Red bugs

[Emac909]

Need some info from people that have dealt with red bugs.
Did u treat the whole system or did u qt the infected corals and treat them in qt or did u qt all sps corals and treat them all in qt.
I want to get rid of them but don't want to whip out my entire pod population.

 

[ngvu1]

Do you have any wrasse that eat them in the DT?

 

[Emac909]

Also can RB live on montis? I'm to lazy to reach it.

 

[SPEARGUNHUNTER]

I would recommend treat the whole system


Didn't know there is a wrasse that eat RB.

 

[Emac909]

I haven't seen them eat any yet. Red bugs are super tiny tho I wouldn't see them being a part of wrasses diet.

 

[johnwin84]

i have some interceptor if you need. Normally its best to treat the entire tank

 

[Emac909]

I have read that pipe fish will feed on red bugs but I've got way to much flow in my tank for them.

 

[Emac909]

i have some interceptor if you need. Normally its best to treat the entire tank

Enough to treat a 300 gallon 3 times?

 

[Adrock]

I would recommend treat the whole system


Didn't know there is a wrasse that eat RB.

there isn't but a pipe fish that eat them

 

[Emac909]

If I do do a whole system I'm taking all my stuff out of my fuge to save some of the pods.

 

[SPEARGUNHUNTER]

there isn't but a pipe fish that eat them

So pipe f. Is into wrasses family?
Sorry for the ignorance

 

[johnwin84]

I have 6 large chews. It.should be enough

 

[Emac909]

Bring them Friday I'll buy them.

 

[Adrock]

no they are in this family related to seahorses not wrasses

Syngnathinae

 

[Emac909]

Can I keep the clams and anemones in the tank while treating with interceptor?

 

[SPEARGUNHUNTER]

no they are in this family related to seahorses not wrasses

Syngnathinae

Thanks for the info. Not ignorant anymore lol

 

[johnwin84]

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2338867
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2306403

 

[lowbudget]

whole system treatment is the best. i use to do the treatment every year for the heck of it cause i had a lot of intercepter. now i think i have enough for 1 full treatment so im going to save it for raining days gave a few pills away.

 

[JOSE CASAS]

Doing the whole system is the best way. Any water connect to your tank should be treated as they like to free float in the water column. No a pipe fish wont fix ur problem. Not all the pods will die, some will survive and repopulate the system. hth

 

[JOSE CASAS]

Can I keep the clams and anemones in the tank while treating with interceptor?

yes you can