Red Bugs
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stlouisguy
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Howard
Only treatment for sure, interceptor. Pods and inverts will die. most effective treatment.
Srry to hear you got them. I havent seen any yet but I always worry.
Only treatment for sure, interceptor. Pods and inverts will die. most effective treatment.
Srry to hear you got them. I havent seen any yet but I always worry.
zt444a
New member
I think I have them. Got some white area on a monti cap. You can see spots but I cannot tell if they are red bugs or not. I will remove the offending piece tonight.
Not sure where I got them Jeff. I haven't purchased anything from a store. Just from the frag swap back when, and from you. Some from Doc Roy, but that has been awhile ago.
Maybe I will bring the monticap to someone and they can tell me what is up. I realy don't want to kill off my inverts. Looking online here they also say a dip in Lugol's for about 15 minutes. It is only monticap, which grows well in my tanks (always has), and I know I could get more.
Not sure where I got them Jeff. I haven't purchased anything from a store. Just from the frag swap back when, and from you. Some from Doc Roy, but that has been awhile ago.
Maybe I will bring the monticap to someone and they can tell me what is up. I realy don't want to kill off my inverts. Looking online here they also say a dip in Lugol's for about 15 minutes. It is only monticap, which grows well in my tanks (always has), and I know I could get more.
DrBDC
Active member
Do you have interceptor? Do you have another tank you could place all the acro's in for 5 days? I'd do 7 days if I were treating the whole tank. If you don't have something to place then in, then it might be easier to get a little tank and pull any shrimp you have and treat the whole tank.
From your pm you mention a monti cap but those don't get the red bugs.
First though, relax. They don't kill acros, just irritate them, slow growth and color. It's an easy fix.
From your pm you mention a monti cap but those don't get the red bugs.
First though, relax. They don't kill acros, just irritate them, slow growth and color. It's an easy fix.
marino420td
Premium Member
check for monti eating nudis.
marino420td
Premium Member
Look at the 08/13/2006 post in this thread. There are some great pictures of these nudis. The pictures are enlarged. These creatures are quite small and you might need a magnifying glass to spot them.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=903839&perpage=25&pagenumber=2
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=903839&perpage=25&pagenumber=2
Or a macro lens 
These guys WERE NOT in my tank, someone had me come take pics to see if I could find any.
Howard, your best bet is to flip the montis over and look underneath or wait for the cover of darkness. I would remove every affected piece and either stick in it QT and try some fresh water dips and other stuff (check the SPS forum) or give them the black bag burial
These guys WERE NOT in my tank, someone had me come take pics to see if I could find any.
Howard, your best bet is to flip the montis over and look underneath or wait for the cover of darkness. I would remove every affected piece and either stick in it QT and try some fresh water dips and other stuff (check the SPS forum) or give them the black bag burial
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