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Old 07-09-2010, 01:29 AM
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Default aptasia and majano control - i give up

ok i give up, i need advice what fish will eat the pest anemones. majano anemones are the majority problem and i know most fish that will eat them arent particularly reefsafe but my tank is so overrun with them that something needs to happen. any suggestions are appreciated thanks.
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Old 07-09-2010, 01:42 AM
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IMO, even critters or fish are not a sure fire thing.

Best bet is to go to the local drug store and buy some syringes, then get some kalk powder. you mix up some RO water with powder, put in syringe and inject each. Usually will kill them in one shot.

I use this method with aptaisa, mushrooms and things I can't easily get out.

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i got a raccoon butterfly that worked great, once all the aptasia was gone hes started picking at some zoos and button polyps but nothing major
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I've got a filefish that cleaned my tank in less than a month. Now it eats mysis...
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I've got a filefish too seems like he does a good job there's none showing and I've seen him pick at it but I put a piece in a small rank popped right back out.
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ok i give up, i need advice what fish will eat the pest anemones. majano anemones are the majority problem and i know most fish that will eat them arent particularly reefsafe but my tank is so overrun with them that something needs to happen. any suggestions are appreciated thanks.
I have a healthy and hungry threadfin butterfly for sale. He will most certainly eat your pests. He will eat all the pests before entirely destroying your reef, in fact. I'm in Surrey though. And you'd have to find a good home for him once he's done his work. PM me if interested.

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has anybody got experience with majanos and filefish? or is it just aptasia they go for?
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has anybody got experience with majanos and filefish? or is it just aptasia they go for?
As far as I know, only aptaisia. I have several other zoo type critters that came on my rock, and they're still there. Doesn't touch my LPS either.
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Filefish in general aren't considered reefsafe I don't think, i'm pretty sure it's just the matted filefish that eats it and they do nip at other corals mine nips and gorgs ,zoa's and my brains but if I keep it fed with mysis he's good and he's gettin better I think in time he won't touch anything. Can't say for sure he's devouring the aiptasia but o know as soon as he was added it dissappeared . If you get one look into if it has to be a matted or not and their very fun fish to watch very slow and very very ugly but beautiful at the same time
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