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I caught sight of the black bugs in my tank last night, along with red bugs on my Acropora, and I decided to take action. I dosed Sentinel today, and I'm pleased to report that both the black bugs and red bugs vanished within 5 hours. I did notice a decline in my pod population, but given that I ...

A mate of mine locally had a similar issue with black bugs, almost from the tank's inception, nearly three years ago. His solution, inadvertently, was having a silver belly and 6 line wrasse that kept the black bug population in check.

He experienced some minor tissue recession on his montiporas ...

That you Mo from your avatar, didn't bother searching, not much to find anyway. Thanks for the input, both of you.

I've got a trio of Halicoeris wrasse - Melanurus, Richmondi, and a Yellow Canary - plus a Jewel, but none of them show any interest in the black bugs. To be honest, I had a bit of a ...

One little bump, hoping someone might've come across something similar and can offer some insight.

Not a peep. I know the post is a beast, but I had to lay out the whole story to get my point across. I'm hoping someone who's dealt with this before might see some similarities and think these little blighters aren't actually predators. If they were, I'd have lost all my monti by now - their numbers ...

Two questions for you lot - got any advice on how to tackle this issue, and do you think my observations are on the money or way off?

So here's the story - 15 months ago, I moved my SPS from the holding tank into the new 1000L DT after the house move. I got a tiny encrusting Monti frag from a mate ...

If you give us a bit more info on the tank, we might be able to figure out what's going on. What's the tank size, equipment you're using, how much live rock you've got, what kind of filtration method you're using, and what's the turnover on your powerheads? Also, what are your water stats looking ...