hydraphora WARNING! super stinger.. disturbing photo

[five.five-six]

well, I just feel sick, this was one of my favorite frags. i have had it for about 3 months, and it had encrusted very nicely and grown about an inch.. 2 nights ago, I discovered that my hydraphora had fallen on it, I quickly separated the two but it was too late, keep in mind that the hydraphora landed on the side of this frag that you can not see. this is 36 hours later

 

[acrodave]

Looks like you have more then just hydraphora problems looks to me that you have RED BUGS

 

[SDguy]

Yup, looks like RB too.

 

[ReefRockerLive]

I too see the red bugs. I wouldn't worry so much about the frag, deal with the red bugs!

 

[five.five-six]

well if they are rb, then it is real early, i have great PE everywhere.. and don't see them anywhere else.. how to treat early infestations?

 

[Chad Vossen]

the same way you treat heavy infestations.

 

[acrodave]

PE is not allways a sign of heath.What u need is some Interceptor that will kill them.But you will need to sweet talk your vet out of some first.

 

[bureau13]

I have a hydnophora that fell right between two frags, a teal acro of some sort and a purple millepora. It took out half of each, and wasn't on there that long. Badass stingers. Fortunately I've never seen it put out sweepers while upright, although I've heard that they can.

jds

 

[tomconk]

Those are indeed red bugs dude...You better find some interceptor

 

[ssavader]

Download the articles on Red Bugs (T. acroporanus) from Eric Borneman and melsreef and take them to your (local) vet. They should be suprised by the paper's quality and give/sell you a few Intercetor tablets.

 

[five.five-six]

well I am glad we caught it before I gave it to someone else.. do you have a link to that artical??

IIRC, I need to get all my shrimp and hermits, are clams ok? then treat twice, 2 weeks apart,

 

[five.five-six]

good news, they are not red bugs, they are yellow bugs with a red dot

 

[acrodave]

yeah that what they look like trust us thos are red bugs

 

[Zach117]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10951899#post10951899 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by five.five-six
good news, they are not red bugs, they are yellow bugs with a red dot

hahahahaha

 

[five.five-six]

I know have to get my shrimp out.. what about :
star fish?
clams?
hermit crabs?
fish?

 

[five.five-six]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10951908#post10951908 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by acrodave
yeah that what they look like trust us thos are red bugs

yea, i know, i was just making a joke

 

[acrodave]

it will kill the hermits for sure.I dont know about the others

 

[jkreefer]

all others listed are Ok to leave in.

 

[flasher1]

just get some pipefish. They love redbugs. Natural remedy that will not kill any of your inverts

 

[five.five-six]

hmmm I love pipefish... will that work?