SPS PREADATORS Red bugs, AEFW's ,Monti nudis and Sea spiders. Pictures Inside
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I've got the time... Just no lasers...
I guess I'll be more vigilant the next week or two... Scrub and pick... 
racerw~ Thanks for the pic... Gives me a better idea of what to look out for...
Chris~ Maybe we can use some as bait over break...
gkarshens~ I had a Carpenter's and a Whip Fin Fairy in there with it... I think I keep them too fat and happy to bother with the nudi's...
trueblackpercula
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Just passing on some info that might help,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, http://www.korallen-zucht.de/index.php?article_id=52&clang=1
michael
michael
FunkieReefJunkie
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Had heard of this, but seeing the pic of the guys in action really brings it home. Moohahaha... the evil shrimp are good for something then. I will have to get some to put in the QT every time I add new frags. What they miss the sixline & yellow corris wrasse can take care of.
There was a thread recently in this forum about using them. I can't seem to find it in a search. Basically the idea is to have them in a place seperate from the corals and to place infected corals in with them for short periods of time.......30 mins to an hour I believe. If you leave the corals in too long the shrimp will start to eat polyps/tissue.
Come on now........... I just finished my darn interceptor treatment and now this !!!!!!! I am really getting annoyed with this hobby. I dip EVERYTHING before adding to my tank never notice any marks until tonight I looked at ALL my sps and only 2 have marks. Im tossing them as we speak. I just bought coral Revivethe other day. I dont have any space what so ever for a qt tank. What should I do ???????
gflat65
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For incoming, of course a QT is optimal. I'd at least remove all rock/non coral tissue and dip. The eggs are why most don't see them for months after adding something, I think. I don't think they'll lay eggs on live tissue. A good dip (TMPCC works for me) should get the live ones (but won't get red bugs). If you have them in your display, they are there until no acro tissue remains for a while (not sure if anyone has established a concrete time frame on life cycles). 4-6 weeks should be enough time for them to starve? I treated in a separate tank when I had them and didn't get them back (that I'm aware of). Some just live with them until they get really bad.
Other things could irritate the skin and make it look like bite marks. Something to look into, anyway (caulerpa, certain fishes, crabs, etc.).
Other things could irritate the skin and make it look like bite marks. Something to look into, anyway (caulerpa, certain fishes, crabs, etc.).
melev
Well-known member
Take a deep breathe, hold it, exhale slowly. Try to relax.
<i>It's just a hobby.</i>
Understandably, pests are something we want to prevent at all costs, and if you can keep them out of your system, you've got one less thing to stress you out.
When I discovered AEFW in my tank, after reading all the horror stories, I tackled it like I tackle most problems. I dealt with that particular coral, and considered what I might have to do if my whole reef had to be treated.
Fortunately, treating for redbugs is a very simple and painless event. AEFW are more difficult. In my case, I dealt with the corals that were a problem, while the rest of my reef seems fine.
A small hospital tank or quarantine tank would be best, even if it is jut a temporary arrangement.
<i>It's just a hobby.</i>
Understandably, pests are something we want to prevent at all costs, and if you can keep them out of your system, you've got one less thing to stress you out.
When I discovered AEFW in my tank, after reading all the horror stories, I tackled it like I tackle most problems. I dealt with that particular coral, and considered what I might have to do if my whole reef had to be treated.
Fortunately, treating for redbugs is a very simple and painless event. AEFW are more difficult. In my case, I dealt with the corals that were a problem, while the rest of my reef seems fine.
A small hospital tank or quarantine tank would be best, even if it is jut a temporary arrangement.
lol yeah but its one thing after another and you cant enjoy the hobby. I took the 2 that looked like they had bites on them. I dipped them w/ TMPCC for 10 minutes blew them off and nothing. Then I diped them in the Coral Revive and noticed nothing. Looked again and seems like bites I dont know. I tossed the 2 frags one was a PM and the other a tyree ultimate stag 
I know how you feel about having nice stuff and wanting to protect it. That is why I dip all incoming acros in levamisole. It is a little harder on the corals, but I want to take all precaution before adding anything to the display.
Don't worry about RB's. They are no big deal. I think that there is too much emphasis that they are bad. True, no one wants them in a tank, but of the major three, I'll take RB's all day.
I started using revive as a seconadary dip and I have never used the tropic marine as levamisole is the strongest out there. I have even seen the really big ones (AEFW) hang around and only to be later killed in a really concentrated dip.
Hang in there. I do have a 29 gallon in the garage that I use just in case.
FYI-new corals get 4 hr interceptor, 30 mins of levamisole and 10 min of revive. I have killed corals, but that is what helps me to "enjoy this hobby". The sad part of our hobby is that this ugly side is part of it and when someone is going through it, we all feel for you.
Don't worry about RB's. They are no big deal. I think that there is too much emphasis that they are bad. True, no one wants them in a tank, but of the major three, I'll take RB's all day.
I started using revive as a seconadary dip and I have never used the tropic marine as levamisole is the strongest out there. I have even seen the really big ones (AEFW) hang around and only to be later killed in a really concentrated dip.
Hang in there. I do have a 29 gallon in the garage that I use just in case.
FYI-new corals get 4 hr interceptor, 30 mins of levamisole and 10 min of revive. I have killed corals, but that is what helps me to "enjoy this hobby". The sad part of our hobby is that this ugly side is part of it and when someone is going through it, we all feel for you.
