Sharkey18 July 26, 2010 Share July 26, 2010 In any case i have red bugs, quite a nice infestation. I was playing around some new photo software and when I zoomed in.... there they were! Problem is... the picture is several months old. When I checked the coral, the news is not good. I hate the idea of dosing the entire tank and killing off all of the crustaceans.... is individually dipping all the coral less effective? Is dosing the entire tank necessary to really get rid of them? Laura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coral Hind July 26, 2010 Share July 26, 2010 Yes, dipping only the coral is less effective but it is better then doing nothing. Is it a new coral or an existing one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Lazar July 26, 2010 Share July 26, 2010 Yes, removing the corals and dipping is less effective. Even if you remove 100% of acroporoids, encluding encrusting bases, you may have some RB in the water column or crawling over LR. Plus, "dipping" is probably not long enough to kill all the RBs. But if you only have a few acros and removing to treat is easy, multiple dips may be an acceptable compromise. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almon July 26, 2010 Share July 26, 2010 Maybe setup a quarantine tank for the inverts, while the tank is being dosed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OUsnakebyte July 27, 2010 Share July 27, 2010 Have you all begun to see Milbemycin oxime (Interceptor)-resistant red bugs? I have run corals through treatments with this, and some still persist, presumably passing on their resistance characteristics to the next generation. I hate natural selection... Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkey18 July 27, 2010 Author Share July 27, 2010 Aren't they cute..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanman July 28, 2010 Share July 28, 2010 Nice photos! Camera? Lens? bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkiCurtis July 28, 2010 Share July 28, 2010 so red bugs are yellow with red Heads? Nice photos,sorry to hear about your bugs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkey18 July 29, 2010 Author Share July 29, 2010 It's a digital Canon EOS Rebel Xsi with a 60mm macro lens. The second photo is just a zoom of the first. I had to take a LOT of pics before I got one that had the red bugs in focus when I zoomed in. I have been playing around with Mac's photo software Aperture and that's how I found the bugs. I happened to be looking at a pic from June, zoomed in, and there they were. So far I like the software. And yes, they are yellowish- orange with red heads? eyes? When seen with the naked eye they do take on an overall orangish hue, so I guess that's why they are called red bugs. Laura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkey18 July 31, 2010 Author Share July 31, 2010 If I treat with interceptor should I remove my urchins as well as snails, crabs, shrimp? Laura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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