BeasileyBub Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Totally a long shot. But while I was away I had a giant bloom in tank demons. Specifically glass anemones, aptasia, and hydroids (this one is a bit unusual).Long story short my tank babysitter allowed the salinity to spike and was over feeding the tank. Anywhos my filefish committed suicide in my MP40 while I was away. Does anyone have one I could buy or trade from them.Or have any suggestions for my serious increase in pests? It's a reef tank so it's pretty delicate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack-the-reefer Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 What other fish do you have? Berghia nudibranchs will wipe them out. But a lot a fish will eat the nudis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeasileyBub Posted September 17, 2015 Author Share Posted September 17, 2015 I have a blue tang, sailfin tang (I've been trying to catch him), 2 clownfish, and a marine beta. I used to have a seahare with all the same fish. All of the fish have left crabs and shrimp alone. I do have anemones that I could move out the tank. That's how my seahare died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeasileyBub Posted September 17, 2015 Author Share Posted September 17, 2015 (edited) Edited April 27, 2018 by BeasileyBub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack-the-reefer Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 The berghias are only 1/4" long or so. So the other nems wouldn't be an issue. These guys only eat aptasia. Jeff can get them in for you at cuttlefish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack-the-reefer Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Just saw you're in Corvallis, TPA can probably get them too. That's a little closer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeasileyBub Posted September 17, 2015 Author Share Posted September 17, 2015 Yeah, being down south is a big drag. I'll maybe give them a call. I also have a lot of majano anemones in my tank as well. My beautiful tank is being over run! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandinga Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 pEPPERMINT SHRIMPS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoringDave Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 ^^^^^ what that guy says ^^^^^^ Worked out great for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeasileyBub Posted September 17, 2015 Author Share Posted September 17, 2015 I believe I have one guy in there. But it's infested with more than just a few of the majanos. Like 50 ish of them in one location. it's somewhat isolated right now but they are "nested" on a large colony of frogspawn bases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRAZY4LPS Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 I added 4 file fish at once and luckily 1 out the 4 didn't touch any coral and actually ate the aiptasia. The other 2 picked on coral and also ate aiptasia, the 1 other only picked at sps. All depends on the fish but imo is the best way to go. Berghias are great but wrasses love them and once the aiptasia are all eaten they will starve to death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icepikbiker Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Sitting in to hear ideas for Majano eradication. I let one get into my tank a few years ago on a piece of live rock, It showed up under my carpet anemone and thought it was a baby (I was new to the hobby back then) now they are everywhere and I'm about to nuke the tank because of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exodus Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 I posted a pic a couple days ago from the TPA's new stock, there was 2 purple filefish they got in, might want to call and see if he still has them 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeasileyBub Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share Posted September 18, 2015 Here are some photos to show how bad my pests are: [/url]">http:// [/url]">http:// [/url]">http:// [/url]">http://http://s1158.photobucket.com/user/beasileybub/media/Mobile%20Uploads/74BA4446-CF5A-4201-A398-7B8FE42C4D1F_zpsaifdpwfk.jpg.html'> 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandinga Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 (edited) Get a bunch of l. Wurdemani peppermints(make sure to get the right species, because there are multiple different types of peppermints). Then, what I'd do is inject the aiptasia with joes juice or something similar...this can trigger the peppermints...it almost seems like if you hurt the anemones first, they will smell anemone blood in the water and then they'll start feeding. Edited October 1, 2015 by Mandinga 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeasileyBub Posted October 5, 2015 Author Share Posted October 5, 2015 Thanks All. I also spoke with an individual (Dale from Animal house in town who is very knowledgeable) who suggested that there are multiple sources pointing to dog wormer to kill hydroids? I have an extra QT tank sitting around and thought taking a piece of rock out and a sacrificial coral might be a fun experiment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClark Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Pig dewormer, levamisole Proceed with caution, I wiped out hundreds if not thousands of dollars worth of coral with it. Here is my story: http://www.pnwmas.org/topic/34545-diy-flatworm-exit-mishap-tank-crash/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack-the-reefer Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Your inbox is full, so I'll just put this here... I've been looking for some of the green/ pinked tipped majanos. Any chance you'd be willing to pull off a handful of them for me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeasileyBub Posted October 5, 2015 Author Share Posted October 5, 2015 Pig dewormer, levamisole Proceed with caution, I wiped out hundreds if not thousands of dollars worth of coral with it. Here is my story: http://www.pnwmas.org/topic/34545-diy-flatworm-exit-mishap-tank-crash/ Yeah, I'm going to be extremely cautious. Everything will be put into two rounds of QT and I'll have sacrificial testers to see whether it works or not. I won't be dosing my main tank (if at all) if things don't go absolutely perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeasileyBub Posted October 5, 2015 Author Share Posted October 5, 2015 Your inbox is full, so I'll just put this here... I've been looking for some of the green/ pinked tipped majanos. Any chance you'd be willing to pull off a handful of them for me? I would be willing to for sure. My only issue is that I'm down in Corvallis. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack-the-reefer Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Corvallis isn't too bad. I could probably make the trip one of these next weekends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeasileyBub Posted October 5, 2015 Author Share Posted October 5, 2015 (edited) Sure, my number is we can coordinate a weekend that works Edited April 27, 2018 by BeasileyBub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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