
Photo by Marc Levenson
One of the blights of many SPS
keepers has been the notorious red bugs, which aren't
even red! These tiny fleas are yellow and tend to congregate on smooth
acropora colonies. They are tough to kill, using a prescription product
called Interceptor from your local vet. Please refer to Reef Central as
well as this
link for instructions on dosing this product, as it is quite an endeavor
that has to be repeated three times and which may affect pods and crabs
in your tank. Leaving them unchecked, they reportedly will kill SPS corals
one by one. A superior image
was provided by Gregory. NOT reef-safe! Update
8/31/06: New page
on my site showing how I treated a coral.
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