SPS Pest?!

[Kruss7]

Had an sps that was doing well randomly start to lose colour. Pulled it out and put it under the scope and found these eggs??? They don’t move and no pests came off when I dipped after but what are these?? They aren’t moving.

Not AEFW have dealt with those in the past. The these are tiny.

That is a branch of a tenius

Microscope is on 4x

Cannot see with naked eye. I did see something white on a coral I’m wondering if it’s white bugs?

Interceptor?

 

[griss]

I'll tag @C.Eymann on this one to get his thoughts.

 

[Kruss7]

You can see in this video 2 things moving on the coral skeleton.

 

[griss]

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You can see in this video 2 things moving on the coral skeleton.

Unfortunately, even at full screen, with my old eyes, I can't see anything moving.

 

[Kruss7]

Unfortunately, even at full screen, with my old eyes, I can't see anything moving.

Haha it is hard to see, it blurs it when I upload and send the link. If you open it on YouTube by following the link it is more clear but I have circled here.

 

[griss]

Thanks for the circles. Could very likely be white bugs. I have no personal experience with them. But, I've heard that Interceptor (which requires a prescription) will eradicate them but not the eggs...like red bugs but, you have to use a slightly higher dose. When I dealt with red bugs a long time ago, I spoke to our veterinarian, showed him an article about them and Interceptor and he provided me with a script.

 

[Kruss7]

Definitely white bugs, just got a video now

 

[Kruss7]

 

[griss]

Damn, talk to your vet and see if you can get Imterceptor.

 

[Kruss7]

Damn, talk to your vet and see if you can get Imterceptor.

Any idea on the dosage for white bugs in a 300g?

 

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Any idea on the dosage for white bugs in a 300g?

Here's a good article about the treatment protocol.