fish that eat red bugs

adam87 · 10/25/2010, 11:28 AM

Is their any fish that eat red bugs? One of my green-yellow staghorn had three red bugs on it. And my Miami Orchid was losing its color. I did dip them. My but my Tenuis, Tri Color, Green Slimer, blue staghorn and other acropora's do not have any red bugs on them.

Alex T. · 10/25/2010, 11:41 AM

I believe at one point I had them on a maricultured piece that I bought. I was wondering why my sixline wrasse was paying so much attention to it, then I realized what he was pecking at. I don't know if I still have them, but the sixline was eating them and continues to pick at little things on the corals from time to time.

I'm pretty sure most of the reef-safe wrasses, and even the hard to keep leopard wrasses help[ control/wipe out some of the sps pests we commonly hear about.

vetdog · 10/25/2010, 11:42 AM

The six line wrasse will as will pipefish. You can also use Interceptor.

adam87 · 10/25/2010, 11:52 AM

How much Interceptor for a 40g tank do i need?

Gilby · 10/25/2010, 12:57 PM

A dragon face pipefish has been known to eat them. But it's probably hit and miss. Like peppermint shrimp and aptasia(mine wouldn't touch any aptasia). The only permanent solution is Interceptor, which I highly recommend. It is so easy and really works!

Gilby · 10/25/2010, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adam87

How much Interceptor for a 40g tank do i need?

How much do you have?

adam87 · 10/25/2010, 01:58 PM

I did not buy any yet.

ice2fire11 · 10/25/2010, 02:10 PM

the recommended amount is a whole 2.3mg pill for that size tank. I used that amount and wasn't happy so i used 1.5-2 -> 2.3mg pills and it seemed to do the trick a bit better.

i have a 40g too.

defiantly do atleast 3 doses. i did 3 and noticed a few (3-4) left after my last dose so i dosed a 4th and havnt seen them since.

i warmed the water that had the interceptor in it (to help it dissolve more) and blasted them with a turkey baster. i did a water change on the first and last dose and ran carbon 12 hours after i dosed each time.

good luck, it seems scary but the only thing you need to worry about is crabs, shrimp, pods, etc. when i doses the sps almost opened up more and after everything was done they looked so much better.

adam87 · 10/25/2010, 02:15 PM

So I only need one pill for my tank. Also, I do not have any shrimp but I do have a clam. Should I take the clam out of the tank?

Gilby · 10/25/2010, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adam87

Should I take the clam out of the tank?

No, the clam will be fine.

adam87 · 10/25/2010, 02:34 PM

Thank you everybody for helping me.

ice2fire11 · 10/25/2010, 02:44 PM

youll need one 2.3mg pill per dose. you can get a pack of 12 i think for 20 bucks. but like i said, i up'd my doses but i had a pretty bad case of them. i have heard of trying to get rid of them with different animals to be very rare.

SnowManSnow · 10/25/2010, 02:47 PM

they aren't easy,, but a leopard wrasse will eat read bugs

adam87 · 10/25/2010, 06:50 PM

Would a Mandarin or Pipefish eat them?

Gilby · 10/25/2010, 07:00 PM

I highly doubt a mandarin will. The only pipefish that is known to eat them is the dragon-face pipefish.

TheCoralFarmer · 10/25/2010, 07:08 PM

i can understand why u would want to use a natural predator but the can only reduce the number of red bugs. They might not even eat them at all and you just end up adding to the bioload of the system. Your best bet is to use interceptor.

TheCoralFarmer · 10/25/2010, 07:11 PM

Interceptor will kill all your hermits and crabs so make sure you remove them before u do the three doses that are required. This is the only way to guarantee u get rid of them. Even though they aren't on your other acros they will migrate to them soon enough.

10/25/2010, 11:28 AM	#1
adam87 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: IL Posts: 812	fish that eat red bugs Is their any fish that eat red bugs? One of my green-yellow staghorn had three red bugs on it. And my Miami Orchid was losing its color. I did dip them. My but my Tenuis, Tri Color, Green Slimer, blue staghorn and other acropora's do not have any red bugs on them.

