Majano Anenome
The Majano Anenome is commonly misidentified as its cousin the aiptasia anenome. It is very similar in the fact that its an invasive and very aggressive pest. However, it is much easier to kill then an aiptasia.
The majano is typically a light brownish color with bubble like tenticles. (The aiptasia has long stringy tentacles) Also, unlike the aiptasia the majano has a hard pedal. This makes it much easier to remove then an aiptasia because you can easily scrape/pull it from glass with out it leaving behind microscopic pieces of its pedal.
Majano Anemones will spread to plague proportions if given the opportunity. This is why you should remove them as soon as you see them & keep them in check by properly maintaining your tank.
Where to Find
Just like aiptasia, majanos can be found just about anywhere in your tank. You can often see them amongst your corals or on your glass.
What it Eats
The Manjano Anemone is a carnivore. In the wild Anemonia derive nutrition from their symbiotic algae, zooxanthellae, as well as from the water around them. They use their tentacles to capture floating organic particles, and insert the food into their mouths for ingestion. They generally eat zooplankton, but will not discriminate against other options.
Breeding and Reproduction
Anemones in general can multiply by sexual and asexual means. Majanos can multiply asexually by pedal laceration, which is where a tiny bit of tissue detached from the foot quickly develops into a new and complete anemone.
Physical Removal
Use caution and try to get the whole pedal. If you leave any behind you will have majano babies pop back up.
Other Solutions include -
- Calcium hydroxide (Kalkwasser)
- Majano Wand ( www.majanowand.com/ )
- Lemon Juice
- Bristle Tail File Fish- Some believe that they will eat both majano and aiptasia anemones. (After introducing one into our test tanks and waiting months we at RPS only saw our majano colony grow. The filefish fed on bugs and ignored the anemone completely) File fish are opportunistic feeders whose diets consist mainly of isopods, amphipods, bivalve molluscs, seagrass and algae, sea squirts, worms, fish eggs and larvae.
Sources Include
http://animal-world.com/Aquarium-Coral-Reefs/Manjano-Anemone
