Red bugs Treatment and coral

[wrimda]

Hello Guys & Gals,
Looks like we have red bugs and went to our local Vet and rec'd some Interseptor. I have read how to treat our tank, but have a couple of questions.
My 1st question is; do we need to remove our clams or Anemone?
2nd; We have an Austrailian invader acro that looks like it is RTN for the bottom 1" of a 5" frag, do we need to cut above the RTN to save?

Thanks for the help
wrimda

 

[pwwfish]

The clams and anemone will do OK, but crabs and shrimp should be removed if possible. They won't make it. If you are thinking about cutting your RTN acro do it, but I thing it should be fine.

 

[wrimda]

Thank you! We treated the tank. I will cut the acro for the best chance to survive. What chances do the crabs have? Is it a good reflection of Interseptor dosage and red bug irratication?

 

[pwwfish]

I did two treatments and every time I double dosed my system. In the process I lost

few crabs which I missed and coral banded shrimp (impossible to catch). If you went

with regular dose your crabs may survive but I doubted. Two months after the

treatment corals appeared a more vibrant and no red bugs.

 

[MBIETZ]

Ya any crabs are most likley toast but its worth it after i treated my tank my acros looked so much better.