Red Bugs!!!!!

[apedroza]

Not sure where they came from but I noticed what I think are red bugs. They a re bright red spec s on one of my sps. I have put in some live rock recently and they may have come from these. I always dip my corals befor egoing into my tank so thats why I'm thinking it came from the rock. Where can I find interceptor or does anyone have any I can have?? I will be treating my whole tank (70gals+fuge) so any help is greatly aprreciated. I'm not in full panic mode just yet because Ive only seen it on one frag, but I want to nip this in the butt.

[apedroza]

Does it hurt anything to use the "flavor" tabs of interceptor? My plan is to use 1 adult pill(51-100lbs) then treat 2 more times after first treatment. Is this overkill? I saw previous post where Brian used 2 tabs to treat his 150 and I have a 70gal+fuge.

[Viet-Tin]

oh no! I hate those things!!! I hope I didnt get any from that cap I got from you! Ive already gotten them twice. I hope everything turns out good for you. those things can really be a PITA!

[apedroza]

I hope not!!! I always treat my corals before they go in my tank. But I never thought to treat the live rock. The live rock was just put in. And I just noticed 1 of my corals had small red speck. red bug generally only like smoothed skinned sps.. Sorry for the worries, but how did you treat them before?

[Viet-Tin]

I did a small iodine dip and hope that it was good enough.

[apedroza]

I have too many to take out and dip. Alot have already attached to the LR so I need to do an in tank treatment. If anybody has 3 tabs of interceptor they can spare that should be enough for my treatment.

[josephatmbimortgage]

DAm that sucks ANthony, I hope everything is well. Are those thing known to eat corals??

[apedroza]

Yeah if you let them get out of control too much they can damge some acros. Thats why I want to stop it now.

[hobogato]

antnony, i know it seems like it, but it really isnt as bad as it seems right now. the treatment is easy, and i have never lost a coral because of that treatment. if you have any questions about it, just gimme a call - if i had any interceptor, i would let you have it.

[apedroza]

Thanks for all the help everybody, Ace brian, and christina you'll be hearing from me soon. ;) . I have only seen it on 2 acros for now and I have already dipped those. I just want to get this thing before it gets out of hand.. I will start removing evrything I can shrimp wise from my tank to save as much as possible. Anyone know how to get a Blood fire shrimp out??

[apedroza]

Update its been 2 days and I haven't seen any more bugs. I was able to remove about 30 hermits 1 acro crab and 1 skunk cleaner. Unfortunately I think I lost my blood fire shrimp. Will treat again in 2 weeks to make sure they are all gone, but everything else seems OK. BTW does anyone know if the little acrocrab will be okay w/o a host acro??

[Viet-Tin]

Awesome! Glad to hear everything is turning out good for you. I went and checked all my acros and all seem to be clean(fingers crossed for the both of us)

[apedroza]

The treatment was very easy (thanks to Brian, Christina and Ace) just dissolved 1/2 a tablet of interceptor waited 7 hrs added carbnon and ran the skimmer very wet. The wrasses had a field day eating all the dying copepods.