Red Bugs - Acro

[invincible569]

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Scientific Name: Harpacticoid Copepods
Target: Acropora
Problem: Will decrease health of Acros. Less polyp extension, dull colors and extremely slow growth.
Solution: Dragonface Pipefish. Sixline Wrasse. Yellow Clown Gobies. Adding these animals are usually a hit or miss. Using the Interceptor treatment by Dustin is the most effective. Info on dosing can be found here and this usually fix's the red bug problem:
http://reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=43945

Reference: http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issu...03/feature.htm

[OUinLA]

I killed this small outbreak of red bugs with a 10 second freshwater dip.

[Adam]

Red bugs are evil!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


When I had them, I had dull colors, no growth and the corals looked like they were about dead. I am sooo glad I did the Interceptor treatment. My corals look waaayyyy better than they did when I had the red bugs.

If you have red bugs, do the Interceptor treatment. It will KILL all of the pests. If you dont do the full 3 treatments, it wont work. I did 2 treatments, it didnt work. They appeared back a month later. I did all three, and they were gone for good.

[CAReefer]

Sorry for the bad pic, 28" to the back of the tank and and old pos 1 mp camera. 2nd one is better and from the 2nd reinfestment.

[CAReefer]

Red bugs are evil!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


If you have red bugs, do the Interceptor treatment. It will KILL all of the pests. If you dont do the full 3 treatments, it wont work. I did 2 treatments, it didnt work. They appeared back a month later. I did all three, and they were gone for good.

Absolutely true. The exact same thing happened to me. DOOO AALLLL 33333.

[Aged Salt]

Marshal, do you have a idea on how the RB's entered your reef? Thnx. Bob

[CAReefer]

I really have no idea how I initially acquired such a lovely gift. My eyesight is bad enough that even after I knew I had them, I couldn't see them with the nekkid eye. Only after I bought my Nikon D70 and started learning to take Macro shots did I see them. I am very hesistant to say so, but with the exception of 1 frag from a local hobbyist in 6 months, only pieces added were from Exotic Reefs. I really dont know where I got them and I am not even trying to imply the ER is shipping infected pieces. All about qt of ALL pieces added to my tank from now on.

CAReefer