SPS - Eye Candy

[mfollen]

BC Cricket Spine

 

[hatfielj]

Newest additions over the weekend from a local club member:

CB Unicorn Poop

WWC Heartbreaker

TGC Cherry Bomb

Bro, I'm shocked no one said anything when you posted this, but in at least 3 of these photos there are very clearly red bugs. You need to do an interceptor treatment.

 

[Hunna’s Stunnas]

Bro, I'm shocked no one said anything when you posted this, but in at least 3 of these photos there are very clearly red bugs. You need to do an interceptor treatment.

Already on it! Someone on my local forums pointed it out quickly and I was able to pull the 3 infected frags before they could spread. I did my first treatment last Thursday and will be doing another this Thursday and a third the following.

I made a thread about the process here. Everything is still red bug free as of last evening when I checked after work

 

[hatfielj]

Already on it! Someone on my local forums pointed it out quickly and I was able to pull the 3 infected frags before they could spread. I did my first treatment last Thursday and will be doing another this Thursday and a third the following.

I made a thread about the process here. Everything is still red bug free as of last evening when I checked after work

Ok, glad to hear it. Just keep in mind that it is VERY HIGHLY possible that the entire tank will need to be treated. I mean, you can definitely wait and see, but I wouldn't be at all surprised if several weeks or months down the line you start seeing them elsewhere in the tank. Those little buggers can spread quick. Good news is that the treatment for a whole tank is a very benign process. You just lose your shrimp and hermits, but everything else is basically unaffected.
Another, even more common pest you need to watch for is white bugs. They are everywhere these days. They are WAY harder to spot than redbugs though, so really really easy to miss. Quarantine and treat everything new with interceptor before adding into your established display tank;)
Good luck to you!

 

[Hunna’s Stunnas]

Ok, glad to hear it. Just keep in mind that it is VERY HIGHLY possible that the entire tank will need to be treated. I mean, you can definitely wait and see, but I wouldn't be at all surprised if several weeks or months down the line you start seeing them elsewhere in the tank. Those little buggers can spread quick. Good news is that the treatment for a whole tank is a very benign process. You just lose your shrimp and hermits, but everything else is basically unaffected.
Another, even more common pest you need to watch for is white bugs. They are everywhere these days. They are WAY harder to spot than redbugs though, so really really easy to miss. Quarantine and treat everything new with interceptor before adding into your established display tank;)
Good luck to you!

Those frags were pulled 3+ weeks ago, and all of the SPS on the rack next to where the frags were and on my reef still have zero signs of them. I’ve been checking everything every 2-3 days with my camera to be sure. Event the infected ones show zero signs of of them 5 days after their first treatment.

After this, I’ll definitely be adding everything into QT first before it goes into any of my main tanks.

 

[hatfielj]

Those frags were pulled 3+ weeks ago, and all of the SPS on the rack next to where the frags were and on my reef still have zero signs of them. I’ve been checking everything every 2-3 days with my camera to be sure. Event the infected ones show zero signs of of them 5 days after their first treatment.

After this, I’ll definitely be adding everything into QT first before it goes into any of my main tanks.

Tip for spotting red bugs and white bugs is to use a bright flash light after the main lights go out. Leave it pointed in one spot and watch closely for any movement for a moment or two before changing position. You have to shine it at various angles often to finally spot them. Keep the frags close to the front glass so you can put your eyes right up next to them. That's how I finally spotted white bugs in my tank. They escaped detection for months before I finally learned how to spot them.
But, it sounds like you may have dodged a bullet with yours so hopefully won't be an issue.