Red Bugs and Pipefish

[anjhof]

Has anyone successfully reduced/eliminated red bugs in their tanks with pipefish? I have a mandarin and fear that using Interceptor would kill all his food.

[wentreefgirl]

http://reefcentral.com/forums/search.php?s=&action=showresults&searchid=8624213&sortby=&sortorder=

The search button is a wonderful thing. Use link above.

[anjhof]

Too bad the search function never works.....
If you have a link to some helpful advice, please share...

[wentreefgirl]

In my first post. Theres many.

[jski711]

ya that link doesn't work for me.....

[ScallopKing]

No, have had a orange/red banded pipefish for some time and one or two acros with redbugs. No difference, still there.

[wentreefgirl]

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1104439&highlight=pipefish

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1037398&highlight=pipefish

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=983148&highlight=pipefish

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=980916&highlight=pipefish

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=970078&highlight=pipefish

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=958216&highlight=pipefish

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=965121&highlight=pipefish

Just pullled my link up again. Here is many from 4 pages of links of the search I gave you. Dont see why my search works and others dont.

[fishdoc11]

Pipe fish don't reliably work and I don't know that I have read about anyone getting rid of red bugs with one.....maybe controlling them to a ceartain extent but that's hit and miss. FWIW I know 2 locals who treated their tanks with mandarins and the fish didn't skip a beat. Typically the pods recover in a fairly short period of time.
hth, Chris

[anjhof]

Thanks to everyone for their help. Looks like Interceptor is the way to go....