What is this!

Death. Check for redbugs???

 

Can you tell if it is on top of the tissue? To me it almost looks like tissue loss where algae has begun to grow on the exposed skeleton, but I don't see much for coralites, which I would expect to see if the skeleton was exposed. Perhaps eggs of some sort?

 

Yellow dots = RED BUGS!

Revive won't kill them but just "stun" them. Interceptor is the only known "in tank" treatment. Last I knew the company that makes it had shut down.

Good luck.

 

I have treated red bugs before successfully. Actually I had to recently, corals I got from fall fest had some on them. I saw them when I examined them once home and immediately treated them. It is very contagious and can highly irritate coral to a point where they don't want to open, and eventually coral will deteriorate. I used interceptor, I can try to send you the link with dosage and correct pill size to use. It mainly infects hard corals, and the smoother the tissues, the more the red bugs like it. You will want to treat in separate quarantine tank for a few hours and put back in your tank. Treating in your tank will kill multiple inverts like crabs, worms, snails, etc, that's why I prefer not to run treatment in the display. Interceptor is a dog heartworm preventative and general wormer, it also treats a few other things as well, including the redbugs in our tanks which if I recall are referred to as parasitic crustations. This drug is availiable through a vet and not over the counter. You may order it online with a vet prescription and it should be cheaper. If waverz is right, and there is a shortage of interceptor, ( I am not aware of this but it could be possible, however, there is a shortage on the actual heartworm treatment that is imiticide based for dogs though, not for tanks, in case that's what he was refering too) perhaps ask your vet to see if they have an off brand, it should have a harmless beef or other flavor with milbemycin oxiome as the active ingredient. The bugs don't cause quick damage, but will spread, its up to you if you choose to treat. Goodluck.

 

I have treated red bugs before successfully. Actually I had to recently, corals I got from fall fest had some on them. I saw them when I examined them once home and immediately treated them. It is very contagious and can highly irritate coral to a point where they don't want to open, and eventually coral will deteriorate. I used interceptor, I can try to send you the link with dosage and correct pill size to use. It mainly infects hard corals, and the smoother the tissues, the more the red bugs like it. You will want to treat in separate quarantine tank for a few hours and put back in your tank. Treating in your tank will kill multiple inverts like crabs, worms, snails, etc, that's why I prefer not to run treatment in the display. Interceptor is a dog heartworm preventative and general wormer, it also treats a few other things as well, including the redbugs in our tanks which if I recall are referred to as parasitic crustations. This drug is availiable through a vet and not over the counter. You may order it online with a vet prescription and it should be cheaper. If waverz is right, and there is a shortage of interceptor, ( I am not aware of this but it could be possible, however, there is a shortage on the actual heartworm treatment that is imiticide based for dogs though, not for tanks, in case that's what he was refering too) perhaps ask your vet to see if they have an off brand, it should have a harmless beef or other flavor with milbemycin oxiome as the active ingredient. The bugs don't cause quick damage, but will spread, its up to you if you choose to treat. Goodluck.

 

Sorry for the double post.....mobile phone.

 

Just because you killed the ones that were on your corals doesn't mean your tank is not infected.

It's like if you have fleas in your house and only bomb one room.

If you can get interceptor get some.

 

You had like 100 of them on one tiny piece of coral. You don't think there are some that fell of while pulling the coral out to dip?

You got cooties man, stop denying it and get interceptor if you can.

If you can in fact get some let me know. I always like having it on hand.

 

Lol, Waverz