Black Bugs - An Acro keepers worst nightmare?

[CoralWealth]

Both corals no longer have the white bugs but I now see more of the black bugs in todays photos.

Yes that is exactly what I had. The 4x interceptor will knock them all out but it will kill shrimp and crabs too so remove those that you can. Snails and fish are perfectly fine and my acros LOVED it, I dont remember if I had urchins then or not.

 

[Rickyrooz]

Yes that is exactly what I had. The 4x interceptor will knock them all out but it will kill shrimp and crabs too so remove those that you can. Snails and fish are perfectly fine and my acros LOVED it, I dont remember if I had urchins then or not.

I did 4 times dose and didn't lose anything. Makes me question if it really worked. I still see crabs, bristleworms, and amphipods roaming around. No sign of the white bugs but I still see the black bugs.

 

[Rickyrooz]

@FarmerTy @Mrussell @david p. @bubbaque @Sabellafella

 

[CoralWealth]

I did 4 times dose and didn't lose anything. Makes me question if it really worked. I still see crabs, bristleworms, and amphipods roaming around. No sign of the white bugs but I still see the black bugs.

I lost all pods, crabs, and shrimp.

 

[Rickyrooz]

Caught some of these with a pipette.

 

[Rickyrooz]

@Dana Riddle

 

[Dana Riddle]

@Dana Riddle

Can't tell much from the latter photos. Maybe this will help:

Aquarium Corals: Stony Coral Parasites: Red and Black Bugs: Identification Guide, Preventive Measures, and a Review of Treatment Protocols

This article is but a small tool for use by serious hobbyists in answering many questions.

reefs.com

 

[Rickyrooz]

 

[Rickyrooz]

We're moving in the right direction! The third treatment I mixed the Interceptor in boiling water which completely dissolved the medicine. This technique speaks for itself because the first two treatments only took out the white bugs but not the black bugs. I added two large dog chewable tablets (23 mg) each of Interceptor for the 120 gallon and 2 tablets for the 160 gallon.


Before treatment

After treatment

 

[Graffiti Spot]

Amazing pictures. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Dana Riddle]

We're moving in the right direction! The third treatment I mixed the Interceptor in boiling water which completely dissolved the medicine. This technique speaks for itself because the first two treatments only took out the white bugs but not the black bugs. I added two large dog chewable tablets (23 mg) each of Interceptor for the 120 gallon and 2 tablets for the 160 gallon.


Before treatment

After treatment

Nice photos, and good luck!

 

[PGT253]

We're moving in the right direction! The third treatment I mixed the Interceptor in boiling water which completely dissolved the medicine. This technique speaks for itself because the first two treatments only took out the white bugs but not the black bugs. I added two large dog chewable tablets (23 mg) each of Interceptor for the 120 gallon and 2 tablets for the 160 gallon.


Before treatment

After treatment

Any more sign of black bugs after the last treatment?

 

[Rickyrooz]

Any more sign of black bugs after the last treatment?

All gone thankfully, color is coming back on the acro's and the corals that had retracted polyps are showing more extension each day. The key for me was to mix the medication is boiling hot water so it completely dissolved.

 

[Glauber]

Albert use bayer dip from home depot it works wondeers

 

[PGT253]

All gone thankfully, color is coming back on the acro's and the corals that had retracted polyps are showing more extension each day. The key for me was to mix the medication is boiling hot water so it completely dissolved.

Thanks for sharing! I'm glad it worked out well for you. What was your dosage?

 

[Rickyrooz]

Albert use bayer dip from home depot it works wondeers

Bayer doesn't work. That's what I use to dip all my corals.

 

[Rickyrooz]

Thanks for sharing! I'm glad it worked out well for you. What was your dosage?

I used a 4 times recommended dose (1 tablet per 100 gallons).

 

[blstravler]

I used a 4 times recommended dose (1 tablet per 100 gallons).

You did a total of 3 treatments? Also did you boil in RO water?

 

[Sophisticated Reefer]

Hey guys, I was looking through this post and I was wondering if anyone could I'd this for me?

Are these black bugs? It doesnt move and when I dip them with coralrx nothing comes off. I can't even blow it off or scrape it off with a knife

 

[blstravler]

2nd pic is them - they move around quickly. I believe I might have them. I’m thinking about just doing the Interceptor treatment just to be done with it.