Help!Rare diseases! Euphyllia White Bugs

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I’ve noticed a very rare diseases/bugs that will host on the Euphyllia’s tentacle. Anyone know what is it? How to treatment it? It’s 100% not copepods. I tried using two little fish coral dip, lot of the white bugs came off but it seems endless it will come back few days after.
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I’ve noticed a very rare diseases/bugs that will host on the Euphyllia’s tentacle. Anyone know what is it? How to treatment it? It’s 100% not copepods. I tried using two little fish coral dip, lot of the white bugs came off but it seems endless it will come back few days after.
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Cant see much in the pic as water is cloudy but could be the grey bugs we often find. If so , this will be a battle as you can sure dip coral however these bugs have likely been laying eggs and reproducing in the tank. For black bugs, there is a antidote with use of Interceptor pills for dog worms crushed into a powder and will wipe out bugs but comes at a slight risk with coral.
Some wrasses such as 6 line and coris wrasse should eat these bugs but if many may not simply keep up
 
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Cant see much in the pic as water is cloudy but could be the grey bugs we often find. If so , this will be a battle as you can sure dip coral however these bugs have likely been laying eggs and reproducing in the tank. For black bugs, there is a antidote with use of Interceptor pills for dog worms crushed into a powder and will wipe out bugs but comes at a slight risk with coral.
Some wrasses such as 6 line and coris wrasse should eat these bugs but if many may not simply keep up
Yes I found answers for the interceptor dewormer too, but none of the post stated on the dosage specification do you happen to know the dosage and what specific meds I need to buy
 

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Yes I found answers for the interceptor dewormer too, but none of the post stated on the dosage specification do you happen to know the dosage and what specific meds I need to buy
Do realize interceptor can and will likely kill inverts,( crabs-shrimps-pods) and I therefore recommend removing all inverts OR treat the coral in a separate tank without inverts and will also reduce amount of the interceptor needed.
Treat 3 times a week for 3 weeks at 25mg per 20 gallons of water. Each pill needs to be ground up with a hammer and should treat about 400 gal. Do application initially. About 8 hours later, add another. Then blow the coral GENTLY with a turkey baster and 8 hours later add another dosage. DO NOT repeat until day 7 doing another 3 treaments every 8 hours.
REMOVE CARBON AND TURN OFF ANY UV STERILIZERS AND SKIMMER UNITS.
Each 7 day periods, do a water change and siphon surfaces.
 

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