I've got the bugs.

[Bdial]

Here is a first for me. I discovered red bugs, flatworms and possibly nudis on my acros. I notice that my tricolor was looking off. So I examined closer and saw what I thought was red bugs. I had just fed the tank and thought maybe that it was food I was seeing. I checked before bed and thought hmmm food shouldn't crawl around like that. I need to dip that sucker. I went straight to the cabinet praying for a box of interceptor.... nope.... there goes that idea.

I dipped two pieces today In a peroxide bath similar to trueblacks. The tricolor dipped really well and i noticed some flatworms falling off the acro and thought dam there goes it just being red bugs. While it was fizzing there was a blob crawling around frantically. It appeared to big to be a flatworm but I dunno I've never fought this fight before. Ill post a pic of the culprit and the second pieces that was eaten. This was an hour ago and polyp extension is back in one colony.

In the first pic near the middle you can see the unknown guy and damage. Second pic is all damage.

 

[Tigerdragon]

Might get some coral rx pro

 

[deeznutz1]

What dosage of peroxide did you use to water and type?

 

[Bdial]

I did a 1:5 water to 3% peroxide. It killed a lot of pests.

What should I treat the tank with. Interceptor or sentinel? How much?

 

[deeznutz1]

Interceptor will cure your red bugs, use the search button for dosages.

I've not have the pleasure dealing with AEFW:dance:

 

[markalot]

That's AEFW and most likely the dead areas of the coral have eggs laid somewhere, though I did not see any in the photo. I would frag above the dead area, and inspect carefully with a flashlight and magnifying glass to make sure there are no hidden dead areas with eggs.

There are some experimental in tank treatments for AEFW, but the only sure fire way to get rid of them is to Bayer dip and QT. Lots of threads on the topic in this forum.

 

[Bdial]

I checked super hard for eggs. The only spot I found that may have been eggs I scraped off with a scalpel.Are the eggs squishy or hard?

 

[hatfielj]

Thats definitely AEFW. I've had them and successfully gotten rid of them. The ONLY way to do it, is to remove ALL of your SPS (everything except montipora) and place in a QT tank. Make sure to scrape any encrusted pieces off the rock COMPLETELY. Then, do weekly dips with bayer for at least 1 full month, 6-8 weeks better. Leave your display tank empty of all SPS during this time.
That will take care of them. You'll lose some, but at least you'll have saved the majority. Its a pain in the butt, but it is a worthwhile endeavor. When you place your corals back in your display you'll be amazed at how quickly they recover and color back up.

 

[hatfielj]

And the bayer dips will cure you of redbugs too. You'll be pest free when you're done. Just make sure your quarantine tank is high enough quality to support sps (stable parameters, good flow, excellent water conditions)