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what is this on the rock

[static416]

Its like aipistisa, you should kill it off if you can. it went nuts all over my tank.

[Red-Sea]

Looks like Majano Aiptasia to me.

[Michael_Lambert]

agreed! ..

I would remove them as soon as possible.. unless you get a aptasia eatting fish..

[ajx22]

Originally posted by Toooloud
agreed! ..

I would remove them as soon as possible.. unless you get a aptasia eatting fish..

Copperband Butterflies aren't known to eat the Majano sp. of Aptasia...nor are Peppermint Shrimp.

It's hard to tell from the pictures...but they don't seem to have the right colors for Majano's - and Majano's normally have thicker - less feathery-like tentacles.

Can you get a tighter shot??

If they do prove to be Aptasia - then remove the rock from the tank, and let it dry for about a week to ensure the death of the anemones. Majano's are hard to kill via normal (injecting) methods - and since you have no corals on that rock...it's the easiest and most likely to succeed method.

HTH...

[fishkisser]

Peppermint shrimp WILL eat aptasia. Maybe not EVERY shrimp will, but they will. I have gotten rid of aptasia using peppermints.
Also, a pair of peppermints can breed in your tank and release eggs, providing food for other occupants.

[ajx22]

Originally posted by fishkisser
Peppermint shrimp WILL eat aptasia. Maybe not EVERY shrimp will, but they will. I have gotten rid of aptasia using peppermints.
Also, a pair of peppermints can breed in your tank and release eggs, providing food for other occupants.

Again...not all will. I have had over 30 Peppermint shrimp - and they have NEVER assisted in my removal of Aptasia. I know some who have had luck with them...and many who have not.

Also...you will see in my post above:

Copperband Butterflies aren't known to eat the Majano sp. of Aptasia...nor are Peppermint Shrimp.

Notice the Majano sp. of Aptasia section.

Neither of these animals are known to eat this species of aptasia. Not to say it couldn't happen...but they are not likely to.

Again...getting back to the posters question...I don't think that they are indeed either normal or Majano Aptasia...so it's quite irrelevant as to what would/could/may/might/should eat them.

[fishkisser]

No, I don't think they are majano either. I was just stating that I have had (and so have others I know) peppermints eat atpasia.

[kadaytar]

This is from reef.org

It's unlikely that you will find a biological control such as peppermint shrimp for these, however you probably will have better luck using an injection of limewater if you find that they must be controlled in your tank.

This is from aquarium frontiers

Desperate problems sometimes require desperate measures. I decided to add an adult raccoon butterfly (Chaetodon lunula) to the reef tank with the majano problem. Within one week the raccoon had eaten every Aiptasia and A. majano in the tank. Unfortunately, it didn’t stop there. It ate every feather duster it could find, and went on to eat all the Discosoma and Zoanthus it could find. To my surprise, it didn’t bother a large Rhodactis, a large colony of Parazoanthus, Sarcophyton sp. or gorgonians.

At this point it, went after any largel-polyped scleractinian (LPS) it could find. I had to remove my Blastomussa wellsi and a Cynarina sp to another tank, but because most of the corals in this tank are small-polyped scleractinians, my Draconian solution worked fairly well. The problem I have now is finding a commercial food the raccoon will eat. There is nothing left in the tank that it has a taste for, and it is losing weight because it will not eat anything I have offered it. I would like to keep it in this tank, because without it I’m sure the unwanted Anemonia majano will return. If you are wondering why I didn’t put a copperband butterfly (Chelmon rostratus) in instead of the raccoon, the answer is that I did, but it had no taste for Anemonia majano. Incidentally, I know of another aquarist who has had the same experiences with the raccoon butterfly as mine. This suggests to me that the raccoon is effective at eliminating Anemonia majano, but be prepared for whatever else it has a taste for.

Kadir

[Mitchell]

Visor

I could be completely wrong on this, but again....I dont think they are mojanos. They are definatly not aptaisa.

I would ask Borneman on RC

Im at a loss BUT I dont think they are bad.

( least now I hope not)

[owensue]

did you ever get an ID on these, I have some similar looking things in my tank.

[240FOWLR]

File fish do a very good job at eating them.

[LadyBug]

If you don't want this rock let me know...I have a place for it and the life thats on it.

Please don't kill the rock

[2Oceans]

Hey Kadir a Zoo eating Racoon :omg: no thanks

John