Blue-Wolf Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 Found 2 of these in my rock, but not positive what they are... They were side by side one night, and on other ends of the tank the next day and have not moved since... I think they are something i want to get rid of as they are kind of like a bad weed from what I have read... Am I right?? Are these things Aiptasia?? Thanks in advance for the help. Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosshog Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 Hard to tell from the pic but it looks like a majano anemone. Kill it they spread like wildfire. Joe's juice or any of the other kalk paste type products are your best bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2manytanks Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 I agree, looks like Majano, they are nice looking and seemingly harmless little anemones, but they will take over and crowd everyone else out. I made the mistake of feeding some before I found out what they were like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue-Wolf Posted January 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 Thanks. After talking to a friend of mine we figured it was a bad one. Where can I get Joes Juice from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosshog Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 Just about any salt store will have the juice. There are a couple different brands that are basically the same stuff. Joe's Juice, Fauna Marin's is called aiptasia destroyer ( I think), Taylored aquatics makes one too. Just ask for aiptasia destroyer and the person at the store should know what you are talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soliver Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 I had one on a piece of rock i picked up. It died. Im going to say my tank isn't exactly ready yet haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue-Wolf Posted January 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 (edited) Well, after talking to the guys at Big Al's, I found a cheap, yet seeming QUITE effective way of getting rid of them... BOIL some water, take a turkey baster, put about 10 to 15 ML of boiling water in it, place in tank on top of pest, and slowly spray it. Kills them quite nicely I must say. This is the same advice my friend gave me also. Edited January 16, 2009 by Blue-Wolf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosshog Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 I tried that too. They came back from the dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue-Wolf Posted January 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 If they come back, then I will use the joes juice. I got some anyway just to be safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmamnstr Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 Just wondering, since I have no clue about salt, they would be the equivalent to snails in freshwater?, ok and not bad until they overpopulate your tank..they do look pretty, see I would have not known and left it.. adds color! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosshog Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 Yes they are sort of the equivalent of snails in a fresh tank. They look pretty when you first start the tank. Then you leave then 'cause they're pretty and you don't know any better. Pretty soon your rock is crawling with the wonderful little things, and they are smothering your desirable corals. Hmmm, sounds like experience talking, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soliver Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 I Heard that peppermint shrimp take care of them. Im not sure if this is correct or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosshog Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 I've never seen pep's eat majano, but they love aiptasia, wipe those out quick. I'll need to do some research on pep's and majano. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue-Wolf Posted January 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 I heard the same thing actually, but still have not been able to verify it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pier Pressure Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Lemon juice - either the real thing or fake lemon. I have not tried this but an expert on canreef uses this method. Put two drops of lemon juice in their litlte mouth and that should kill them. Then suck out the remains with a turkey baster. If there is just a little tiny piece of tissue left, it will grow a new anemone in no time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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