Red bugs on your sps? Share your exp.

[Brad A.]

I used Interceptor (is there an alternative?) I dont see very many amphipods alive. There are some though. Luckly, I cant see one red bug! I will follow up with another tx in 7 days.

Go for it. It has worked well. I did a water change and used heavy skimming and carbon after the Tx.

 

[Foster]

Anyone have the picsture from Marks first post?

...or any picture of them?

 

[flyyyguy]

i know this is an OLD thread but just thought i would add something to it...

I erradicated them from my absolutely packed mixed reef. I followed the standard 3 week program and was successful. I DIDNT take any measure to save any of my acrocrabs, and although i dont directly place that responsible for what happened next, it didnt help any. Within 3 weeks i became brutally aware of the fact that the LRB/s were not in fact my problem at all. I had aefw's and lost several hundred dollars worth of my favorite corals within the next 6 weeks. What happened in the process of eliminating the LRB's that allowed the aefw's to wreak havoc that they couldnt before????

I wish i knew.

I have gotten rid of the aefw's i believe. All of my sps are in quarantine still but i am nearing the 5th week of quarantine and treatments and i feel pretty good about it. I am a regular at TRT but i followed links here to help get rid of them.

All i can say as far as advice.........dont trust anybody ever. Not because they cant be trusted but becasue i believe that a lot more people have aefw's than know it and that many of the so-called STN and RTN symptoms related to water quality and parameters are in fact more so related to aefw's. And until people stop accepting rtn and stn as the cause of their coral loss and instead a symptom of another problem, whether it be lrbs' aefw's, water quality or whatever, they will contiunue to spread among people who arent intentionally doing it.

i now quarantine and treat all new arrivals for 6 weeks.

-b

 

[RedEyeReef]

What are aefw's?

 

[ScavDog]

What are aefw's?

Acropora eating flatworms. They are hellspawn. Pray you never get them.

 

[schwaggs]

Does anyone have a link to more info on the Acropora eating flatworms? Pixs, what do they look like? How do your get rid of them and prevent them from being introduced?

 

[ReeferMac]

Try here:

http://reefcentral.com/forums/search.php?s=

- Mac

 

[clkwrk]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=303661#post303661 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Mutagen


Also, how many are finding flat worms on the ailing corals as well as the bugs. On several occasions, I have removed flatworms from the corals in addition to the bugs. The flat worms are virtually impossible to see even though some are up to 1/4 inch long. They seem to incorporate the coral's color into their tissue and lay flat on its surface. I have only seen them when I was actively trying to remove the little red bugs, but I have not found them on all the bleached corals. In my case, a flat worm may also be responsible for creating similar symptoms. Maybe I have two problems! On the other hand, maybe cjdevito's observation is correct and the flatworms are simply preying on the bugs on the coral. What a pain this is!

Wow mention of AEFW's all the way back to 2001 amazing how big of a problem they are now .

 

[clkwrk]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=304057#post304057 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by va_reefman
Hi everyone,

I have been following this thread from the beginning and haven't seen anyone mention that those bugs are ok. From my personal experience, I have a lot of these tiny criters on may be 1/3 of all my sps colonies. It has been there for over a year and I have not seen any ill affect to my SPS yet(knock on wood).

I will keep watching this thread to see if anyone come up with a safe, natural way to rid of those bugs. I don't like to use chemical in my system. I will let everyone know if I find anything.

For now my coral are still healthy and growing wild so I will keep my finger cross.

Happy reefing,
John

Its been 5 years almost how do you feel now .

 

[clkwrk]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=304090#post304090 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Mark
Just an update, these bugs definitely do not like lots of current. David Newman mentioned rehabilitating acros infected with them by simply placing a powerhead directed at it. Be sure to not make the flow too much, as it could stress the coral or damage the tissue. I placed a powerhead directly at one of my colonies. It was set on a wavemaker to give the coral some relief at times. I noticed in a matter of weeks it was regaining color. Upon closer inspection, I noticed the bugs were less prevalent. Just though you all should know.

I have 141x and rb's I noticed as flow increased they decreased .I always thought the flow had something to do with it and am glad to see someone eles thinks the same way .