Please don't let it be??

[GR808]

Wondering is this was red bugs? If it is, does red bugs cause stn?
I saw this last week and dipped it. this picture was today.. suggestions??????

[Astroreevo]

I've read some articles and Melanarus Wrasses could help those red bugs gone, but it's not always work. And in my other suggestion, I've heard there's some kind of snail species that could get rid those pests but I'm terribly sorry cause I don't remember it name. It has black color and blue stripes on it's back. Hope your acro survive.

Charlie~

[Just Clownin Around]

Need a better pic. Red bugs are ready to get rid of. Dose tank with interceptor three eels in a row. All gone

[Madreef]

You won't see red bugs on dead acros. You need to post some photos of acros in the tank. It's possible for acros to STN for many reasons.

[darryl_v]

Im almost positive I see red bugs on that piece. I should know too as I've had them probably about 5 times. Each time I rid them with in tank interceptor treatments. It's quite easy and my tank never skips a beat.

Reg bugs will only attach corals with little polyp extension so that frag would be a prime target. THey can cause the polyps to come out even less and color loss. Although I've never seen them kill an acro or cause as much color loss as I'm seeing in your pic. Perhaps the dip you did was tough on the acro.

[butts182]

looks like red bugs. they do not cause stn. to rid your tank of red bugs, dose with interceptor once a week for three weeks. do a search here on R2R for threads on how to dose interceptor. your dip might have hurt that acro frag or something else, but not red bugs.

[Troylee]

Yeah those are redbugs for sure.... Don't freak that's the best pest you could get if you where gonna get one..... Very simple in tank cure so no worries.... Just a little interceptor and wala... Check out meleves reef he has a great write up ad instructions on the subject...hth

[returnofsid]

Honestly, I zoomed way in on the photo and I don't think there are any red bugs on it. Red bugs would stick out like a sore thumb, on that white skeleton. While Red bugs can be difficult to see, on a healthy coral, you'd see the red/yellow demons easily, on a bare skeleton. Even with a healthy coral and a good photograph, they're easy to see, once you know what to look for.. Red bugs do not cause STN.

[fraggingfish]

Not a case of redbugs, more, even if you do see small lifeforms on the acro.
Those are just pods, they'll feast upon the dead.

Red bugs will damage clusters of areas, here's an image.



Red bugs are much more simpler to eradicate, compared to monti nudi's or flatworms.

[Landon]

Those are redbugs. You can completely see the yellow body and the dark spot which would be red. The acro in the picture is not dead due to the polyp extension.

[returnofsid]

Those are redbugs. You can completely see the yellow body and the dark spot which would be red. The acro in the picture is not dead due to the polyp extension.

Landon, which photo are you referring to, the original one, or fragginfish's? The original photo shows a dead coral skeleton, with no polyp extension/no flesh/nothing. The dark spots are area of the skeleton where polyps USED to be. There's no yellow in that photo at all, just white skeleton. I zoomed in, 100 percent, on the photo. You can clearly see that the dark spots are holes, where polyps used to exist.

[GR808]

Thanks for all the tips and suggestions all. I apologize for the terrible picture for I only have a point and shoot camera. The pic may be a little washed out. I've dipped that frag about a week ago with bayer complete insect killer. Funny thing is when I removed the frag from the rock to dip, upon closer inspection of the frag I couldn't see anything. After dip I couldn't see anything in the dip water as well. Never had red bugs before so I, don't know the characteristics.

[GR808]

bump for help?? ID?? or bug free tank???

[AcroholicReefer]

Honestly, I zoomed way in on the photo and I don't think there are any red bugs on it. Red bugs would stick out like a sore thumb, on that white skeleton. While Red bugs can be difficult to see, on a healthy coral, you'd see the red/yellow demons easily, on a bare skeleton. Even with a healthy coral and a good photograph, they're easy to see, once you know what to look for.. Red bugs do not cause STN.

You could be completely right but I don't personally know based on that picture.

It is a really tough call and I could easily go the other way but I am leaning on RB. One thing is certain, we need to see pictures of other acros in your tank. Is this the only one? Acros will live with Red Bugs so I wouldn't freak out. Defiantly not the reason why the acro is bleached.

[BeakerBob]

Here is a cropped closeup of your coral showing the red bugs. The one on the left is very easy to see, yellow with a red dot in it. Click on the picture to see it better:

[brahm]

I don't see STN, it looks bleached.