Will interceptor kill AEFW?

[gar732]

So I've been having some trouble with my sps lately and couldn't understand why. All my parameters are good. If I wasn't already bald I'd be pulling out my hair right now:sad:. I beat monti eating nudi's not long ago. I just found that I have red bugs and so picked up some interceptor. I was going to dose it tonight and was doing some research before I did just to be sure everything goes smoothly. Now it looks like I have AEFW:cry:. Its like someone dropped a pest bomb in my tank. What's really aggravating is that I always dip everything before it goes in my tank. So will interceptor kill all my pests or will I have to treat each differently? At least if I can beat these little ******s my sps should start looking good again. Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[Breakin Newz]

Interceptor might affect the already hatched but it will do nothing to the eggs......

 

[AquaWorldPSC]

A customer had the same problem and I recommended Revive coral dip and he was happy with it. I don't know if it kills the eggs.

 

[gar732]

I was planning to treat 3x over 3 weeks to kill all the red bugs that haven't hatched yet do you think AEFW have a similar life cycle?

 

[gar732]

I dip all my corals in revive before they go in the tank. Thats why I don't know how I got them in the first place.

 

[Breakin Newz]

Redbugs are direct developers, they do not lay eggs..

 

[gar732]

Oh. I thought I read somewhere that they laid eggs. At first I saw the AEFW eggs and assumed they were red bug eggs. Thats how I figured out I have AEFW. Should I just treat it the 3x to kill the AEFW.

 

[mpoletti]

Interceptor will do nothing to AEFW, hatched or eggs.

 

[gar732]

Well that sucks. I should have know it wouldn't be that easy. what is the best way to get rid of these pests?

 

[stunreefer Verified Sponsor]

You can use several things to kill AEFW's in dips (including Revive) - do a search on them. Nothing will kill the eggs though... there must have been eggs somewhere on the coral. You have to manually remove them.