White Bugs on my lps - Page 2

mscarpena · 07/03/2011, 07:07 AM

I had those on some of my yumas and they died. Never was able to get rrid of them on my yumas, but they never went to anything else.

Reef Bass · 07/03/2011, 07:20 AM

My understanding is that generally medication does't work on eggs. The embryos inside are literally shielded from the treatment.

I would recommend multiple treatments. 3 applications with a week inbetween each are the full course for redbugs.

jc-reef · 08/17/2011, 02:28 PM

My Update #2:
It has been over 3 months since I 'dip treated' my FS corals with interceptor and I am happy to report that there is still NO sign of white bugs on either pieces (cant even spot 1 single bug) and both continue to gain color back and completely inflate every day.

With this result I consider my treatment a cure as if there were any eggs that survived, they surley would have hatched by now.

@Reef Bass...these are "white bugs" not 'red bugs' which appear to be able to be treated differently such as I did. Im sure that they are a similar kind of 'pod' and were killed by the interceptor treatment in a lighted QT tank.

Moeshi · 06/14/2017, 12:29 PM

I realize that this will be a legendary necro-thread.

I've tried to find credible sources on what these white bugs might be, so that I could combat them the best.
I decided to describe them myself and I can confirm that they are indeed copepods from the harpacticoida order, and as such pipefish and appropriate dip-solutions does the trick. I used CoralProtec and it killed all of them.

Best of luck to everybody in the future.

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07/03/2011, 07:20 AM	#27
Reef Bass colors and textures Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Petaluma CA Posts: 6,301	My understanding is that generally medication does't work on eggs. The embryos inside are literally shielded from the treatment. I would recommend multiple treatments. 3 applications with a week inbetween each are the full course for redbugs. __________________ The human desires for instant gratification and immediate problem resolution cannot be satisfied with this hobby. Former president and co-president of the Wine Country Reefers. Current Tank Info: 60 gallons of Scleractinia and Zoanthidae lit w/ LEDs

08/17/2011, 02:28 PM	#28
jc-reef Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Treasure Coast, Florida Posts: 969	My Update #2 My Update #2: It has been over 3 months since I 'dip treated' my FS corals with interceptor and I am happy to report that there is still NO sign of white bugs on either pieces (cant even spot 1 single bug) and both continue to gain color back and completely inflate every day. With this result I consider my treatment a cure as if there were any eggs that survived, they surley would have hatched by now. @Reef Bass...these are "white bugs" not 'red bugs' which appear to be able to be treated differently such as I did. Im sure that they are a similar kind of 'pod' and were killed by the interceptor treatment in a lighted QT tank. __________________ My Little Hobby FMAS - Member Current Tank Info: 300gal DD upgraded from 90 gal Mixed Reef Powered by T5 / LED

06/14/2017, 12:29 PM	#29
Moeshi Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 135	The Necro to end all Necros I realize that this will be a legendary necro-thread. I've tried to find credible sources on what these white bugs might be, so that I could combat them the best. I decided to describe them myself and I can confirm that they are indeed copepods from the harpacticoida order, and as such pipefish and appropriate dip-solutions does the trick. I used CoralProtec and it killed all of them. Best of luck to everybody in the future. 19184022_10210940575204373_795018812_n.jpg

07/03/2011, 07:07 AM	#26
mscarpena Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Buffalo, New York Posts: 1,924	I had those on some of my yumas and they died. Never was able to get rrid of them on my yumas, but they never went to anything else.