RED bug?

[SteveZ15]

I keep getting these damn things I dip a few weeks later back again.IF I start to loose these acros I have how long do I have to wait before all the bugs are dead.I am debating on treating the tank with that intercept or whatever its called.I know the treatment is a pita.I have 3 colony one is kinda stressed but has pe and still grows just not colorfull the other 2 have a few slight color loss.For those of you that did the intercept how was the success rate? I wold really hate to get rid of these because these were one of my first acro and grew alot.I was thinking of beyer bath with rock and all but i heard they still come back.

 

[MIKE NY]

I've gotten them a few times over the years ...a minium of three treatments( because of their life cycle..time for their eggs to hatch) with intercepter over a few weeks gets rid of them, but also will kill pods, acro crabs and possibly other small inverts unless you remove them..If you dip individual corals place the acro in the container still under water..the little suckers jump off...LOL, but you really should treat the whole tank which will be more effective in eradicating them. I rather deal with them than AEFWs....GL

 

[MikeC]

i've gotten them a few times over the years ...a minium of three treatments( because of their life cycle..time for their eggs to hatch) with intercepter over a few weeks gets rid of them, but also will kill pods, acro crabs and possibly other small inverts unless you remove them..if you dip individual corals place the acro in the container still under water..the little suckers jump off...lol, but you really should treat the whole tank which will be more effective in eradicating them. I rather deal with them than aefws....gl

+1

 

[SteveZ15]

Man this sucks so if I let go of the acros,I would have to wait at least 6 weeks before adding acros again?I think I am gonna switch dip I used rx dip 2/12 times the dose and still got them.I guess these dips are not 100% Man of all the things in a reef tank there has to be things that eat nice corals.

 

[duke62]

Yep. Thats what mother earth thinks. All these beautiful creations and I got man to destroy it all