CD, I think they are hard to see if you pull the coral out of the water...they hide. Could be wrong. I think people pull the colonies and dip and then see dead/coming off ones.
Thank you Todd - OK, well I dipped the colony in question (high concentration of Lugol's) in a container with a white bottom (so I would be able to spot the dying bugs more easily) and didn't see a darn thing...nada, zip :blink

I totally trust the person that spotted them in the first place, but I would *really* like to see these critters for myself before we go through all the hassle of the Interceptor treatments, massive water changes, etc., etc.

So Todd - you've had success with the two treatments (in lieu of three) in the past...is there a possibility that one treatment would work if the tank wasn't "highly" infested? Reason I ask this, is that you mentioned that Borneman stated that they do not have an egg stage - so would there actually be a need for multiple treatments? If yes, why? When you treated before, did you still see bugs after the first treatment?

Also, did you pull as many of your snails/crabs/etc. out of the tank in an effort to save at least *some* of your clean up crew, or were you afraid that they might somehow carry some of the bugs back in and reinfest?

Sorry for all the questions, but this is freaking me out somewhat...I just want to do what's best for our tank, and since Dr. Shimek is the *only* qualified person that says they don't harm corals (not knowing how extensive his research was) I am of the opinion that it would be better to get rid of them rather than take the chance.

As a side note - is there anyone in Austin (that has had experience with these things) that would be willing to stop by and confirm that we have an infestation? :unsure

W.