Majano?

[Formulator]

I just discovered this fairly well established bunch of something living in the bottom branches of a large anacropora colony. Is this the infamous majano anemone? I’ve never seen them before.

This particular anacro colony is also infested with aiptasia and I’m at my witts end with the thing. Very hard to get to the interior of the branches with aiptasia x. Is there a dip or other chemical means to treat this whole anacro colony that will kill anemones? Its not encrusted, so would be easy to pull out and drop into a bucket with said chemical.

Or any other suggestions for eradicating them? I do have Berghia Nudibranch on the way for the aiptasia.

 

[crazyfishmom]

They look like some form of clove polyps to me.

 

[FUNGI]

They look like some form of clove polyps to me.

Correct.

 

[vetteguy53081]

They look like some form of clove polyps to me.

Not majano but clove polyps which are hardy and can multiply quickly. This is a coral I like but it can be invasive.

 

[FUNGI]

This is almost certainly your Mojano/Aiptasia:

 

[vetteguy53081]

I just discovered this fairly well established bunch of something living in the bottom branches of a large anacropora colony. Is this the infamous majano anemone? I’ve never seen them before.

This particular anacro colony is also infested with aiptasia and I’m at my witts end with the thing. Very hard to get to the interior of the branches with aiptasia x. Is there a dip or other chemical means to treat this whole anacro colony that will kill anemones? Its not encrusted, so would be easy to pull out and drop into a bucket with said chemical.

Or any other suggestions for eradicating them? I do have Berghia Nudibranch on the way for the aiptasia.

This one looks like aptasia and keep it simple for removal:
Using a syringe or pipette, inject either lemon juice or better yet. . kalkwasser powder mixed with tank water into a paste the consistency of toothpaste and inject into the very center core and it will melt away

 

[Formulator]

I’ve had/have some blue clove polyps and these look “meatier” like anemone tentacles, rather than the more feather like appearance of clove polyps (at least the ones I’ve seen). Are you guys pretty certain?

 

[Formulator]

This one looks like aptasia and keep it simple for removal:
Using a syringe or pipette, inject either lemon juice or better yet. . kalkwasser powder mixed with tank water into a paste the consistency of toothpaste and inject into the very center core and it will melt away

I have a long and storied history with aiptaisia and I have aiptasia x, but that one you see is not the only one. There are several deep in the branches of the anacro colony that I can’t reach with a syringe.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I have a long and storied history with aiptaisia and I have aiptasia x, but that one you see is not the only one. There are several deep in the branches of the anacro colony that I can’t reach with a syringe.

A syringe often reaches deep but it appears in pic to be more than one.

 

[FUNGI]

The wand would get to that.......but thats also like $160 o so

 

[Formulator]

This is almost certainly your Mojano/Aiptasia:

Yes that one is aiptasia for sure. I will be getting rid of him tonight with aiptasia x. But there are smaller ones deeper inside that are the problem. Also the other things that are not aiptasia. Other suggested they are clove polyps, but they look different to me. Might just hit them with the X also.

 

[FUNGI]

Yes that one is aiptasia for sure. I will be getting rid of him tonight with aiptasia x. But there are smaller ones deeper inside that are the problem. Also the other things that are not aiptasia. Other suggested they are clove polyps, but they look different to me. Might just hit them with the X also.

The other ones are clove's...keep or kill up to you....personally, I would put a LR rubble on top and see if they migrate to that rock and you can give away to fellow reefer...but thats just me