red bugs or harmless pods?

[jeremy K]

I noticed tiny red bugs crawling on some of my SPS corals the other day. The corals don't seem distressed, but this may be a new thing (added some frags 2 wks ago, did not think to dip them). Are these likely to be pests, or is there a chance they may be harmless? Are there tiny red bugs that crawl on SPS without causing harm, or should I treat the tank with Interceptor?

 

[acrohead500ppm]

I noticed tiny red bugs crawling on some of my SPS corals the other day. The corals don't seem distressed, but this may be a new thing (added some frags 2 wks ago, did not think to dip them). Are these likely to be pests, or is there a chance they may be harmless? Are there tiny red bugs that crawl on SPS without causing harm, or should I treat the tank with Interceptor?

Pics needed, but red bugs don't usually cause a coral to look distressed unless their population gets really out of control.
If they are reddish/ bright orange and a bit smaller than a grain of salt, kind of slowly cruise around on your coral, particularly smooth skinned acros, then I would bet money you are looking at red bugs

Read up on treatment before their population gets out of control.

Also, ALWAYS dip your new addtions!

 

[Pife]

Google red bugs. They are yellow with a red butt.