help with majano and Aiptasia infestation

[zigginit]

ok so i left like a single Aiptasia and Manjano in the tank when i set it up because i was lazy and now they are every where!! they are stinging so corals and pissing me off and i want them dead. i have used peppermint shrimp before for Aiptasia but i currently have a coral banded shrimp and i think they will fight????.... maybe?? i don't really know any fish that i can put in there because its a 60g sps/lps reef tank. the other little buggers (manjano) i have no idea what eats those.

i am not giving away rock to all you nudibranch breeders... and i cant afford to buy those easily killed nudibranchs at 15 a pop... any advice????

 

[danagui]

i'll buy some of the rock off u....i've been looking for majano....

 

[zigginit]

ur looking for them????? why??? they look cool but what a paint in the *** once them move on you. they split like every 3 days. i have a few in the sand i could get out easy, but im not willing to drive out there.

 

[danagui]

ur looking for them????? why??? they look cool but what a paint in the *** once them move on you. they split like every 3 days. i have a few in the sand i could get out easy, but im not willing to drive out there.

fuge.....they work even better then macro algaes since they're pests...theyre only a pain if u let them get to that point...which u did lol

 

[BeanMachine]

I don't think it would hurt to try, but they are 6 bucks a peice so still an expensive snack. I think berghia wouldn't stand a chance to your banded shrimp, at the least the peppermint could escape a bit more easily. I would try those first. Maybe get rid of the coral banded shrimp if your not attached? I don't think the peppermints will eat the majanos though will they?

fuge.....they work even better then macro algaes since they're pests...theyre only a pain if u let them get to that point...which u did lol

although this is a good theory would being connected to your main tank allow them to proliferate through the rest of the system?

oh and not sure what you mean they work better than macro because they are pests? Please explain I'm curious.

 

[danagui]

I don't think it would hurt to try, but they are 6 bucks a peice so still an expensive snack. I think berghia wouldn't stand a chance to your banded shrimp, at the least the peppermint could escape a bit more easily. I would try those first. Maybe get rid of the coral banded shrimp if your not attached? I don't think the peppermints will eat the majanos though will they?



although this is a good theory would being connected to your main tank allow them to proliferate through the rest of the system?

oh and not sure what you mean they work better than macro because they are pests? Please explain I'm curious.

Put them in a net breeder u get at petsmart..spores cant get through...majano and aptasia are pests becausr they are invasive species...invasive species will out compete all macro algaes to get most of the waters nutrients to keep themselves happy....their rapid budding makes them more effective because that means more surface area to volume contact which allows more nutrients to be absorbed...majano will grow faster than any macro...just like aptasia grows faster than any coral so they can survive...kinda like what happened when calurpia got into the ocean...basically the same thing

 

[happaman]

manjano's are a lot easier to erradicate than aiptaisia. I've killed them with kalk paste. But I like peppermints cuz they don't die like nudibranches. I had one peppermint for a couple years and never saw aip's in that tank.

 

[zigginit]

wont my coral banded shrimp and peppermints fight? i love my coral banded

 

[danagui]

Chris how much to ship a couple to me?

 

[fishboi]

aptasia file fish, i got one and haven't seen any so

 

[JOSE CASAS]

manjano's are a lot easier to erradicate than aiptaisia. I've killed them with kalk paste. But I like peppermints cuz they don't die like nudibranches. I had one peppermint for a couple years and never saw aip's in that tank.

I have had the opposite when trying to eradicate them in the past. I will rather choose to get rid of asptasia any day as I just like to use peppermint shrimp.

 

[Proraptor]

Ive tried peppermint shrimp in the past with no luck at all. What local lfs sells peppermints that will eat them? I have a ton of aiptasia and need to do something about it

 

[toromp]

I got mine from ocean blue in Orange, I got like 4 and I'm free of those stinging bastards lol





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[danagui]

Davelink had some that he guaranteed to eat aptasia

Ive tried peppermint shrimp in the past with no luck at all. What local lfs sells peppermints that will eat them? I have a ton of aiptasia and need to do something about it

 

[JOSE CASAS]

Ive tried peppermint shrimp in the past with no luck at all. What local lfs sells peppermints that will eat them? I have a ton of aiptasia and need to do something about it

The trick is not to feed your tank to where the shrimp get the food because then after they will not go for the aptasia.

 

[Reefster]

Davelink had some that he guaranteed to eat aptasia

Maybe this should be in the beginner's corner, but can you put peppermint and skunk shrimp in the same tank?

Also, who/what is Davelink?

 

[Tropical Reef Fish Store]

just use '' joes juice''.
and yes i got it in stock lol.



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The newest and safest solution to ridding your tank of pesky aiptasia and majano anemones.

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•Aiptasia and Majano DO NOT retract while being fed
•No need to siphon anemone out of tank after application
•No effects on water chemistry
•Pesty anemone is eliminated in minutes not hours
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[Skidazl]

aptasia file fish, i got one and haven't seen any so

I used to recommend these also, but mine never touched my aips and decided that my zoas tasted better, so it is no longer with us...

I have heard many recommendations on peppermint shrimp working, though mine never did. That would be my recommendation. As bean mentioned they are like $6( saw them for $4 somewhere recently) so definitely worth the try. Just feed your fish super lightly as once they get a taste for real food, they will not touch your aips, which is why I think mine never did since I feed heavily...

 

[danagui]

I have peppermint, camel, cleaner, scarlet and pistol shrimp in my tank with no problems

Maybe this should be in the beginner's corner, but can you put peppermint and skunk shrimp in the same tank?

Also, who/what is Davelink?