Killing Acro red bugs?

Mrfish55 · #1 02-10-2009, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Aquattro

good enough reasons

Any mortalities in anything else? Pods?

There was a couple dead pods floating around the quarantine but I am unsure if they were alive before treatment or not, I don't like to put anything in the main display unless absolutely necessary. So far I am happy with the results, time will tell.

Aquattro · #2 02-10-2009, 09:26 PM

Oh, so you're only treating the new stuff? Typically I use a concentrated interceptor dip for 4 hours, then inspect with a microscope. So far that's worked well for me. Not sure you need 3 treatments in Q tank, but I guess it can't hurt. (we hope)

Stones · #3 02-10-2009, 09:50 PM

From what I've read, only 1 treatment or dip with interceptor is necessary since red bugs are live bearers and there is no egg stage to worry about.

When the interceptor treatment was first pioneered several years ago, very little was known about red bugs and the multiple treatments were put in place only as a way to deal with the possibility of more red bugs emerging from eggs resistant to mibemycin oxime. Since you are using a new type of medication to treat your QT tank, it probably wouldn't hurt to dose again to be sure that you wiped out all of the red bugs.

Mrfish55 · #4 02-10-2009, 10:40 PM

I am only doing the repeated treatments as a precaution I really do not want to have to treat the display "prevention is the best cure" I am hoping the Praziquantel makes it that much more effective. The corals look very good and I noticed there are small sand stars still alive, I can no longer see any red bugs on the corals so I will watch carefully for the next few days.

LATINO · #5 02-19-2009, 06:10 AM

WELL I WISH MY PROBLEM WAS AS EASY AS YOURS. MY HAS INFESTED MY MAIN TANK AND ITS 300G COMBINED. AND DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO. I CALLED MANY VETS AND WONT PRESCRIBE ME THE INTERCEPTOR PILL. I AM RUNNING OUT OF TIME. I JUST LOST ABOUT $200 WORTH OF ACROS. AND ITS CLIMBING. DOES ANY ONE WANT HAVE INTERCEPTOR PILL? I AM IN NEED OF THEM. TELL ME THE PRICE AND I WILL TAKE CARE OF IT. I DONT HAVE A DOG AND NO CATS TO TAKE TO THE VET SO I AM IN A WHOLE HERE.

help please........