red bugs (1 Viewer)

[mushrooms]

just wondering of the best solution to this ploblem, any product in particular i can use?, pick the busgs from a lfs two months ago, what do you guys do to the newly acquired sps before introducing to the tank?quarantine,chemical dip, thanks in advance.

 

[HolyBanana]

red bugs are evil!
I think interceptor will work. Talk to reefalot he can help you

 

[djreef]

I would try picking up a clown or citron goby. Gobiodon okinawae/hystrix/citrinus. They are symbiotes with Acropora species, and I've seen them groom the corals of parasites on which they live.

DJ
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[Guest]

or you can just dose your reef with interceptor. Works wonders, I dosed once and havent seen 1 bug since.

 

[cparka23]

just out of curiousity, but what size interceptor do you use? they have different concentrations of medicine for various sizes of dogs. Do you just use one tube of the kind for the smallest dogs?

 

[AggieBrandon]

interceptor in the pill form is what everyone uses. You can find the thread about red bugs using the search function on this website. I think there was a link given with proper dosing instructions.

Brandon

 

[Guest]

I have some interceptor left if your interested, just pm and maybe we can work out a trade.

 

[Guest]

i read somewhere on RC that red bugs detrimental to corals is not documented. There's no scienctific proof theyre the culprit

 

[Guest]

interceptor in the pill form is what everyone uses. You can find the thread about red bugs using the search function on this website. I think there was a link given with proper dosing instructions.

Brandon

Yeah it was moved because of some nastiness that happened during the thread discussion...

 

[AggieBrandon]

http://www.reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=45787&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

 

[cparka23]

thanks for posting that link. very helpful!

 

[AggieBrandon]

No problem there is a lot of good information out there about getting rid of these bugs. That is just one link I had bookmarked.

BNH