red bugs magnified 400x

Thanks for the photos Catalano. I sometimes see red or brownish pods hanging out on my glass particularly at night. I once had a suspicion they could be red bugs. If someone did have them without owning any acros and only birdsnest; would they be hanging out on the glass? Ive read posts of red bugs potentially being in live rock. If someone did end up encountering them without any acros; would they move on to other corals? For those who have the unpleasant encounter with them. How would you eradicate them?
 
m.miller1547 said:
Thanks for the photos Catalano. I sometimes see red or brownish pods hanging out on my glass particularly at night. I once had a suspicion they could be red bugs. If someone did have them without owning any acros and only birdsnest; would they be hanging out on the glass? Ive read posts of red bugs potentially being in live rock. If someone did end up encountering them without any acros; would they move on to other corals? For those who have the unpleasant encounter with them. How would you eradicate them?
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No. What you are seeing is most likely trigger pods. Red bugs can only live on SPS coral as that is their only food source. Without it they will stave. It is possible for them to hitchhike on a price of LR or frag plug. Their life cycle is a about 1 week. You can kill them by treating your tank with the dog heart worm medicine interceptor, but it will also kill 80% of your inverts if not removed.
 
Excellent pictures, thanks for posting. I get to grab all of my hermits and shrimp today and tomorrow so that I can treat my tank. :)
 
I've been worried myself so I was researching for like 3 hours last night and came across these photos online. My tank is 80% sps but the ones I have are not on my sps Ive only see them on the glass and with the other pods. Trigger pods I need to look those up because yea I don't think I have the sps eating red bugs. Thanks Eric
 
poidog said:
Why, do you have them? Don't just treat for the sake of treating.
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Unfortunately, yes. Unless the Tiger Pods are just chilling on my Green Slimer. Right.... Ah well, I already have the interceptor, just need to catch my CUC.
 
Thanks, I've already done the math. It turns out that one pill for "Small Dogs" is enough for exactly 100 gallons. :)
 
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