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Mitch, yes, I am aware of that (and every other) thread. Nobody has ID'ed them yet, other than they are a type of copepod. I think Ron Shimek is claiming that there are two bugs that look the same..the other is an amphipod though.
I'm currently running a test tank to see if I can kill them based on some clues in the thread you linked to. Although some people claim they don't do any damage, most people I've spoken with believe they do. We need to figure out a way to get rid of these bugs!!
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05-05-2003, 05:07 PM
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Hey Brad,
Just to clarify my veiws on the bugs. I do beleive they cause damage. I just beleive they are more of an opportunist and attack corals that are less then happy to begin with. I've personally witnessed corals that have appeared damaged from the bugs but after moving or changeing something with water issues that coral is no longer bothered or appears that way at least to me. The coral may still have the bugs on them but it would appear that they no longer bother the coral to the point it's visial. With a fully stock reef it's tough to make everything happy even if the corals are from the same genus. With out the bugs it may not be so clear on which corals are not as happy but the bugs are the straw that broke the camels back so to speak. I beleive that a system is far better with out the bugs but certainly not the end of the world.
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05-05-2003, 06:05 PM
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Jamie, I tend to agree in part, but I don't think they're oppurtunistic. Some of the worst affected corals were the fastest growing. I did take a large branch of the colony this dipped pic came from and put it ina 5g on my window sill. Tons of algae growing and the temp hits 93F during the late afternoon...it is recovering very well and is still covered in bugs!! Zoox seem to be repopulating and the coral is getting a lot of pigment back. Really weird.
Some of my pieces are covered and continue to grow and retain all color, so I can't really say for sure why some do poorly and others don't. As far as I can tell, all the acropora in my tank are infested. Only three, maybe four, appear to suffer. I'm certainly getting annoyed by them, and hopefully formulate a plan to get rid of them.
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05-05-2003, 06:17 PM
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Mitch, it hasn't worked for anyone that tried it. I believe the bugs are too small to be considered food by most fish. Besides, six-lines are bad for the rest of the (good) bugs
 Some people report that yellow clown gobies might work, but I think the concensus is they bother acros as much as the bugs do!!
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