Tell me about Majano Anems

supertank

supertank

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Hi all,
What's the deal with Majano anems? Why are they classified as a pest? I have read a ton of posts about Aptasia and why they are bad for a reef tank, but I can't seem to find out why Majano are so bad.
I bought a fox coral the other day from my LFS, and it had a few on it's skeleton. At first I thought they were some kind of Zoa, but after some quick research, I realize that they are in fact Majano. They have a real nice green look to them, but if they are really as bad as Aptasia, then I will need some advice as to how to rid myself of them.
By the way, will Peppermint shrimp eat them like Aptasia?
Thanks in advance.
 
btldreef

btldreef

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Originally Posted by Supertank
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Hi all,
What's the deal with Majano anems? Why are they classified as a pest? I have read a ton of posts about Aptasia and why they are bad for a reef tank, but I can't seem to find out why Majano are so bad.
I bought a fox coral the other day from my LFS, and it had a few on it's skeleton. At first I thought they were some kind of Zoa, but after some quick research, I realize that they are in fact Majano. They have a real nice green look to them, but if they are really as bad as Aptasia, then I will need some advice as to how to rid myself of them.
By the way, will Peppermint shrimp eat them like Aptasia?
Thanks in advance.
SOME, and I use that word sparingly, Peppermint Shrimp will eat Aptasia. IME, the larger majority don't, or don't eat enough to make a difference. I've had Aiptasia problems in the past and added 5 PS to my 40G, NONE of them ate aiptasia. I now have only 2 in my 155G, all aiptasia gone. It's completely dependent on the animal.
Anyways, Majano Anemones are BAD! I've seen then over run tanks and over run stony corals. I ignored some majano on my Candy Cane coral because the coral was in a spot I really couldn't reach, I now have a majano rock, NOT a candy cane coral. They sting the crap out of corals and grow/spread very quickly, not as quickly as Aiptasia, but they can form large colonies and over run corals.
To get rid of Majanos I've tried plucking them out and it usually does not work. Some people recommend chipping a small piece of the rock away that the majano is attached to, that's fine if it's a rock, but you have them on a coral's skeleton. A few treatments of Aiptaisa-X usually does the trick in getting rid of them, but you have to smother the anemone in it and it's going to take more than one dose to get it to die. You may be able to just pluck them off since they're not on rock.
Good luck
 
spanko

spanko

Active Member
Take the coral out of the tank and put some table salt on the Majano. they will fall off.
 
pbnj

pbnj

Member
From a local reefer:
"L. wurdemanni, e.g., are the true peppermint shrimp. They love rock anemones. Most of the time what you get are from Florida and they are L. rathbunae. The reason you see these is because they use lobster traps to catch these things, so they can catch 100's of them for cheap. Problem is, while they look like the rock-anemone-eating variety, they rarely express any interest in them. So most of the time what you get from the store is L. rathbunae."
 
rbrockm1

rbrockm1

Active Member
i have some in my tank. Also my local fish store had some in their 180g tank and put a longnose butterfly in the tank and after about 2weeks they were gone. I am waiting for one of my fish to die and will replace him with thte long nose
 
bang guy

bang guy

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The only problem with Majano is their ability to reproduce quickly. Not nearly as fast as Aiptasia but still pretty quick. I've always found them to be fairly easy to remove.
 
supertank

supertank

Member
Here is a picture of the Fox Coral skeleton that they are growing on. You can see them just above Butch, my Watchman. I noticed this morning that one or two have moved onto some local rock work. Later today, I am going to declare war on them. Hopefully all goes well.
 
btldreef

btldreef

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I would NOT put salt on them. They're very close the the head of that coral. I'd just pluck them off if at all possible.
 
supertank

supertank

Member
Well, I pulled the Fox Coral out and plucked off the Anems along with the one or two that crawled up on my rocks. So far, so good. I don't see any today. Hopefully I am done with them.
Thanks for the advice to all who posted. I appreciate it.
 
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