Can you Identify
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Topic: Can you Identify
Posted By: flashg
Subject: Can you Identify
Date Posted: February 19 2012 at 6:23pm
What are these corals? I have my idea, but like to hear other opinions ------------- Thanks, Wes |
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Posted By: ReefdUp
Date Posted: February 19 2012 at 7:25pm
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Mmm...unfortunately they look like pest anemones to me...majanos. ------------- www.reefdup.com Diving since 2009, reefkeeping since 2007, & fishkeeping since 1987 200g, 75g, & 15g Systems PADI Advanced Open Water |
Posted By: Laird
Date Posted: February 19 2012 at 7:29pm
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Yep, majanos. Get a syringe and some kalk and inject them asap. ------------- Indefinite hiatus from sw aquariums. Once I have my glorious return I'll set back up the following. 50 Gallon rimless cube. 180 Gallons mixed reef paradise |
Posted By: flashg
Date Posted: February 19 2012 at 8:11pm
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Thanks, I have a bunch of these invading everywhere... If I inject them, what do I have to worry as far as water parameters? Also, is it effective to mechanically remove the small ones? Or should I just inject them all? ------------- Thanks, Wes |
Posted By: ReefdUp
Date Posted: February 19 2012 at 8:18pm
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Not sure what you mean about mechanically removing them... Feed them a really nice big meal so they can't retract into their holes...then inject them...then cover them with the kalk mix...then dump some nuclear waste on top for good measure. Get them all now or you'll be fighting them forever. ------------- www.reefdup.com Diving since 2009, reefkeeping since 2007, & fishkeeping since 1987 200g, 75g, & 15g Systems PADI Advanced Open Water |
Posted By: flashg
Date Posted: February 19 2012 at 8:22pm
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by mechanical, I mean just pull them out
------------- Thanks, Wes |
Posted By: ReefdUp
Date Posted: February 19 2012 at 8:54pm
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They aren't going to pull out. Try it...it won't work if they actually are majanos. They don't have a skeleton, so they're pretty much just tissue. They'll either retract into a hole or they'll just tear and smear if you try to grab them. If you can somehow pull them out intact, then they aren't majanos. ------------- www.reefdup.com Diving since 2009, reefkeeping since 2007, & fishkeeping since 1987 200g, 75g, & 15g Systems PADI Advanced Open Water |
Posted By: bstuver
Date Posted: February 19 2012 at 9:08pm
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I super glued the couple I had shut:) ------------- Jackie Stuver "wait these aren't the happy Hawaiians oompa doompa godly heaven on your face zoas? I dont want them then. lol!" Ksmart |
Posted By: Cody
Date Posted: February 19 2012 at 10:37pm
| HAHAHAHA thats to funny. |
Posted By: flashg
Date Posted: February 19 2012 at 10:39pm
That was about the gist of it... I got two of them  ------------- Thanks, Wes |
Reef'd Up wrote:Posted By: ReefdUp
Date Posted: February 20 2012 at 7:46am
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Hey, at least you got two! ------------- www.reefdup.com Diving since 2009, reefkeeping since 2007, & fishkeeping since 1987 200g, 75g, & 15g Systems PADI Advanced Open Water |
Posted By: Will Spencer
Date Posted: February 20 2012 at 10:55am
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The problem with mechanical removal is that if even the smallest bit of flesh is left behind it will grow back. Aptasia X worked wonders on the Majano problem I had a few years back. |
Posted By: flashg
Date Posted: February 20 2012 at 11:34am
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I will try aptasia x later today... My wife will be snagging some from bird world while she is in SLC.
------------- Thanks, Wes |
Posted By: skimace7
Date Posted: February 20 2012 at 9:41pm
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I have some Joe's Juice you could try on them... By the way welcome to Salt Water! ------------- 120 gallon mix Reef mainly SPS and LPS... |