Lugols & an acro Crab

[klondike4001]

Does anyone know if a Lugols Iodine dip would kill an acro crab? I'm getting 3 new colonies tomorrow and 2 of them have crabs (<< that jsut doesn't sound right). I dip all incoming corals and was jsut wondering is my dip would kill them.


Thanks in advance,

[Jonthefishguy]

Remove the acro crab as concentrated amounts of iodine will kill the crab.

[apedroza]

Yes the dip will kill the acro crab. If you want to keep them try and remove them before dipping.

[ReefLover]

i did this before, i turned the acro upside down and shook it in the water, once the crab fall off, you are good to go.

[JimD]

i did this before, i turned the acro upside down and shook it in the water, once the crab fall off, you are good to go.

But do it in a container, not in the main tank, you never know what else you might be shaking off.

[caferacermike]

Any more than 3 shakes and your just playing with it.

[Joshua]

LOL

[Bill S]

Mike. It's "you're"

Sorry. Just slapped myself. Sorry. News makes me cranky.

[caferacermike]

Ah good catch Bill.