For as long as reef tanks have existed so to have a wide range of undesired pests, possibly none more notorious than the infamousAiptasiaanemone. To avoid introducingAiptasiain the first place and to keep a system free of them requires keen inspection of everything placed in the aquarium, as well as a long term commitment to best practices.
If there were a straight-forward method of control that would be effective in all reef tanks the conversation would have ended right then and there, and saved the sanity of passionate reef keepers the world over. With patience and properly applied control methods it can be possible to putAiptasiain the rear view mirror, and forget all about these coral stinging eye sores.
It’s not difficult to findAiptasiaon a wild reef, however only in rare cases do they reach plague proportions as they so easily do in our captive systems. It’s a logical conclusion thatsomething必须让他们的生活盛宴Aiptasiaand our instinct is to find and employ such creatures to do the tough work for us.
所有生物控制方法中最常见且负担得起的最常见的之一是不起眼的薄荷虾。并非所有的“薄荷虾”都相等Aiptasiaand understanding how to identify the helpful shrimp can go a long way to save time and frustration in the battle. Peppermints are a clear choice when a given aquarium is appropriately sized and without any potential predators to feast on the shrimp themselves. In the right system having peppermints control and in some cases eliminateAiptasiacertainly isn’t unheard of, and is often the first form of natural control attempted by aquarists.
Not uncommon either is the Copperband Butterfly Fish. It can often take patience to find a specimen with a taste forAiptasia,如果没有亲自有个人鱼经验的人的轶事,几乎不可能猜测它是否有效。到目前为止,最有效的鱼之一,但是对于许多礁石来说,风险不值得潜在的奖励。
Thanks to captive breeding Bristletail Filefish are quickly becoming a fan favorite in the battle againsAiptasia. They are relatively inexpensive with an outstanding track record. None of these natural controls come without some risk to other tank inhabitants, but despite that Filefish are generally considered reef safe and one of the hardest working troops in the ongoing fight againstAiptasia.
There is an endless array of chemical products used to inject or smotherAiptasia, many are available within the aquarium industry and some less conventional solutions which aren’t difficult to track down at a local hardware store. If done properly; injection with a chemical is hands down the quickest, cheapest, and most effective tool to use in the fight.
由于如此多的礁石坦克中的水ac山面的性质,因此很少是这些解决方案中的一种。整体方法将生物学和手动控制串联结合在一起。观看视频,了解有关礁石建筑商工作室实践的所有详细信息Aiptasia.