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Chris S

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I just got myself a 80 gal. That had about 100 to 120 LR..And Bad thing about it...Its coveried with Majano Anemonia..Have read that Raccoon ButterFlyfish can clean them up..Problem is I have mushrooms, Polyps in my tank..Any other way to get rid of these nasty guys?
 
Is there any other way then a Raccoon Butterflyfish or Kalk? That would do a faster job.With how many i have in this tank..Guess the person i got this tank from..Must have liked the look of them:( Not knowing what they are:(
 
A Peppermint shrimp will take care of them if they're small. Not much will eat big ones. I had 25 - 30 in my 72G and two Peppermint shrimp wiped them out in about 3 weeks.

~Gordo~
 
Just throw a Raccoon in there and say to hell with the polyps and mushrooms.. Those are an easy fix. If you don't fix the aiptasia problem that will be a bigger problem.
 
I read about Peppermint Shrimps do eat them..Got one from a store today..He's small but alot of food for him!!!!Going to get 2 more..And for the bigger ones think i will try that kalk trick!
 
Hmmmm

Peppermint shrimps tend to eat Aiptasia, but never heard of them eating Majano Anemonia ... I don't think the peppermint shrimp will touch those.

Sure you have your info right about the peppermints eating them?
 
Hum...was told by a few people and read that Peppermint do eat Anemonia..Read it off Reef central..But they could be wrong..Either way I have to get rid of these nasty guy's..I have alot of them:(
 
Looking into the Copperband Butterflyfish...Caution in reef tank.But at the present time all i have is 3 different polyps and 1 mushroom..And about 300 of them Majano and 1 other kind..Just wondering how long this will take? To clean them up...And which will be the fastest and best result.
 
There is also a product called joesolution or something like that... I've heard this works really well, I've never tried it but who knows. I would say the fastest would be a big raccoon butterfly. Long be hold I saw a big ass one at Saltwater City today selling for like 39.99. You could then trade it back in and get 1/3 credit. or pass it along to someone else that has a problem :)
 
Difficult to tell from the picture but I believe you are correct they are Majano. Peppermint shrimp will not eat them. Some butterflyfish will as well as some of the large angelfish (Pomacanthus). I have a Blue Face that wiped out 10 or so of them when it matured.

HTH,
Kevin
 
That does not appear to be similar to the Majano Anemonia that I am aware and that is found in the FAQ. That one seems to have more of a disk structure where the Majano seems to have more tenticles similar to a long tentacled anemone. Either way, a peppermint will not take care of those. You will need some sort of fish that will eat them or a syringe and a lot of time to erradicate them with kalk.
 
Never thought of this, My room mate Had about 20 of them..And now they are all gone?Only fish he has that might be eating them.Is a Keyhole Angel..I placed a small rock in his tank..To see if this is the fish eating them.Hopefully it is..
 

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