Any natural predators for Majanos?

[Reefer08]

Are their any natural predators for majanos? How about a copper band butterfly? Im going to slowly kill them off with kalkwasser paste but im wondering if their is an alternative? thanks

 

[Letsgotothezoo]

Ramzy,
Don't put copper band. That fish is not reef safe....may nip on your sps.

The best way is to take down your tank & start over.....:loldude:

 

[Puffalicious]

LOL @ dave's comment

 

[Reefer08]

LOL no way im not starting over on this tank!

I think copper band might be okay with sps, but he wont eat majano.
I read that a raccoon butterfly fish will eat the majanos and also aiptasia.
Maybe ill put all my palys/zoas and lps in my sump if the butterfly is sps safe?

I have way too many majanos to kill if I used kalkwasser paste

 

[reef_doug]

Peppermint shrimp if no one eats them.

 

[gillsmarine]

Kleins butterfly great for aptisia and majanos but reef with caution Ive had them go both ways some pic at coral and others didnt never know.

 

[PatientZero]

youll probably have to use a butterfly. a raccoon butterfly would probably go for the mojanos before the coral, just have to catch it in time.

 

[Reefer08]

Is a raccoon butterfly sps safe? I can't move any sps since they're all expoxy and grown on the rocks. All lps and zoas/palys I can move into the sump and place a metal halide over my sump and leave them in there for 2 weeks or however it takes till all majanos are eaten.

 

[poi dog]

Ramzy, Majanos are BAD NEWS! I'm not sure how to kill them but take drastic measures ASAP. Good luck, keep us informed on your progress.

 

[Reefer08]

Ramzy, Majanos are BAD NEWS! I'm not sure how to kill them but take drastic measures ASAP. Good luck, keep us informed on your progress.

Ive got a ton in my tank
Ill start killing a few each day with kalkwasser.
I need to do more research on raccoon butterfly fish and how badly they pick at sps.

 

[Reefer08]

Im going to try injecting them with boiling hot ro/di water. If this doesn't work then aiptasia X or kalkwasser paste.

I tried lighting them on fire 2 weeks ago. This didn't work lol. I took live rock out of my tank and put a flame over the majano for 20 seconds melting them. Well somehow 2 weeks later babbies came back that were in the same spot of the original majano. So this isn't a good solution.

 

[NVTE]

Set up another tank (treatment tank) . Add couple piece of your tank's rock in there with couple Butterfly fish . When Majonos is gone, put it back to your main tank and add another untreated to treatment tank. do that until you don't see anymore Majonos. Meanwhile don't kill any in the tank, it could spread more.
just my 2 cents.

 

[barometer]

Bristle Tailed Filefish eats majanos in the wild.....and will work for your aquarium. But ANYTHING that looks like majanos is fair game: greenish zoas, duncans, etc.

 

[asia102485]

I know you are looking for a natural predator but... I have used Aiptasia X on 2 Mojanos I had on a rock 4 motnhs ago and it killed them the first time. Havent seen any ever since. HTH.