Will my Mandarin survive Interceptor
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catman78
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I've had to treat several times and mandarin has survived both, however, mine eats Hikari Spirilina Brine.
Treatment did not kill all pods, however it will put a huge dent in population.
After interceptor treatments
get some macro algae from a LFS or Friend.
Throw it in sump for a few days and shake it around. There might be some pods on it.
Treatment did not kill all pods, however it will put a huge dent in population.
After interceptor treatments
get some macro algae from a LFS or Friend.
Throw it in sump for a few days and shake it around. There might be some pods on it.
i just treated my tank a week ago. the first night after treatment i couldnt find many pods. last night there were quite a few. i have 2 manderians in my tank and have had them for almost 3 years. 1 spotted and 1 red. they have still been hunting and eating alot so i dont think all pods will be destroyed. i also have lots of live mysis shimp that have hatched in my tank and alot of these survived along with a cleaner shrimp that was inches from death but hung on and so far has made a full recovery.
preef
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The Interceptor has been sitting on my bookcase for a year because I've been too afraid to use it. I just dosed a little under a 1/4 of a 23 mg pill at 3:00. Carbon removed. My AquaC Remora skimmer doesn't have an air intake so I just raised the collection cup all the way. I'll let it run unless I see it going crazy.
I'm pretty confident that the Mandarin will make it. He was emaciated when I got him and he's nice and fat now. He should have enough fat to make it through the famine.
I'm less optimistic about my fire shrimp. I've had him a couple of years but barely see him. I hope he makes it.
I'm pretty confident that the Mandarin will make it. He was emaciated when I got him and he's nice and fat now. He should have enough fat to make it through the famine.
I'm less optimistic about my fire shrimp. I've had him a couple of years but barely see him. I hope he makes it.
catman78
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You've had red bugs for a year?
Don't worry about treatment.
Make sure you run treatment for a full 24 hrs, then replace with fresh carbon and start up skimmer. Wait 5-7 days then treat again.
I never did a water change between treatments.
Some treat a 3rd time. I never did. I used a full large tablet both times on a 120.
Your tank will be fine..
Don't worry about treatment.
Make sure you run treatment for a full 24 hrs, then replace with fresh carbon and start up skimmer. Wait 5-7 days then treat again.
I never did a water change between treatments.
Some treat a 3rd time. I never did. I used a full large tablet both times on a 120.
Your tank will be fine..
preef
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4 hours into treatment.
Bugs no longer moving.
Actually saw some flying off a piece.
Overall count down by more than half on the two corals I can see them on with my naked eyes.
Pods still wiggling around in my chaeto.
Yeah, I've had them for a while. I held off for a while because I was nervous about the ramifications. Tank crashed during the year too so getting rid of them wasn't the number 1 priority.
I thought the treatment was 6 hours, not 24.
Bugs no longer moving.
Actually saw some flying off a piece.
Overall count down by more than half on the two corals I can see them on with my naked eyes.
Pods still wiggling around in my chaeto.
Yeah, I've had them for a while. I held off for a while because I was nervous about the ramifications. Tank crashed during the year too so getting rid of them wasn't the number 1 priority.
I thought the treatment was 6 hours, not 24.
Tony B (UK)
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I would be less worried about your mandarin and more worried about the AEFW that more often than not show up a few months after interceptor treatment.
Look at the methods of fighting AEFW, I've had them twice now (& red bugs) I would use revive coral cleaner, a few dancing shrimp and a green halichores wrasse and a halichores cosmetus
The halichores cosmetus is key.
I hope you don't have to deal with AEFW, but if you have RB there's a very strong chance you do.
Good luck,
Tony
Look at the methods of fighting AEFW, I've had them twice now (& red bugs) I would use revive coral cleaner, a few dancing shrimp and a green halichores wrasse and a halichores cosmetus
The halichores cosmetus is key.
I hope you don't have to deal with AEFW, but if you have RB there's a very strong chance you do.
Good luck,
Tony
preef
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I came across some threads yesterday discussing the correlation between eliminating red bugs and AEFWs showing up. Yeah that's great. Would be pretty ironic if the red bugs are simply a predator of the AEFWs and do nothing to your corals.
I already have a radiant wrasse. Can I add a halichores cosmetus with the existing wrasse?
Tony B (UK)
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Should be fine so long as you've not got a small tank (under 50 gals).
As it happens, I know of a tank that has red bugs, it was not treated with meds (the guy just let them be) and it now has AEFW.
Tony
preef
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I just pulled out a frag that hasn't been doing well. Here is what I found.
These are all zooms of the best image I captured. That black thing was moving around between pictures. I can't spot the AEFWs in the pictures but the eggs are a problem.
They appear to be under a cocoon of algae.
The frag is sitting in revive at the moment. Time to go baste and see what comes off.
Tony B (UK)
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You have AEFW. Welcome to the club :hmm3:
preef
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I don't care to belong to any club that will have me as a member. - Groucho Marx
I guess these are the worms, eh.
Tony B (UK)
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Yep, those are them.
preef
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Thanks. I think mine will be fine too.
As far as the AEFWs go I'm not sure how bad it is yet. I only found the eggs on one frag that hasn't done well since day one. I'm hoping they were just on that one coral. I through out a couple of milles that weren't doing well just in case but I didn't see any eggs on them.
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