This is important
If you have you have traded with any one locally then there's a good chance you have Red Bugs in your tank.
I was just made aware I have them first by stingnyc, and then by sollby.
At this point it's not important who got them from who, what is important is that people are aware of the problem and take the necessary steps to deal with it.
Unless you know exactly what to look for they can be difficult to see.
they appear as very tiny yellow, red, or orange spots. if you look close at your coral and see little colored spots moving then you have red bugs. and when I say small I mean really small, like smaller than a grain of sand small.
the only difficult part to curing your tank is getting the medication called interceptor. It's a pill for cat's and dogs to cure heart worm and is available from vets with a prescription. the online cost is about $33 for 6 pills. about half a pill will cure a 120 gallon size tank. it is suggested to dose the tank twice, one week apart. each time followed by a large water change. the downside to dosing is it will also kill all the hermit crabs in your tank. so try to get them out before you dose.
there is more to it than what I mentioned but those are the important facts.
I'll post some good threads detailing the treatment when I find them.
If you have you have traded with any one locally then there's a good chance you have Red Bugs in your tank.
I was just made aware I have them first by stingnyc, and then by sollby.
At this point it's not important who got them from who, what is important is that people are aware of the problem and take the necessary steps to deal with it.
Unless you know exactly what to look for they can be difficult to see.
they appear as very tiny yellow, red, or orange spots. if you look close at your coral and see little colored spots moving then you have red bugs. and when I say small I mean really small, like smaller than a grain of sand small.
the only difficult part to curing your tank is getting the medication called interceptor. It's a pill for cat's and dogs to cure heart worm and is available from vets with a prescription. the online cost is about $33 for 6 pills. about half a pill will cure a 120 gallon size tank. it is suggested to dose the tank twice, one week apart. each time followed by a large water change. the downside to dosing is it will also kill all the hermit crabs in your tank. so try to get them out before you dose.
there is more to it than what I mentioned but those are the important facts.
I'll post some good threads detailing the treatment when I find them.
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