A day in the life of a red bug

[CarlaW]

I'll do that if you can get Bam-Bam to ask her for me

 

[wrightme43]

He hates women. Hisses and bites at them. May be like you said a she bird.

 

[Skimmy]

glad to see things are turning around for your corals, i hate that it's at the expense of all the pods and crabs, but oh well..
i wish someone would make something safer to put in the tank for this, wouldnt that be nice!!

 

[rhidien]

I understand why it's imposible in bigger tanks, but couldn't a quarentine tank be used to dose? If so, how long do you think you'd have to keep the sps out of your display to be effective?

 

[NaH2O]

Bryan - I know the thread is really really long, but the Red Bugs - Inevitable? thread has some good info in it regarding the life cycle. The tank would need to be acro free for about 5 days. If I remember correctly, Eric Borneman posted the bugs showed in activity after 3 days, so by 5 you're probably good. A quarantine tank would be a great way to treat, however, it would be very important to take the rocks out that have encrusted acros on them for treatment, too. The bugs can remain on the part of the coral encrusted on the rock. So, once you treated the rest of the corals (and the rock remained with encrusted growth), and introduced the treated corals back to the tank, the infestation would start again.

Hope this makes sense!

 

[CarlaW]

Just completed my 2nd treatment with the results bein about the same as the last time. My shrimp didn't fare as well this time tho. This is gonna be my last treatment. I think 2 will be enuf. I will be setting up a "Q" tank for future purchases and trades. I am hoping that this doesn't have to be done again in my tank.
I hope Edie down at Reeftopia is doin Ok with "Dennis" rollin thru thier neighborhood. I'll have to give them a call later this week when things settle a bit down there and in my tank.