aptasia and majano control - i give up

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by tgoeujon

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.

[reefwars]

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

[tgoeujon]

ok so i can try the filefish for the aptasia but still no suggestion for majanos?

[monocus]

try injecting the aptasia with lemon juice using a hypo from the drug store(only about 10 a day) for me i stick with the berghia-reef safe and they get into the cracks where other fish can't go

[Llamarama]

<3 my matted leatherjacket filefish...he's so cute and reminds me of a unicorn plus he devours pest anemones and loves brine and mysis

[dreef]

I agree totally about using a matted filefish,they will eat all your pests.I picked one up from mindy,she thought maybe he liked her zoas.I am sps dominate so no worrys,first fish i ever named he's so ugly he's cute,and doesn't bother anything else.Here's "frank" the filefish he even eats nori with the tangs ????

[Zoaelite]

I'm tagging along as it seems that every time I go out and buy needles they result in one pest turning into 100's. I usually hit them with a Kalk paste and let them sit for 15 mins, they disappear for a day or two then come back full strength.

Should I be using burning hot Kalk?

[Madreefer]

Originally Posted by zoaElite

Should I be using burning hot Kalk?

I tried that and it and not a noticeable difference cold or scorching. Some guys are building zappers and frying them is supposed to work.