So this is kinda a weird one, but recently I just found out a bunch of my montipora and a couple staghorn acropora have got black bugs on them. I've been reading for hours now about effective treatments. I've come to two options and one is to remove the affected coral and dip it in Bayer which I initially was going to do but after more thinking and research this is really a temporary thing and most likely these bugs have affected more frags In my tank than I can Individually take out and dip. Plus the bugs seem to come back and more dipping is required so it's not solving the problem
I then found that interceptor which is a dog heart worm medication with the active ingredient milbecyin oxyim is effective and lots of people talking about it's success with red and black bugs and some not so much, but I think the species they had were very resistant to dips and interceptor. The ones I have after dipping in coral rx seem to die pretty quickly in that stuff so it makes me think the species I have will be die in interceptor dosed into the tank.
The only issue is I have to get a prescription from a vet and all the vets I called won't do it for corals. The only place willing to is an hour away and I have to bring the coral in to a doctor as a patient so that I can show them the issue. Lol it's just crazy to me that I have to do this to get a heartworm medicine. The other way is to order it from online in another country but it takes awhile to get it shipped out.
I then found that interceptor which is a dog heart worm medication with the active ingredient milbecyin oxyim is effective and lots of people talking about it's success with red and black bugs and some not so much, but I think the species they had were very resistant to dips and interceptor. The ones I have after dipping in coral rx seem to die pretty quickly in that stuff so it makes me think the species I have will be die in interceptor dosed into the tank.
The only issue is I have to get a prescription from a vet and all the vets I called won't do it for corals. The only place willing to is an hour away and I have to bring the coral in to a doctor as a patient so that I can show them the issue. Lol it's just crazy to me that I have to do this to get a heartworm medicine. The other way is to order it from online in another country but it takes awhile to get it shipped out.