interceptor for redbugs and any other parasites and non parasites, your experience?

joshPensacola · 08/23/2013, 12:25 PM

i found a frag i got with red bugs and am now concerned that i have it all over my tank.

i found the article about using the heartworm medicine interceptor to kill them. and i am interested. however, will this definitely kill all the other inverts in my tank? i have no way at all of catching all or even very many of them. will it for sure kill shrimp, crabs, snails, clams, ect ect....

did the treatment actually work for you?

thank you very much

Allmost · 08/23/2013, 12:28 PM

hello,
the treatment works, but you HAVE to do it 3 times, or they will return. not something to be afraid of ...

Clams and snails are fine.

shrimps, crabs, mysid shrimps, copepods and ... all die though/ [my shrimps never died, but my crabs did]

you can try one of those traps from aquamedic to catch shrimps.

remember to follow the instructions fully.

LobsterOfJustice · 08/23/2013, 04:15 PM

+1 Interceptor only kills crustaceans.

That said, interceptor has not been available for over a year, good luck finding some.

joshPensacola · 08/23/2013, 04:20 PM

i found some at the vet right up the street from me. 10$ per pill for the 50-100lb dog one.....

i will now be researching levisimole dosage in the tank to kill any potential aefw i have

08/23/2013, 12:25 PM	#1
joshPensacola Registered Member. Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 164	interceptor for redbugs and any other parasites and non parasites, your experience? i found a frag i got with red bugs and am now concerned that i have it all over my tank. i found the article about using the heartworm medicine interceptor to kill them. and i am interested. however, will this definitely kill all the other inverts in my tank? i have no way at all of catching all or even very many of them. will it for sure kill shrimp, crabs, snails, clams, ect ect.... did the treatment actually work for you? thank you very much

08/23/2013, 04:15 PM	#3
LobsterOfJustice Recovering Detritophobe Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 7,443	+1 Interceptor only kills crustaceans. That said, interceptor has not been available for over a year, good luck finding some. __________________ If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. I remember when zoanthids were called things like "green" and "orange" and not "reverse gorilla nipple." Current Tank Info: 180g reef with all the bells and whistles

08/23/2013, 12:28 PM	#2
Allmost Moved On Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: canada, toronto Posts: 8,161	hello, the treatment works, but you HAVE to do it 3 times, or they will return. not something to be afraid of ... Clams and snails are fine. shrimps, crabs, mysid shrimps, copepods and ... all die though/ [my shrimps never died, but my crabs did] you can try one of those traps from aquamedic to catch shrimps. remember to follow the instructions fully.

08/23/2013, 04:20 PM	#4
joshPensacola Registered Member. Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 164	i found some at the vet right up the street from me. 10$ per pill for the 50-100lb dog one..... i will now be researching levisimole dosage in the tank to kill any potential aefw i have