SPS PREADATORS Red bugs, AEFW's ,Monti nudis and Sea spiders. Pictures Inside

[reefsahoy]

man (and to be politically correct woman ) you people take some AWESOME pictures. I'm in awe of the details in your pics

 

[gflat65]

Too bad they are pictures of pain, strife, and mental anguish...

 

[mhurley]

I'm going to sticky this thread for the time being, seems like great info and pictures that should not get buried or have to be searched for.

 

[gflat65]

Good choice, mhurley.

 

[Blazer88]

I just came across this thread and thought I would post. I took this picture this morning. Sorta sucks

 

[mhurley]

Sorta??? No...definitely sucks.

However, fantastic picture if it's any consolation.

 

[Kent E]

Blazer that picture is unreal!

 

[Blazer88]

Thanks for the comments guys! I'd rather the red bugs not be there, but if they are at least I can get a good photo of them I only have like four pieces of SPS and that is the only one that has bugs on it. Oddly enough this is also my most colorful and fastest growing one as well

 

[Covey]

If were stickying it maybe we should throw some links in for the treatment of RB, AEFW, and the rest.
I haven't been cursed with these monster yet and the treatments would be good to know ahead of time.

 

[solbby]

Here are some close ups I took of redbugs using my laboratories microscope. They were literally jumping on the slide, . These pictures were taken at 100x magnification.

 

[solbby]

and at 400x magnification.
Head

Anal cavity

 

[solbby]

A complete photogallery of all coral pests can be found here:
http://www.manhattanreefs.com/gallery/

 

[clkwrk]

That link does no good unless you register. IMO its of no use except to detour people to another site. Unlike those pictures you posted above those are a great addition.

 

[trueblackpercula]

solbby
The best pictures I have ever seen. now if we can only find a natural preditor to eat them it would be great.

 

[trueblackpercula]

I have a question People with red bugs do you have a large amount of blue leg hermits in your system? or maybe someone can put a few red begs in a dish and place some blue legs in there to see if they eat them. I have found in my tank that my blue legs some times find there way on my Sps and I was thinking maybe they are eating something on the corals. I am sure someone out they has treid this already but its a shot in the dark

 

[gflat65]

Nice shots, solbby. Not sure I needed the anal cavity, though.

 

[clkwrk]

no crabs here . They are evil and eait my snails . Beside I killed them off 2 years ago with interceptor.

 

[trueblackpercula]

What snails are you referring to? I do not have a problem with them in my tank.
Michael

 

[clkwrk]

The ate my ceriths and astrea's

 

[trueblackpercula]

Man that stinks...........they seem to be OK in my system or maybe they eat them at night In anycase i will start checking on them. I will say that my rocks are very clean by them.
Michael