Red bugs on acro HELP!

[hecterma]

Hi, I picked up my first sps corals about 2 months ago. I purchased a birdsnest, setosa, stylaphora, plating monti and a valida acro.

Now my valida has no polyp extension and has brown copepods all over it. I'm pretty sure they are red bugs.

Should I just pull out the acro and toss it out and cut my losses? Will this kill the red bugs? Will they start to attack the rest of my sps corals? I have no quarantine set up. The frag was only $5.

Thanks in advance!

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[NaClH2O Getaway]

Can you get a picture posted?


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[Bpb]

Red bugs are more of an annoyance than a death sentence. They're fairly easy to manage and will rarely actually kill a coral. Interceptor, dr g's sps dip, and bubble scrubbing are fairly effective methods of control. Some Wrasses love to eat them as well


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[hecterma]

They are kind of hard to see. They are really small.

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[hecterma]

Yeah Dr G's seems like something I should have on hand. I'm thinking a wrasse isn't a bad idea also plus it's another reason to buy a fish lol. Thanks for the advice.

Red bugs are more of an annoyance than a death sentence. They're fairly easy to manage and will rarely actually kill a coral. Interceptor, dr g's sps dip, and bubble scrubbing are fairly effective methods of control. Some Wrasses love to eat them as well


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