majano I have in the tank. You might want to check if Copperband butterflies will eat them but then your taking a risk with your corals. RicGio what power school class were you? __________________ No good deed goes unpunished... Current Tank Info: 240gal softy Reef, 220gal Reef, 29gal Nano reef, 75gal holding tank, H&S A200 3xF2001 & A250 2x1260, 2x 72" Current Orbit 250W MH actinic T5's. Geo Calcium Rx.

07/12/2006, 07:01 PM	#5
RicGio Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: NJ Posts: 658	DOH! Yeah...uh.... ... Guess I should have read the question

07/12/2006, 07:26 PM	#6
stevem650 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Boca Raton, Fla Posts: 712	I used a raccoon butterfly. He ate the ones he was able to get to. After he was done with the mojanos, he started to eat my leathers and zoa's. Had to get him out and now the mojanos are back. I just live with it and use Kalk. I don't think there is anything that is reef safe out there. If you find one, let me know. __________________ Red Sea Reefer 750, Apex, AquaMaxx Q3 Skimmer, 2 tunze 6105, 4 x Radion XR30 G4 Pros, Reef Octopus Varios 8 return pump, 150lbs rock. Current Tank Info: RedSea Reefer 750

07/12/2006, 08:05 PM	#8
rockindacheeks Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Corona, California Posts: 2,072	joes juice worked great for me! not so natural __________________ My name is Dan, and I'm a closet reefer... Current Tank Info: 28g nanocube

07/12/2006, 06:12 PM	#2
breakn Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Tucson, Arizona Posts: 43	just tagging along

07/12/2006, 06:20 PM	#3
RicGio Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: NJ Posts: 658	Peppermint shrimps worked for me on the smaller anemones. They tend to leave the Big 'uns alone. Kill them with Kalk.

07/12/2006, 07:55 PM	#7
menard TOTM Nov. 2006 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: illinois Posts: 1,630	Depending what kind of corals U have. Asfur Angel cleaned all the mojanos in my SPS tank.

07/12/2006, 08:48 PM	#9
Aquaguru Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Cincinnati,OH Posts: 628	Well at this point I think that i will be up for anything if more people said that Joe's Juice worked for them. I mostly have LPS corals and softies in my tank, I only have one SPS coral in my tank. My tank is also 120g. __________________ "You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you are going, because you might not get there." ---Yogi Berra Current Tank Info: 120 started Aug. 25, 2004

07/13/2006, 06:03 AM	#10
stevem650 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Boca Raton, Fla Posts: 712	Joe's juice works. The problem is that in a large tank, you can't reach or see all the mojano's in your tank. Then they spread. I use weekly kalk(to me the same as joes juice) and try to stay on top of them and keep them away from corals. __________________ Red Sea Reefer 750, Apex, AquaMaxx Q3 Skimmer, 2 tunze 6105, 4 x Radion XR30 G4 Pros, Reef Octopus Varios 8 return pump, 150lbs rock. Current Tank Info: RedSea Reefer 750

07/13/2006, 06:31 AM	#11
64Ivy B'rer Reefer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Greenwich, CT Posts: 3,194	I have a butterfly that eats them. Or at least, picks at them until they die. Unfortunately, it's one that's hard to obtain: A Muelleri Copperband. They are endemic to Austrailla and only offered for sale in the US every once in awhile. Also, my guy may be something of an anomaly since I had never heard of them eating Majanoes before (they WILL just massacre Aiptasia however). They seem to leave 'SPS' polyps alone but certain individuals have been known to 'pick' at 'LPS' and clam mantles. Feather dusters and Yellow Polyps are usually a goner too. But, on the positive side, they are usually much hardier than the Indo-Pacific Copperbands (I've had mine over 3 years now), are every bit as good looking, imo, and did I mention they just massacre Aiptasia? If you're interested, I'd keep checking with The Marine Center as they seem to have one come in every so often. __________________ Be Kind To The Elderly. Life Without Parole Means Nothing To Us. ToTM 3-03 Current Tank Info: Between tanks. Searching for a home

07/13/2006, 07:14 PM	#12
Aquaguru Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Cincinnati,OH Posts: 628	Ok I will thanks. At this point I have just been injecting them with alot of kalk but I only do 4-6 everyday to keep my parameters in check. __________________ "You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you are going, because you might not get there." ---Yogi Berra Current Tank Info: 120 started Aug. 25, 2004