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michika
11-25-2005, 11:26 PM
To anyone who recently purchased SPS from a person who lived outside of Edmonton, and was shutting down a large system.

I received corals from this person and they arrived with redbugs! Most of my corals have RTNed, but I wanted to let anyone else who'd purchased from this person know. Check your tanks. This particular strain appeared to be more of a cinnimon-orange color, and only attacked sps in my tank with few polyps.
rusty
11-26-2005, 11:47 AM
Hey Catherine are you sure they came from that person? I loaded my tank with corals from her and I have been watching my tank, I see no bugs ( it does have me a little worried though ) Could they have come from else where? Sorry to here about your tank :cry:
michika
11-26-2005, 02:30 PM
I haven't gotten anything from anyone else. The only coral infected was that particular coral that came from her.
mr_alberta
11-26-2005, 02:54 PM
Hi Catherine,

Looking closely at my pieces, I can confirm what you are seeing. Though the outbreak isn't horrendous, they are there.

Its time to talk to your vet again I guess :frown:
muck
11-26-2005, 05:08 PM
Hi Catherine,

Looking closely at my pieces, I can confirm what you are seeing. Though the outbreak isn't horrendous, they are there.

Its time to talk to your vet again I guess :frown:
Harv send me a pm.
michika
11-26-2005, 05:49 PM
Do you still have interceptor left Ryan?

Anyone need to split a box?
saltynuts
11-26-2005, 06:03 PM
dam its a bad day in the reefing world
mr_alberta
11-26-2005, 06:15 PM
I'll take a pill or two..they are nice to have around...I guess I should have dipped my acro before :rolleyes:
michika
11-26-2005, 06:23 PM
I dipped....
geopod
11-26-2005, 06:30 PM
I am yet to find any bugs people....I dont even know what I am looking for.Small red things that look like paprika on the coral..hmmmm.... I may get you guys to look at my tank when you come for the meet.Cause I honestly never seen them before and I am sure if I noticed something I wouldve freeked out already.Are they that hard to spot?

george
muck
11-26-2005, 06:32 PM
They are hard to spot but are noticeable if you look really really closely.
My tank is Red Bug free as I got some acros from that source just before i treated my tank anyways.. :mrgreen:
muck
11-26-2005, 06:42 PM
Do you still have interceptor left Ryan?
Yep I still got some. :cool:
michika
11-26-2005, 07:06 PM
How much?
muck
11-26-2005, 07:13 PM
How much?
sent you a pm
saltynuts
11-26-2005, 09:23 PM
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/june2003/feature.htm
Chin_Lee
11-26-2005, 10:35 PM
IMO red bugs are inevitable in this hobby if you have any acros. They will always come back in 3/4/6/8 months. Its probably best to just treat on a regular schedule. I am going to treat every 2 months from herein and my tanks are now void of hermits and shrimps.... not because I don't like the inverts but my investment in acros have been a lot higher than the inverts. Every 2 months might be a little extreme but after seeing the difference in the before and after effects on many of my acros, I believe its probably the best route to take.
rusty
11-26-2005, 10:48 PM
Ok I will have to have someone look at my tank because I just looked again and I see no red bugs. Either I got lucky and didn't get any or I am blind :lol:
mark
11-27-2005, 04:52 AM
so what is the best treatment?
christyf5
11-27-2005, 04:54 AM
The only treatment they've come up with so far is interceptor, a dog heartworm medicine that is available by prescription through a veterinarian

More info:

http://www.reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=43945

http://www.reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=439155
Beermaster
11-28-2005, 11:11 AM
Well theres the scary thought, considering we bought all her Live Rock and sand, so i am going to guess that we have them as well *DAMN*
Aquattro
11-28-2005, 01:50 PM
IMO red bugs are inevitable in this hobby if you have any acros. They will always come back in 3/4/6/8 months.

I gotta go against this thought. I believe that if you treat every new incoming piece, you can avoid them. I go one step further and inspect every new frag under a microscope, but I do not have them back and I'm sure I never will.
mr_alberta
11-28-2005, 02:02 PM
Well theres the scary thought, considering we bought all her Live Rock and sand, so i am going to guess that we have them as well *DAMN*

Unless you have Acros in your tank, they should die off in short order from lack of food/shelter.