Dr.Brain Coral Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 you all are going to think im crazy but i think majano anemones are beautiful and i was wondering how i could have one. if i isolated it on a rock away from the main body of rock and killed any new ones popping up would it be fine. it will be a mantis and zoa only ank and i was wondering if that would be fine. Link to comment
AZDesertRat Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Yes you are crazy. They spread like wildfire. Take a look at these before and after photos of what mojanos can do. I had a couple way down in back which would require removing all my corals and live rock to get to so like an idiot I ignored them. And a less than a year later on the same tank. They don't have any natural enemies I know of and sting everything within reach. I ended up tearing the system down and cooking the rock in total darkness in tubs for 6 weeks. There were still stragglers which I killed by spraying them with distilled white vinegar or when I found them in the tank later with kalk paste or boiling water. I am Mojano free again but this really cost me dearly. Link to comment
Dr.Brain Coral Posted April 17, 2014 Author Share Posted April 17, 2014 wow that sucks did your tank ever get back to its original beauty. Link to comment
afyounie Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Seeing that makes me want to cry. Such a beautiful tank ruined by a small pest. That's why I kill any pest anemone as soon as I find it. I found a decent sized majano and super glued it into its hole since I couldn't reach it. I fear more about getting a pest anemone over pest alga. At least algae you can control with good tank husbandry. Good tank husbandry only helps majanos and aiptasia grow. Link to comment
AZDesertRat Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 No. I have mostly softies now with leathers, zoanthids, ricordea mushrooms and anemones. I have been gun shy of SPS. Link to comment
Dr.Brain Coral Posted April 17, 2014 Author Share Posted April 17, 2014 wow that is sad. my tank will be a 5.5 with a coral island and i thought i could kill any i saw on the island Link to comment
MadReefer13 Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 where can you get them I wanna do a tank with them and a decorator crab Link to comment
Dr.Brain Coral Posted April 17, 2014 Author Share Posted April 17, 2014 they are pest so i imagine your local fish store will have some they took of live rocks. just a thought Link to comment
hypostatic Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 There's lots of different types of small anemones out there, and not all of them are "majanos" I have these guys in my tank. They are amemonia gracilis, the graceful anemone. They are in the same genus as majanos, but they are a different species. I've had them for over 2 years. In this time frame they've only increased their population to 4 (and this has been with me feeding them directly). I have them right next/touching some zoas, and the zoas aren't bothered in the least. They're not all bad, and some are quite pretty Link to comment
Dr.Brain Coral Posted April 18, 2014 Author Share Posted April 18, 2014 wow those are nice. do they stay small like majanos? Link to comment
Dr.Brain Coral Posted April 18, 2014 Author Share Posted April 18, 2014 would you be willing to sell one or a frag of one. Link to comment
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