IVE GOT RED BUGS!!!!
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sfsuphysics
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If that is possible to remove your acros, absolutely.perculation said:
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GreshamH
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r0ck0 said:
Well they are known to eat coral as well, sooooo, IMO a poor solution
perculation
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So i tried my best for close to four days to get either of my cleaner shrimps out of my tank, but it was useless.
Saturday morning i broke up a small portion(1/6 pill) of Interceptor and added it to my tank after turning off my skimmer. So far so good. I feel a little foolish. Im not sure what i was thinking was going to happen. It wasn't like all my shrimps and crabs went belly up instantly. As of tonight they look okay. I did notice that the larger of the two shrimp is caring a full load of eggs
After 24hrs i noticed less Redbugs on what was their favorite acro. Still though, they remain on all the previously affected corals.
Per what i learned at this months meeting i am going to wait somewhere between 4-5 days from my initial dosing and re dose with the Interceptor. I think Jeremy said to do a large water change before redosing to compensate for the die off from the first round? I'll have to PM him.
I'll let you know how the fight goes.
Saturday morning i broke up a small portion(1/6 pill) of Interceptor and added it to my tank after turning off my skimmer. So far so good. I feel a little foolish. Im not sure what i was thinking was going to happen. It wasn't like all my shrimps and crabs went belly up instantly. As of tonight they look okay. I did notice that the larger of the two shrimp is caring a full load of eggs
After 24hrs i noticed less Redbugs on what was their favorite acro. Still though, they remain on all the previously affected corals.
Per what i learned at this months meeting i am going to wait somewhere between 4-5 days from my initial dosing and re dose with the Interceptor. I think Jeremy said to do a large water change before redosing to compensate for the die off from the first round? I'll have to PM him.
I'll let you know how the fight goes.
perculation
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Today is day 4 post initial Interceptor treatment.
I am going to change 30% of the total water volume today, as well as re-intercept.
As of last night i couldn't spot any Red Bugs. My shrimp are all still alive which make me wonder if i treated it properly the first time.
El Presidente explained to me that the interceptor prohibits the redbugs from developing a shell and that is why it kills off your pods and your crabs, but not your snails. Maybe my shrimp are just prisoners living out their sentence in their last shells?
I am going to change 30% of the total water volume today, as well as re-intercept.
As of last night i couldn't spot any Red Bugs. My shrimp are all still alive which make me wonder if i treated it properly the first time.
El Presidente explained to me that the interceptor prohibits the redbugs from developing a shell and that is why it kills off your pods and your crabs, but not your snails. Maybe my shrimp are just prisoners living out their sentence in their last shells?
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GreshamH
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Huh that is not what I have been told it does.... shooting off another email to my DVM sister who is well versed in what it does.
In the past when I have dosed it with shrimps in the tank, they went into convulsions and it retarded them after that. If it's prohibiting them from growing shells why would it make them go into convulsions?
In the past when I have dosed it with shrimps in the tank, they went into convulsions and it retarded them after that. If it's prohibiting them from growing shells why would it make them go into convulsions?
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GreshamH
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perculation said:
OK Interceptor does not inhibit chitin turnover but rather...
which makes perfect sense given how shrimps react to it.
perculation
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In case somebody stumbles upon this at a later date, i wanted to give a conclusion to my redbud experience.
In hindsight, it couldn't have been easier to remedy. The most difficult part was recruiting my sisters beagle for a heartworm test. I had to thrown in a rabies vaccine to sweeten the deal up.
After dosing the second time, i performed another 30% water change and that was that. A month+ later and i haven't seen another Redbug. I haven't lost either of the cleaner shrimp in my tank to date, nor any emerald crabs that i can see.
Moral: Respect, but fear not the Redbug.
In hindsight, it couldn't have been easier to remedy. The most difficult part was recruiting my sisters beagle for a heartworm test. I had to thrown in a rabies vaccine to sweeten the deal up.
After dosing the second time, i performed another 30% water change and that was that. A month+ later and i haven't seen another Redbug. I haven't lost either of the cleaner shrimp in my tank to date, nor any emerald crabs that i can see.
Moral: Respect, but fear not the Redbug.
