Majanos from Hell !!
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montrealreef
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Whalehead9,
The toothbrush trick sounds very interesting...
x2uranium,
Berghia will not eat majanos! they only eat aiptasia. In an act of desperation, i purchased some and I placed them in a small tank. I put in a rock full of majanos. They did not touch them. They died of starvation!
The toothbrush trick sounds very interesting...
x2uranium,
Berghia will not eat majanos! they only eat aiptasia. In an act of desperation, i purchased some and I placed them in a small tank. I put in a rock full of majanos. They did not touch them. They died of starvation!
montrealreef
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L98-Z,
If you don't have corals in your tank yet, get rid of these buggers before they take over your tank and your choices become limited in how to deal with them.
If you don't have corals to worry about, purchase a healthy looking raccoon butterflyfish and put it in with the rocks. Do not feed it at all, eventually it'll develop a taste for the majanos and will pick them out one by one. Use dim lighting throughout this period. This will drive the majanos out to the top of the tank in search for light and that will make them accessible to the raccoon.
When your rocks have been free of majanos for a few weeks, you can then return the butterfly or find a new home for it and then start to introduce corals to your tank.
good luck
sam
If you don't have corals in your tank yet, get rid of these buggers before they take over your tank and your choices become limited in how to deal with them.
If you don't have corals to worry about, purchase a healthy looking raccoon butterflyfish and put it in with the rocks. Do not feed it at all, eventually it'll develop a taste for the majanos and will pick them out one by one. Use dim lighting throughout this period. This will drive the majanos out to the top of the tank in search for light and that will make them accessible to the raccoon.
When your rocks have been free of majanos for a few weeks, you can then return the butterfly or find a new home for it and then start to introduce corals to your tank.
good luck
sam
L98-Z
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Sam,
The rocks I bought also have some corals on them, but only a couple and I'm not worried about them. My main concern is that I have over 100lbs of marco base rock that I have a feeling will soon be infested with these as well.
Assuming I bought a racoon butterfly, what are the chances he would truly remove all of them? The rocks seem like they would hide some.
montrealreef
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whenever you are dealing with biological means of controlling pests, you must be prepared for some variability in results. Not all raccoons will exhibit the same willingness/appetite for the majanos. I have seen some that absolutely love them and others that occasionally nip at them. If after a few weeks, the fish is not eating the majanos, you should be prepared to replace it with another raccoon. You may also have luck with a double saddle butterfly fish.
You should resists the temptation to stock your tank before you take care of this problem, no matter how long it takes. I struggled with them for over a year in my SPS tank. I was limited in what fish I could introduce because so many of the fish I tired went after my SPS as well. I had almost lost hope until one day out of the blue my majestic angelfish took interest in them. It had ignored them for almost 8 months. It has managed to keep them under control (but not totally eradicated). There are still a few in hard to reach areas between the rocks.
Keeping the lights dim should help draw them out of the cracks in the rocks towards the light. That is not really an option when you have lots of SPS...
good luck and keep us posted
sam
You should resists the temptation to stock your tank before you take care of this problem, no matter how long it takes. I struggled with them for over a year in my SPS tank. I was limited in what fish I could introduce because so many of the fish I tired went after my SPS as well. I had almost lost hope until one day out of the blue my majestic angelfish took interest in them. It had ignored them for almost 8 months. It has managed to keep them under control (but not totally eradicated). There are still a few in hard to reach areas between the rocks.
Keeping the lights dim should help draw them out of the cracks in the rocks towards the light. That is not really an option when you have lots of SPS...
good luck and keep us posted
sam
Whalehead9
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It will get most of them, but you hit it on the head, They will return. Find a way to kill them manually. It will not be easy. persistence is the only solution. I have seen the sonic tooth method remove 12x12 areas of majanos quite quickly, but survivors must be dealt with mercilessly. kalk paste, dremel off small bits of liverock, and open up small caves so that hiding anemones can be killed. Use all option discussed.
If you do get a Butterfly to help out, you will still need to go over all the ones that it missed. Once you remove it get back to the brush, paste and all the other stuff to stop reinfestations in their tracks.
If you do get a Butterfly to help out, you will still need to go over all the ones that it missed. Once you remove it get back to the brush, paste and all the other stuff to stop reinfestations in their tracks.
powderbluetangy
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Seagrass filefish = Acreichthys tomentosum or bristle-tail filefish
ive seen this one work first hand.. took out 200+ majanos in a week!
problem then becomes zoas....he ate all the zoas/palys in my tank... didnt have many, but thats what he'll eat next. Funny, he only went after the red and pink ones at first.. then the rest... other than the zoas.. he's been fine.. doesnt bother SPS. gets along with all the other fish fine.
needs to be fed multiple times a day
ive seen this one work first hand.. took out 200+ majanos in a week!
problem then becomes zoas....he ate all the zoas/palys in my tank... didnt have many, but thats what he'll eat next. Funny, he only went after the red and pink ones at first.. then the rest... other than the zoas.. he's been fine.. doesnt bother SPS. gets along with all the other fish fine.
needs to be fed multiple times a day
K' Family Reef
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http://www.sergeyphoto.com/underwater/reeffish/puffers/seagrassfilefish.html
its a neat looking fish!
glad to hear it (might) take care of majanos... look forward to hearing more peoples experiences w/ it.
regards
its a neat looking fish!
glad to hear it (might) take care of majanos... look forward to hearing more peoples experiences w/ it.
regards
waterfaller1
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I have thought since introducing a small majestic, then a small saddleback, that my majanos seem to be declining. I also see alot of them in the sock & on the glass all of the sudden. Then yesterday, I saw it! The majestic was cruising down the side of the glass and snatched one right off! Yay..success, I hope it continues.
montrealreef
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waterfaller1,
You are lucky that your majestic angelfish likes them. Mine ignored the majanos for many months until one day out of the blue, it developed a taste for them. Best thing is that my majestic does not nip on any corals (I have mainly SPS) and it is not as shy as I thought it would be based on many internet articles. It is a beautiful, peaceful fish and it is almost always out in the open
You are lucky that your majestic angelfish likes them. Mine ignored the majanos for many months until one day out of the blue, it developed a taste for them. Best thing is that my majestic does not nip on any corals (I have mainly SPS) and it is not as shy as I thought it would be based on many internet articles. It is a beautiful, peaceful fish and it is almost always out in the open
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