chewie Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Where did you get the frag? Might be a good idea to let that person know that they have redbugs as some people can't see them up close. If it was a local, shoot me a PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USCG CWO Posted November 4, 2009 Author Share Posted November 4, 2009 Might be a good idea to let that person know that they have redbugs as some people can't see them up close. As I have made several purchases I'll PM those who I have purchased coral from in the last couple months. I just hope they don't take it as me pointing fingers as that is not my intention. Just merely a heads up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_biker Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 You may have had redbugs for a long time and not noticed. Narrowing it down to a single coral that gave them to you would be hard to do. I have had them before, and have them now. They are super easy to treat, so dont sweat it. I found a friend that was a vet and they signed the prescription that I ordered from drs foster and smith. I treated the whole tank before and will do it again. It was easy and very effective. Many people say that you can kill them in one treatment, but I will probably do the 3 treatments to make sure. As said before, remove crustaceans, skimmer, carbon, poly filter, ect and treat with interceptor. Works great! http://www.melevsreef.com/redbugs.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USCG CWO Posted November 5, 2009 Author Share Posted November 5, 2009 Thanks for all the advise everyone. I treated the the tank last night. It took awhile for it to start working but killed all the bugs after six hours. I am running two reactors with carbon and heavy skimming. Will do a water change this afternoon. Seems the crabs I missed made it and amazingly so did my pepperment shrimp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finch6013 Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 does anyone know if interceptor works for acro eating flat worms? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 does anyone know if interceptor works for acro eating flat worms? No it doesn't. I've been through AEFW twice, pm me if you want some suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_biker Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 IMO, if you missed crabs and shrimp and they lived, chances are so did the redbugs. You may have killed most, but there are probably still some. Get the rest of the crabs and shrimp out before the next dose and up the dosage a little. The way interceptor works is killing all crustaceans, which redbugs are, will also kill many of your pods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandinga Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 does interceptor affect clams? All this talk about dead inverts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.