Angela Short
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I have posted this in SPS and LPS but maybe someone in MTRC will have a clue. ANd also to let people know who have gotten frogspawn from me in the past to look for this. I haven't added anything to the tank since the swap in January so whatever it is is slow to get to plauge proportions....If it even came in from there, who knows how long it has been in the tank.
"White" red bug infestation??
I noticed one of my frogspawns not extending and receeding at the base. Upon close inspection it seems to be infested with very, very tiny white bugs. They would remind you of tiny mites and crawl around pretty fast. They are sucking the life out of the frogspawn. No they are not tiny pods or any other normal tank fauna. I am only seeing them on the bases of my frogspawns but the other 3 colonies are not as affected yet. My SPS ( I lost a few SPS fraggs from a temp spike recently), other LPS, clams and softies are all fine.
I did a dip last night with the only thing I had on hand, Seachems coral disinfectant which is basically a iodine dip at 2x concentration for 10 mins. I got about 20 of those little stars that are in debate over being bad,good or indifferent but the water was saturated witht he tint white bugs. It looked like a dust storm, they are that tiny. I noticed when I put the coral back in the tank it had only killed about 85% of them. Some were still scurrying about like noting ever happened.
Has anyone ever heard of this type of bug and what can be done to erradicate it? I am hopping for a compleat tank treatment like interceptor because pulling every coral from a 280 for dipps is not very fun sounding A pic would almost be impossiable with my camera through very thick glass. My micro isn't the best and they are so small and white. Thanks in advance for any help!!
"White" red bug infestation??
I noticed one of my frogspawns not extending and receeding at the base. Upon close inspection it seems to be infested with very, very tiny white bugs. They would remind you of tiny mites and crawl around pretty fast. They are sucking the life out of the frogspawn. No they are not tiny pods or any other normal tank fauna. I am only seeing them on the bases of my frogspawns but the other 3 colonies are not as affected yet. My SPS ( I lost a few SPS fraggs from a temp spike recently), other LPS, clams and softies are all fine.
I did a dip last night with the only thing I had on hand, Seachems coral disinfectant which is basically a iodine dip at 2x concentration for 10 mins. I got about 20 of those little stars that are in debate over being bad,good or indifferent but the water was saturated witht he tint white bugs. It looked like a dust storm, they are that tiny. I noticed when I put the coral back in the tank it had only killed about 85% of them. Some were still scurrying about like noting ever happened.
Has anyone ever heard of this type of bug and what can be done to erradicate it? I am hopping for a compleat tank treatment like interceptor because pulling every coral from a 280 for dipps is not very fun sounding A pic would almost be impossiable with my camera through very thick glass. My micro isn't the best and they are so small and white. Thanks in advance for any help!!
I would have never looked "that" hard as all but 1 in the far back is thriving. It has great color, just not extending polyps for awhile. I have one up front close to the glass and if you look real hard there they are. It has colored up 100% since the swap so I would have never thought it was affected since it was looking better! Exact same tiny bug, same movement pattern, just red on the acro. I tried some pics but with that real thick glass and most fraggs being very far back nothing would show up. But without a doubt, the buggs are identical to things I have seen on-line. SO off to the vet for some interceptor 
This may be why I lost almost all my SPS fraggs from the swap, not the temp spike or alk swing I had but I am sure they just helped put a already stressed coral over the edge if they were infested. I also have TONS of spaggetti worms, pods, crabbs and all. Tons of pepermints, 2 cleaners, a fire shrimp and coral banded shrimp. I sure hope they all make it. Wonder if I will have a ammonia spike? 
