Identification

[Greg17]

Can anyone let me know what these are?

 

[Crabs McJones]

Welcome to R2R!

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Very hard to tell from the picture. Is there a chance at a clearer picture? My first impression is possibly some sort of Majano Anemone

 

[sp4zzy]

Yeah, hard to tell from thise pictures but it looks like a Majano to me too. Very pretty but they loyal a pretty harsh sting.

 

[Greg17]

Is this any better? And if it’s the anemone you were thinking are they bad?

 

[Crabs McJones]

Is this any better? And if it’s the anemone you were thinking are they bad?

If it's a majano anemone, they are generally considered a pest. Best bet would be, if you can, remove the rock, scrape them off, and put super glue or epoxy over where they were to make sure they don't grow back.

 

[Greg17]

Thanks. I have that aptasia killing that you squirt in the center. Would that kill it?

 

[Crabs McJones]

Thanks. I have that aptasia killing that you squirt in the center. Would that kill it?

Possibly. Never used it so I am unsure. Hopefully another user who has can chime in with an answer to that for you

 

[Greg17]

Thanks for your help. I think the product is called aptasia x

 

[Crabs McJones]

Thanks for your help. I think the product is called aptasia x

I want to say I've read about other users using that for Majanos and being successful...don't quote me on that though

 

[Halal Hotdog]

I haven't used Aiptasia X, but have heard good things about it. What I do is make a kalk paste and use a syringe to adminester some right on the oral disc of the aiptasia/majano. Works every time. I have also done this on button polyps that have gotten attached to an unwanted area, works very well.

 

[DMG Reef]

I've used Aiptasia X with mixed results on aiptasia but the babies come roaring back in no time. A cautionary note, however. The first time I used it, my two cleaner shrimp died the next day. They were 2 years old. Might have been a coincidence if only one had died, but both??

If you can remove the rock and treat in a separate container, it might cut back on them reproducing if you rinse well. Good luck. You definitely should get rid of them. So annoying.

 

[DSC reef]

If your able to remove the rock I would do so. Once out of the tank you can manually remove them and greatly lessen the risk of an outbreak versus treating them in the display.

 

[Greg17]

I only had two fish in the tank. Used the aptasia x and so far it’s gone. We’ll see if it comes back. Thanks for the info though. And thankfully I hadn’t bought my cleaner shrimp. That would have sucked.