Are Red Bugs as bad as we think?

[mic209]

So what are the negative effects of red bugs? Are red bugs kind of like LED lighting where it's something we blame when we see our Acros aren't doing good?

 

[ritter6788]

I don't really know what they do. I think It's an Acro irritant though. Some corals will still grow and look fine but others will have slower growth and poor color. You can have a successful sps tank with red bugs IMO. I just prefer to have few pests as possible, one less problem out of the equation.

 

[Tahoe61]

For my corals with Red Bugs, they displayed better color, growth and polyp extension after treatment with Interceptor. An analogy is fleas to a dog, fleas are not likely to kill the dog but are still undesirable.