Huge Bug Rant!!!! Arge!!!!

[TORX]

What do these red bugs look like

they are bugs...and they are red.

 

[TORX]

Sorry, couldnt help myself lol But these guys are bastards and could and have devastated many SPS tanks.

 

[Shooter000]

Oh man it gives me the heebie jeebies just seeing them...

 

[nathan]

they are bugs...and they are red.

Haha your a funny guy....lol I know I know I had it coming. Thanks for the pic bro.

 

[Salty Cracker]

They are tiiiiiny, almost microscopic, quick moving, and prefer smooth acropora skin. Pinhead or smaller. Your coral will not extend polyps and eventually die. Only way to treat in a tank is with interceptor, and that's a death sentence for almost everything crab-like in the tank.

 

[yveterinarian]

 

[Luke.]

They are tiiiiiny, almost microscopic, quick moving, and prefer smooth acropora skin. Pinhead or smaller. Your coral will not extend polyps and eventually die. Only way to treat in a tank is with interceptor, and that's a death sentence for almost everything crab-like in the tank.

If you looked for a while will you visibly see them ?
And do they like to hide and only come out at night ?

 

[AdInfinitum]

They are tiiiiiny, almost microscopic, quick moving, and prefer smooth acropora skin. Pinhead or smaller. Your coral will not extend polyps and eventually die. Only way to treat in a tank is with interceptor, and that's a death sentence for almost everything crab-like in the tank.

Yet another reason not to put hermits etc. in your tank.....

A lot of hardcore SPS guys dose interceptor regularly as an insurance policy....

 

[AdInfinitum]

Oh ...for the record I am also a Bayer user.

 

[Salty Cracker]

If you looked for a while will you visibly see them ?
And do they like to hide and only come out at night ?

I have a green carolinian, they could be seen on that, not just at night, daytime. They are WAY smaller than they look in that pic above, and they don't really glow. You can see them. I had to get interceptor from the vet, they had to check that I couldn't make meth with the stuff or something, I kid you not. That was a few years back, been dipping in the bayer ever since, won't put anything in the tank without it. Rather have one frag die than have to go through all that again.

 

[Hong]

Yep, I have 2 wrasses and think every reef tank should have at least one.
You just have to be careful that the wrasse you choose is of the reef friendly variety.

On the wrasse side note. Is a sixline good for pest? Mine likes to go after the clowns...

 

[zoomster]

Sixline is supposed to be good as is the Melanarus but they can be a bit aggressive to other fish.
I am not 100% sure but I was told that the Coris wrasses - yellow, green ect. Do the same job but are very peaceful.
And now that I have one of each, that does seem to be the way.
Also, the smaller Coris wrasse is supposed to be good at leaving your CUC alone.
Neither of mine seem to go after them.

 

[Shooter000]

Yep but a lunar wrasse will:0, lunar wrasse 1. Giant arrow cab 0.

Sixline is supposed to be good as is the Melanarus but they can be a bit aggressive to other fish.
I am not 100% sure but I was told that the Coris wrasses - yellow, green ect. Do the same job but are very peaceful.
And now that I have one of each, that does seem to be the way.
Also, the smaller Coris wrasse is supposed to be good at leaving your CUC alone.
Neither of mine seem to go after them.

 

[zoomster]

Yep lunar and bird wrasses are both nice
Wrasses but trust me, not CUC friendly!

 

[zoomster]

Are you saying that my Arrow crab became lunch @Shooter000 ?

 

[Shooter000]

Well if you mean (My) arrow crab then yes lunch, he basically waited for him to molt, then went in for the attack while the crab was still soft shelled. It was kinda gruesome watching it happen, nothing I could do

 

[zoomster]

They are tiiiiiny, almost microscopic, quick moving, and prefer smooth acropora skin. Pinhead or smaller. Your coral will not extend polyps and eventually die. Only way to treat in a tank is with interceptor, and that's a death sentence for almost everything crab-like in the tank.

What about snails @Salty Cracker ?
And where would one buy this interceptor?
Not that I need it and hope I never do but, perhaps keeping a small bottle on hand would be good idea.
I do like my reef insurance policies!

 

[Shooter000]

@zoomster you want Bayaer not interceptor, interceptor will kill all pod life In your tank and could cause a crazy nutrient spike hurting your tank badly.. NO TANK DOSING!!!:]

 

[zoomster]

Gotcha! @Shooter000
No I never do but, just wondered if me or someone else found they DID have some, what is the BEST course of "action" is all.
Obviously the bugs would be everywhere in the tank so, what would one do that would have the least negative impact on your tank?

 

[Shooter000]

Gotcha! @Shooter000
No I never do but, just wondered if me or someone else found they DID have some, what is the BEST course of "action" is all.
Obviously they bugs would be everywhere in the tank so, what would one do that would have the least negative impact on your tank?

Best way bud would be to pull all ACRO's out of the tank treat with the Bayaer, QT THE SPS in another tank, wait a couple day dip again repeat dip as many times as necessary, basically have to wait about a month I believe if you want to make sure the red bugs are gone from the DT, no host-no red bugs...