10/25/2010, 11:42 AM	#3
vetdog Space cadet Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Huntingtown, MD Posts: 1,400	The six line wrasse will as will pipefish. You can also use Interceptor. __________________ Any emotion, if it is sincere, is involuntary. ~Mark Twain Current Tank Info: 300 gallon DD reef tank, RedSea MaxE260

10/25/2010, 02:15 PM	#9
adam87 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: IL Posts: 812	So I only need one pill for my tank. Also, I do not have any shrimp but I do have a clam. Should I take the clam out of the tank? Last edited by adam87; 10/25/2010 at 02:22 PM.

10/25/2010, 02:47 PM	#13
SnowManSnow Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Georgia Posts: 956	they aren't easy,, but a leopard wrasse will eat read bugs __________________ It's dark as the inside of a cow out here! - Mark Twain Current Tank Info: 120 MRC acrylic Tank (love it). Constellation T5s Mixed Reef

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10/25/2010, 11:41 AM	#2
Alex T. Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,803	I believe at one point I had them on a maricultured piece that I bought. I was wondering why my sixline wrasse was paying so much attention to it, then I realized what he was pecking at. I don't know if I still have them, but the sixline was eating them and continues to pick at little things on the corals from time to time. I'm pretty sure most of the reef-safe wrasses, and even the hard to keep leopard wrasses help[ control/wipe out some of the sps pests we commonly hear about.

10/25/2010, 11:52 AM	#4
adam87 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: IL Posts: 812	How much Interceptor for a 40g tank do i need?

10/25/2010, 12:57 PM	#5
Gilby Premium Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Waxahachie,TX Posts: 321	A dragon face pipefish has been known to eat them. But it's probably hit and miss. Like peppermint shrimp and aptasia(mine wouldn't touch any aptasia). The only permanent solution is Interceptor, which I highly recommend. It is so easy and really works!

10/25/2010, 01:58 PM	#7
adam87 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: IL Posts: 812	I did not buy any yet.

10/25/2010, 02:10 PM	#8
ice2fire11 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: North carolina Posts: 74	the recommended amount is a whole 2.3mg pill for that size tank. I used that amount and wasn't happy so i used 1.5-2 -> 2.3mg pills and it seemed to do the trick a bit better. i have a 40g too. defiantly do atleast 3 doses. i did 3 and noticed a few (3-4) left after my last dose so i dosed a 4th and havnt seen them since. i warmed the water that had the interceptor in it (to help it dissolve more) and blasted them with a turkey baster. i did a water change on the first and last dose and ran carbon 12 hours after i dosed each time. good luck, it seems scary but the only thing you need to worry about is crabs, shrimp, pods, etc. when i doses the sps almost opened up more and after everything was done they looked so much better.

10/25/2010, 02:34 PM	#11
adam87 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: IL Posts: 812	Thank you everybody for helping me.

10/25/2010, 02:44 PM	#12
ice2fire11 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: North carolina Posts: 74	youll need one 2.3mg pill per dose. you can get a pack of 12 i think for 20 bucks. but like i said, i up'd my doses but i had a pretty bad case of them. i have heard of trying to get rid of them with different animals to be very rare.

10/25/2010, 06:50 PM	#14
adam87 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: IL Posts: 812	Would a Mandarin or Pipefish eat them?

10/25/2010, 07:00 PM	#15
Gilby Premium Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Waxahachie,TX Posts: 321	I highly doubt a mandarin will. The only pipefish that is known to eat them is the dragon-face pipefish.

10/25/2010, 07:08 PM	#16
TheCoralFarmer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: South Jersey Posts: 151	i can understand why u would want to use a natural predator but the can only reduce the number of red bugs. They might not even eat them at all and you just end up adding to the bioload of the system. Your best bet is to use interceptor.

10/25/2010, 07:11 PM	#17
TheCoralFarmer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: South Jersey Posts: 151	Interceptor will kill all your hermits and crabs so make sure you remove them before u do the three doses that are required. This is the only way to guarantee u get rid of them. Even though they aren't on your other acros they will migrate to them soon enough.