Can horseshoe crab be cultured artificially?

Horseshoe crab is not only a very ancient creature with high medicinal value, but also an endangered creature. Horseshoe crab generally refers to the Chinese horseshoe crab, because of its extensive use value, so many people want to breed, so can the Chinese horseshoe crab be cultured artificially? How can I raise it if I can? Let's follow the editor to read the following and solve the mystery in your mind.

1. Can Limulus amebocyte lysate be cultured artificially?

At present, horseshoe crabs can not be farmed for the time being, but can only be cultured temporarily, that is to say, for a period of time. If they are farmed for too long, they will appear anemic and eventually die, that is to say, the longest breeding time is about a year. If we want to carry out large-scale artificial culture, what we lack most now is the culture technology, so we need to constantly improve the culture technology in order to realize the real artificial culture of horseshoe crab.

2. Culture pond preparation

Horseshoe crab can be temporarily raised, so let's simply understand the temporary culture technology of Chinese horseshoe crab. In general, the temporary culture of horseshoe crab can be divided into indoor culture and outdoor culture. The indoor aquaculture ponds are generally built of bricks, and then the cement ponds are painted with cement. After the cement ponds are repaired, a layer of river sand should be laid at the bottom of the ponds, and aerators and seawater injection equipment should be installed. Outdoor aquaculture ponds are generally soil ponds, and its cost is much lower than that of indoor aquaculture. At the same time, sluice gates at the entrance and exit need to be installed to facilitate water intake and drainage.

3. Bait preparation

Limulus has a high requirement for feed, so when we breed, we must first prepare the feed needed for horseshoe crab. Limulus mainly feeds on miscellaneous fish, oysters and Sinonovacula constricta, and it is best to feed them with oysters and Sinonovacula constricta, which is more in line with the living habits of Limulus. Of course, the cost of live bait is too high, so frozen feed is also used, which is generally dominated by a small miscellaneous fish. However, it is necessary to pay special attention when using frozen feed, that is, after the feed is thawed, it should be rinsed with sea water before feeding, and if the fish is too big, it needs to be chopped.

4. Feeding technology

It is really not easy to raise horseshoe crabs, and we attach great importance to the technology of breeding, so we need to be very careful. Horseshoe crab is very sensitive to water temperature, which directly affects its food intake. Generally speaking, when the water temperature is between 20 and 25 degrees Celsius, the crab crab's appetite is very good. At this time, our feeding amount should be increased appropriately, but if the temperature decreases, we need to reduce the amount of feeding appropriately. In addition, after the use of Limulus, the remaining food residues should be cleaned up in time so as not to pollute the water quality. Finally, remember to change the water every day, usually in the morning, and the pond needs to be cleaned and disinfected every week.

Horseshoe crab can not be farmed so far, as for whether it can be farmed in the future, we still need to see the development and progress of later aquaculture technology. Well, that's all the knowledge about horseshoe crabs that the editor is going to introduce to you today. Thank you for your reading.