White bugs Acropora id

[Sophisticated Reefer]

Can anyone Id if these are white bugs on my acro?

Colony is still growing but shows no color (was pink and purple, now brown) the acro in the video is a frag I took of the colony to get it closer to the glass for inspection.

Also it looks like it's the only acro who's infected, should I use interceptor/milbemax or am I better off by pulling out the colony and throw it away?

In the video you can see one crawling on the top of the right branch

 

[Bleigh]

I cannot tell. You may want to make a post in the pass section. Are they moving? #reefsquad, any id's?

 

[ScottR]

Can anyone Id if these are white bugs on my acro?

Colony is still growing but shows no color (was pink and purple, now brown) the acro in the video is a frag I took of the colony to get it closer to the glass for inspection.

Also it looks like it's the only acro who's infected, should I use interceptor/milbemax or am I better off by pulling out the colony and throw it away?

In the video you can see one crawling on the top of the right branch

It’s best to get a microscope to see exactly what they are. There are some copepods and amphipods and some are parasitic and some aren’t.

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

Any bug crawling on acro flesh is a bad bug. Interceptor time

 

[LOVEROCK]

are they move active at night or day ?

 

[Sophisticated Reefer]

I cannot tell. You may want to make a post in the pass section. Are they moving? #reefsquad, any id's?

Yes sometimes they move! They just walk on the skin of the acro

 

[Sophisticated Reefer]

It’s best to get a microscope to see exactly what they are. There are some copepods and amphipods and some are parasitic and some aren’t.

Ok but do copepods also walk on the Acropora skin?

 

[Sophisticated Reefer]

Any bug crawling on acro flesh is a bad bug. Interceptor time

Yes I already ordered milbemax since intersceptor isn't available here, there is the same active ingredient but with some prazi in it

 

[Sophisticated Reefer]

are they move active at night or day ?

Here's another video, you can clearly see one walk

 

[Sophisticated Reefer]

It’s best to get a microscope to see exactly what they are. There are some copepods and amphipods and some are parasitic and some aren’t.

I've posted another video above here, I won't have access to a microscope

 

[Sophisticated Reefer]

Could anyone confirm these are white bugs?

 

[john90009]

@Rickyrooz have any idea with the picture given??

 

[vetteguy53081]

Looks like red bugs which actually favor acro. You can try a dip until milbemax arrives.

 

[Sophisticated Reefer]

Looks like red bugs which actually favor acro. You can try a dip until milbemax arrives.

I have the milbemax ready in a cup but I wanted to have more confirmation I'm dealing with "pest" bugs

 

[vetteguy53081]

I have the milbemax ready in a cup but I wanted to have more confirmation I'm dealing with "pest" bugs

YOU CAN DRY A DIP FIRST. May knock them down. Look underneath plug for eggs and any other crawlers.

 

[Sophisticated Reefer]

YOU CAN DRY A DIP FIRST. May knock them down. Look underneath plug for eggs and any other crawlers.

A dip in milbemax you mean? The other dips i have is coralrx

 

[ScottB]

A dip in milbemax you mean? The other dips i have is coralrx

Under the recommended Interceptor treatment protocol, you would need to "dip" for 24 hours in order to kill the bugs.

CoralRx may stun the bugs, but it won't kill them. Bugs that crawl on live coral flesh should be treated as a parasite.

Most professional acropora aquaculture folks (in USA) regularly treat their systems with milbemycin oxime once or twice a year. Most also QT new acropora in milbemycin for a day or two. The stuff also kills aefw which I found surprising.

 

[Sophisticated Reefer]

Under the recommended Interceptor treatment protocol, you would need to "dip" for 24 hours in order to kill the bugs.

CoralRx may stun the bugs, but it won't kill them. Bugs that crawl on live coral flesh should be treated as a parasite.

Most professional acropora aquaculture folks (in USA) regularly treat their systems with milbemycin oxime once or twice a year. Most also QT new acropora in milbemycin for a day or two. The stuff also kills aefw which I found surprising.

Thankyou for replying, yesterday I did a 3x milbemycin oxime dose and all corals and fish seem happy and thriving.

I did this for 12h until I did a wc and added carbon + skimmer.

No bugs seen since buts a bit early to say!

The next 2 weeks i will do the same dose as yesterday.

In my country only milbemax is available but it's milbemycin + praziquantel.

Do you think 12h was too short? Is 24h better ?

 

[ScottB]

Thankyou for replying, yesterday I did a 3x milbemycin oxime dose and all corals and fish seem happy and thriving.

I did this for 12h until I did a wc and added carbon + skimmer.

No bugs seen since buts a bit early to say!

The next 2 weeks i will do the same dose as yesterday.

In my country only milbemax is available but it's milbemycin + praziquantel.

Do you think 12h was too short? Is 24h better ?

Glad everyone seems happy. I've really not heard of a negative outcome from milbemycin. If you keep dragonettes or pipefish, well, they might disagree as this stuff kills the good and the bad pods. Some people have said it didn't "work", but I have not read of fish or coral casualties from treatment.

Opinions on exposure time are mixed, but the guys I follow prefer the 24 hour period, 3X dose, and 3 weekly treatments.

 

[Sophisticated Reefer]

Glad everyone seems happy. I've really not heard of a negative outcome from milbemycin. If you keep dragonettes or pipefish, well, they might disagree as this stuff kills the good and the bad pods. Some people have said it didn't "work", but I have not read of fish or coral casualties from treatment.

Opinions on exposure time are mixed, but the guys I follow prefer the 24 hour period, 3X dose, and 3 weekly treatments.

Ok i don't have any of those fish so that won't be a problem!

Next weekend I'll might do a 24h treatment, won't it matter that the skimmer doesn't do it's job for so long?