Paly having problems

Carmen · Nov 25, 2014

Yesterday I noticed a paly in distress. It looks like it is melting? I was having this problem with my zoas, but it seemed the palys were above any problems until now. Also there two weird anemones there, too. What causes palys to do this?

fishroomlady · Nov 25, 2014

I'm not sure on the cause of the paly problem but the anemone looks like a majano

Carmen · Nov 25, 2014

That's what I was thinking, too. Do you kill the majanos like you do aptasia? Are they worse than aptasia?

Carmen · Nov 26, 2014

I would love to hear from people who know why the paly is looking bad. Also, fishroomlady said the anemone looks like a majano. What's the best way to get rid of them?

Reef_a_holiks · Nov 26, 2014

tell us more... When did this start? what changes have you done? What lighting are using? what are the parameters?

650-IS350 · Nov 26, 2014

whats your water parameters?

Carmen · Nov 26, 2014

I did a water change on Monday. I noticed the problem on Wednesday. I am in the middle of remodeling, and all my fish equipment is scattered. I will try and get some pramaters, hopefully by Friday...sorry, I'm busy getting ready for tomorrow. What about the majano, though. Best way to get rid of that?

fishroomlady · Nov 27, 2014

you can kill majano similar to methods with aiptasia - try injecting it with boiling water, lemon juice, there's also special things like joe's juice. I once kalk pasted over a couple and it killed them but unfortunately I think it killed my blenny because I think he may have ingested it while picking at rocks so I'm hesitant on suggesting that. you could pull the rock and try manually removing it - you'll have to be careful to make sure to pull the whole thing. I don't believe they multiply as quickly as aiptasia and they really are quite pretty - I've also read where some people leave them alone and keep an eye on them and they haven't multiplied markedly so they have left them.

davejep · Nov 28, 2014

They look like they are reacting from getting stung by the majano

46gReef · Nov 28, 2014

They look like their moving to me, some of mine have done this when they don't like where they are in my tank. It looks like their melting but they may just not like where they are, how long have you had them and what flow/lighting are they in/under?

Carmen · Dec 4, 2014

davejep said:
They look like they are reacting from getting stung by the majano

Dave, a few days after I made my last post I glanced into the tank that morning, and the palys looked much better(?!) They are fine now. I showed the pictures to my LFS guy, commenting how they suddenly looked much better. He said it was chemical warfare with the majano. Amazing, and I was glad to find that out, because the paly next to it was starting to look affected like the first one. I guess the paly won. In the meantime, I put some Aptasia X on the two majanos. I've only been in the hobby a little over a year. I'm still seeing a lot of "firsts." Thanks everyone for your suggestions and support. I like this website.

46gReef--I didn't know palys could/would move. I'll have to watch. LOL