red acro bugs

[tbryan]

has anyone had any luck using anything other than interceptor on these guys.

 

[clay4au]

I have heard of people using bayer insecticide but not from anyone I know or trust.

 

[tbryan]

any specific bayer product?

 

[clay4au]

I think its the advanced complete concentrate

 

[tbryan]

thanks i found a pretty good write up on it on a socal site.

 

[clay4au]

tbryan;815369 wrote: thanks i found a pretty good write up on it on a socal site.

Cool, keep us updated!

 

[reeferman]

Bayer works,trust me:yes:
BUT,has to be dipped outside the tank

 

[jimknutson]

A dragon face pipefish will eat them

 

[reeferman]

they will,i personally seen mine picking red bugs off an acro.

 

[ralph atl]

jimknutson;815401 wrote: A dragon face pipefish will eat them

yes they will!

However, they won't completely eradicate them (but close enough), and you must now care for a Pipefish which is a difficult care species....fyi:

 

[reeferman]

+1^ my 2 scolys decided to make a meal out of mine,head in one,tail in the other.like the spaghetti scene in Lady and the Tramp

 

[tbryan]

im going to give the bayer a try, i just have to find some walmart diidnt have any, i'll try lowes today, not alot of insecticide on the shelves with winter on the way i guess.

 

[reeferman]

lowes has it

 

[atmercure]

reeferman;815419 wrote: they will,i personally seen mine picking red bugs off an acro.

doing some research and ran across this thread. just noticed i had red bugs also. have a 210 with tons of pods and hate to lose them all with the interceptor not to mention my pistol shrimp. do you have just one pipefish or a pair. also do you know of a store that usually carries them. thanks

 

[reeferman]

i had a pair,getting another pair this week.contact Ryan at Reefworks,he'll get em for you.

 

[fishwhisperer]

tbryan;815369 wrote: thanks i found a pretty good write up on it on a socal site.

Can you share the site? Also regarding the dragon face pipefish. How do they do with the flow in a reef tank? Most reef tanks have pretty strong flow.
Let me know. THanks!

 

[reeferman]

i have 2 mp40s and an mp10 in a 120g and they were fine with the flow.

 

[tbryan]

fishwhisperer;817582 wrote: Can you share the site? Also regarding the dragon face pipefish. How do they do with the flow in a reef tank? Most reef tanks have pretty strong flow.
Let me know. THanks!

Not sure if im allowed to post the link or not, so mods feel free to delete if not. Also i still havent tried this yet although I plan to so if anyone does it's at your own risk. Heres the link

 

[containerman1]

tbryan;817590 wrote: Not sure if im allowed to post the link or not, so mods feel free to delete if not. Also i still havent tried this yet although I plan to so if anyone does it's at your own risk. Heres the link

http://www.socalireefs.com/forums/showthread.php?33899-Bayer-Insecticide-as-a-coral-dip">http://www.socalireefs.com/forums/showthread.php?33899-Bayer-Insecticide-as-a-coral-dip</a>[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the info. I have been wondering how to use the Bayer.
I don't have any red bugs but I like to be pro Active .
So I will know how to get rid of them if I do get them.

 

[tbryan]

The bayer dip definately works guys its been over a week since the dip with no fatalities and no bugs,I did it just like the link I posted.