We had a frag swap down here in West Palm Beach Florida. and I got a Steve ellas frag from a local hobbyist and an Ice Fire Ecinata from a very popular store in Orlando. I dipped both corals in coral rx and lugols solution and the frag from the popular store in Orlando was covered in red bugs. So everybody please remember to dip your frags. you never know who is selling infected corals.:fun2:
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nanshaw2001
Older newbie
Great post....I get kinda lazy sometimes.
reefsurfing
New member
Woooo I almost bought that icefire echinata from dre.
he had 4 left when I got to his booth
got an ultimate stag 2.0 and sunset millie instead
he had 4 left when I got to his booth
got an ultimate stag 2.0 and sunset millie instead
reeferdale
New member
after 17 years I got tagged with bugs/worms this winter. Lost 60% of my tank.
I will NEVER put anything in my tank again until I dip it and QT it for 2 - 4 months. NEVER
I will NEVER put anything in my tank again until I dip it and QT it for 2 - 4 months. NEVER
israel.kendall
Padawan Reefer
Thanks for the post, sent you a PM
BuckeyeTodd
New member
If this is the store I'm thinking about, I find that shocking. Are you sure it was from this store and not the other coral?
Cultivatedcoral
New member
I should think not. I believe he got the Steve Elias from me and I do not have red bugs.
israel.kendall
Padawan Reefer
First store that came to my mind was WWC. I pm'd the op and he said it was not that store. Just thought this should be mentioned here.
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cultivated coral is where is got the steve elias frag from and i had no problems with that frag, while dipping it the frag came out clean, thank you cultivated coral for the beautiful frag. the truth is I should have never made this post because I spoke with the vendor and they have corrected this mishap for me. Israel please dip everything you get and don't believe every PM you get.
Cultivatedcoral
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israel.kendall
Padawan Reefer
Sure I'll dip, but also I wont buy from a place with parasites knowingly. You lied to me in the pm? I'm confused.
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returnofsid
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Red Bugs don't lay eggs.
fcmatt
Member
then i will have to reread a couple of threads until i figure out how they reproduce
themselves then.
fcmatt
Member
well i am still finding signs that red bugs do indeed lay eggs.
"Lifespan and Reproduction
I believe this is still being debated but the typical consensus is 3 to 5 days, although research has shown after 3 days the Red Bugs are pretty much dead. We do know that Red Bugs can not survive in a system without Acropora species corals, they will simply die. They are direct developers so there is no larval stage to worry about. Red Bugs basically hatch, eat, lay eggs and die.
Red Bugs pretty much stay stationary, however they do swim well, therefore they are not limited to a single colony. Some can embed themselves into the coral making very difficult to remove consuming coral tissue.
This is some really good information when it comes to treatment and eradications of this pest; Life span is 3-5 days, they are free swimmers and egg-layers. Armed with this knowledge several hobbyist have tried many different treatments and as a result of their ‘experiments’ it is now possible to stop the red bug infestation completely."
http://www.salt-city.org/showthread.php?t=16646
"Lifespan and Reproduction
I believe this is still being debated but the typical consensus is 3 to 5 days, although research has shown after 3 days the Red Bugs are pretty much dead. We do know that Red Bugs can not survive in a system without Acropora species corals, they will simply die. They are direct developers so there is no larval stage to worry about. Red Bugs basically hatch, eat, lay eggs and die.
Red Bugs pretty much stay stationary, however they do swim well, therefore they are not limited to a single colony. Some can embed themselves into the coral making very difficult to remove consuming coral tissue.
This is some really good information when it comes to treatment and eradications of this pest; Life span is 3-5 days, they are free swimmers and egg-layers. Armed with this knowledge several hobbyist have tried many different treatments and as a result of their ‘experiments’ it is now possible to stop the red bug infestation completely."
http://www.salt-city.org/showthread.php?t=16646
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