red bug ??

[kvmn]

hi every one,,do you know any website link about all the bug that i should watch out for,,,and look for when buying new coral///??
thanks

[clownnut]

RC SPS forum

[David Grigor]

Host a meeting. We'll let you know if you have'em.........

[hypertech]

Zibba put some nice images on this thread:

http://www.tcmas.org/forums/showthread.php?t=3471

[kvmn]

i love to host a meeting but i bet nobody want to come to see my tank,,,i only have frag from you david with fishonly tank,,,so nothing to look or impress people to come,,so i will wait for next year or year after,
note,, i just want to know what is look like so i can prepare for it?/ or watch out for it,,,thanks

Host a meeting. We'll let you know if you have'em.........

[David Grigor]

Just looking at pics, it's really hard to know for sure what your looking for. Best I can say is if you see a little red dot on your coral. Stare at it for a while a look for movement. However, some peoples eye are better than others, I have seen some pretty infested colonies with literally thousands on it yet the owner still couldn't see them.

Also, point out, with frags visual inspection may be doable. When colonies or larger frags it's pretty impossible to see in the crevices and the inside parts.

You should quarantine and proactively dip all corals for this reason.

The good news is red bugs is very treatable and quite frankly wouldn't get too concerned or really worry about them until your pretty much done with your acro collection or unless the population is out of control and suspected of causing too much stress. The Acro eating flatworms is by far the bigger threat and why you should quarantine and proactively dip everything.

[Zibba]

RC SPS forum

there is a thread on RC with a bunch of pics of coral predators.

melevsreef.com is a good place to check out too...he has some good picture of red bugs.

[kvmn]

thanks,,