red bugs

[Rascal]

I think this thread has gone a little off course..there is no doubt that interceptor will do the trick to rid corals of

These pests...

 

My original question was would u buy the coral frag/colony knowing it was infested.would u buy it even if u could simply rid them of the bugs by doing a dip.I have seen what these bugs can do to an infested frag and it's not pretty..so would u buy not knowing what health it is in even if it looks healthy?

 

Yes, I would. The fact that red bugs are easily dealt with makes the risk low. If the frag looked healthy I wouldn't even ask for or expect to pay a reduced rate. I assume that every sps I get could have red bugs and every acro could have aefw or at least their eggs. There is no such thing as a guaranteed safe source. If you don't adhere to a dip/qt routine for all new arrivals you are rolling the dice anyway.

 

Revive definitely works on AEFW (but not the eggs). It is also reported to work on Red Bugs, but I can't vouch for this personally yet.

Edited October 28, 2008 by Rascal