https://melevsreef.com/ en https://melevsreef.com/critters/red-bugs <span>Red Bugs</span> <span><span>melev</span></span> <span>Sat, 06/13/2020 - 03:42</span> <ul class="clearlist content-slider mb-40"><li> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/portfolio_952x_613/public/2020-06/redbugs.jpg?itok=EcaYozcS" width="953" height="613" alt="red-bugs" loading="lazy" /> </li></ul> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>One of the blights of many SPS keepers has been the notorious <strong>red bugs</strong>, 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 <a href="http://reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=45859&amp;highlight=redbugs" target="_blank">this link</a> 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. <strong>NOT reef-safe!  </strong></p> <p><a href="http://melevsreef.com/articles/red-bugs-no-more">Here's a page</a> on my site showing how I treated a coral for this infestation.</p> <p>Photo by Gregory<br /><img alt="redbug" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="698215f4-6195-4400-a840-ddbc890e5af0" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/redbug_800.jpg" width="800" height="533" loading="lazy" /></p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-critter-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/74" hreflang="en">Pests</a></div> <div class="field field--name-field-website-area field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/40" hreflang="en">Critters</a></div> Sat, 13 Jun 2020 00:42:04 +0000 melev 146 at https://melevsreef.com