How to prevent coral pest?

[prattreef]

Flatworm Exit is something else altogether and is used in the hobby to treat Red Planaria flatworms. It has absolutely no effect on AEFW's. Surely here is no soap in Revive. IME it is useful for all coral species as a dip. It doesn't seem to work for Red Bugs though and doesn't kill AEFW's ( just knocks them off) and doesn't kill the eggs either.

 

[jejton]

Thanks for the clarification. So what exactly is Revive used for when you say " dip " ? Just to knock off the AEFW's?
FWE is only good for red planaria, not AEFW? I thought it was for both. Regardless, any idea on why praziquantel doesn't work on either species of flatworm ? What then is good for AEFW - interceptor ? As for red bugs, I am familiar with them as a coral pest but what exactly are taxonomically speaking? I've have a lot of confusion regarding properly treating for coral pests and keep getting conflicting information.

 

[prattreef]

1) Red bugs = Tegastes species

2)FWE= only for red planaria

3)Revive= coral "cleaner" --- knocks off AEFW's and perhaps has some anti-bacterial properties.

4)AEFW's= no totally reliable readily available treatment ( interceptor has no effect)--Revive or TMPC as a dip, Levamisol which is not readily available is also used by some. No known in tank treatment other than physical removal.

5) Praziquantel = shows promise, but no solid protocol that I know of.

 

[cali_reef]

So, the dips are not 100% effective .. What's everyone using for in-tank control of AEFW and red bugs? I like to avoid taking out the corals for treatment and please keep in mind this is a 300 gallon system..

 

[prattreef]

Most still use Interceptor for Red Bugs which IMO is no big deal.

For AEFW's there still is no in tank treatment, though the labor intensive turkey baster blasting method has worked for me for the most part.

 

[SevTT]

I wonder who came up with the idea of adding interceptor to beat red bugs and why he thought at the time it would work.

Interceptor's an arthropod-specific toxin, and its family are commonly used in veterinary medicine all over the world for that. So I guess he went "Hrm, what can I use that should kill these and not hurt the corals..." and gave it a shot.

 

[prattreef]

Interceptor's an arthropod-specific toxin, and its family are commonly used in veterinary medicine all over the world for that. So I guess he went "Hrm, what can I use that should kill these and not hurt the corals..." and gave it a shot.

That is exactly right and the "who" is Dustin Dorton from ORA.