National Tide 1980.

Chapter 45 Selling Fish

Ning Weimin was very selective, and inquired about the fish farming situation with the fish seller.

I bought these couples of mature angelfish at a high price.

What is the temperature of the water, and what fish food the little fish usually feeds, he strictly follows the past and raises them very carefully.

Therefore, these pairs of fish were moved to the new environment and adapted very well.

Neither sick nor dead.

And within a few days, a small tube appeared under the male and female fish of the pair of "three-color fairy" and began to sag.

This means that good things are coming.

Ning Weimin was overjoyed, and sure enough, one day in early June, the female fish began to lick the board.

This is the performance of actively cleaning the spawning area.

Wait until it becomes more and more frequent, and when it comes to licking the board almost continuously.

Ning Weimin knew that it was time to make special preparations for the hatching tank for breeding fish eggs, and it was time to receive the money!

To be honest, the technical requirements in this regard are actually not difficult.

The main thing is to control the water temperature and oxygen.

Specifically, trap the water in advance, and set the water temperature in the hatching tank to be a degree slightly warmer than the temperature in the breeding tank.

Finally, it is necessary to ensure that the trapped water in the hatching tank has sufficient oxygen.

Of course, since there are no professional electric equipment these days, all this can only be guaranteed through local methods.

For example, regarding temperature, Ning Weimin basks in the sun.

The only way to do it is to bake the bulbs.

He used wooden boards to connect four large sixty-watt light bulbs to light the bathtub.

The power is just enough, not half the effect of Yuba.

As for oxygen, it is even more laborious.

The trapped water had long run out of oxygen, and Ning Weimin had nowhere to go for an oxygen pump.

He could only artificially produce oxygen by stirring repeatedly with a scoop.

This is the main reason why angelfish are scarce on the market at this time.

Although the trick is just a thin layer of paper, it is a new thing because of the lack of equipment.

Except for Ning Weimin, no one today knows how to pierce it.

Simple technology, it still seems very high-end at this time.

This should also be regarded as a bonus of the times.

In short, after Ning Weimin struggled for about two hours, the female fish finally began to lay eggs on the spawning board.

At this time, the male fish also followed suit and sprinkled sperm on the eggs.

It seems that the male fish will slowly swim along the top of the breeding board with the female fish, which is called "slide boarder".

The whole process takes about an hour or so before spawning ends.

During this period, the most feared thing is the drastic changes in sound and light, which interfere with the male and female fish.

So for the sake of safety, Ning Weimin not only went out of the house by himself.

He even stayed at the window outside, begging the neighbors who passed by to keep as quiet as possible.

So that anyone who sees him is a god.

After waiting for the spawning to end successfully, Ning Weimin had to take away the board that had spawned.

Then it is carefully placed in the ready incubation tank, which is called the "lifting plate method".

But to achieve this step, I can only say that I am relieved, and it is far from the time when I am done.

The last few days are the top priority for the success of the incubation

So in order to ensure that the eggs can be "rolled" smoothly.

Ning Weimin not only put his own diluted eye drops in the water to ensure the water quality and inhibit the growth of bacteria in the water.

He even went to the master who repaired his watch a few days ago and borrowed an old soot blower.

After connecting this thing, a thin plastic straw was inserted into the incubator tank, facing the production board. From time to time, he had to squeeze a few times.

It is best to supply sufficient oxygen with minimal movement.

But even so, after [-] hours of incubation, it is still difficult to avoid the emergence of more or less bad eggs.

Normal fish eggs are transparent as a whole.

The bad eggs turn white and are opaque under light.

Needless to say, the harm of these bad eggs is that they will continue to infect the surrounding fish eggs.

Only after 48 hours, the fish eggs began to grow small tails one after another, and began to shake and roll down to the bottom of the tank one after another.

The spoiled dead eggs stop causing damage.

It's called a "roller".

After all the eggs rolled down, the small fish all gathered at the bottom of the tank and wriggled, just like little bugs.

This situation basically needs to be maintained for another two days before the small fish can grow eyes and start to "take off".

But at this point, it is basically considered to have passed the loss level.

It was only then that Ning Weimin could really relax.

Not to mention, being able to successfully incubate seven achievements is the greatest reward.

Get a rough estimate of your upcoming profit

Ning Weimin suddenly felt that all his efforts were not in vain, and he was so tired and suffering - it was worth it!

Five days later, when the little fish grew up and down fins and swam in groups, the scene was quite spectacular!

Not to mention that Ning Weimin looked happy, even a fishmonger named Gu Si'er he brought back from the market was very excited.

"My mother! Brother, did you really come out of a nest?"

"That's right, you don't even look at it, you're not a parent, can you be the same? Just that pair, that pair of 'three-color' cubs."

"Oh, you are really the one in the fish-hand style! I admire it! I have never seen anyone, and you can hatch so many. It is good to have thirty or forty in a litter. You must be considered Uniquely learned..."

"That's not true, I'm not blowing it. I'm the only one in the capital. You're looking for a second person, but you really can't find it."

"I didn't say it. I'm absolutely convinced. I've seen an expert today. Your family doesn't have to do it like your ancestors did, right?"

"How is it possible, what kind of species are we raising here? This trick is in a foreign magazine, I think..."

"No wonder, you still know foreign characters?"

"What's the matter, I speak English very well, can you understand?"

"I don't understand, hey, master! Otherwise, this person has to be very capable, has the ability, and there are opportunities to make money everywhere..."

In short, a person who sincerely admires, a well-deserved person, and who knows how to play with fish, the two of them chat happily.

But don't look at talking about these high spirits, it's a bit like becoming a confidant, and Ning Weimin is a little disappointed when it really touches the actual interests.

One is that Gu Si'er is a little ignorant, and even fantasized about buying his fish farming tips for 100 yuan.

The second is the auspicious price of 66 yuan at the wallet side that he offered himself, and Gu Sier did not agree.

"What's the matter, are you alright? Do you really think it's expensive? A fish is less than [-] cents. This is a fairy. You are going to sell it tomorrow, at least [-] cents a piece. You keep it for two more days, in the market. It's forty or fifty cents for a shot. I'll give you a preferential price."

Ning Weimin was not happy anymore, his tone was full of dissatisfaction.

"Brother, you're right, if I'm rich, I really want to stay!"

For this reason, Gu Si'er was a little embarrassed to tell the truth.

"I'm not afraid of your jokes. I can't make four or five yuan in a morning market. Your fish is good, but it's too much."

"I'm not you, I'm not as capable as you, and I still have to go to work. I really eat it all at once, in case one of them is not well taken care of and the fish dies accidentally. I have to pay for my two months' salary. The days will not pass."

"Besides, it's not easy for me to sell so many fish at once. If I want to sell them quickly, I don't have such a good price." , How about getting the 15 yuan first? I have to sell the one in my hand before I can come back to get the goods.”

Ning Weimin couldn't believe it.

"I said, that's not what you said when you came here. You're not a specialist in tropical fish in the morning market, why can't you even pack a nest of fish? You're not interested in me, are you?"

Gu Si'er blushed even more.

"Brother, don't say that. Mainly, I didn't expect you to be a god. Your nest is the top of ten others. Otherwise? I'm sorry for you, when I come next time , each can give you two cents more. It won't make you lose money for fish and food. The..."

"I said are you in trouble or not? Really..."

"Hey, if I want to talk nonsense, just let me choke to death with you. There's really no way. We're really in a small business, and we're just trying to get a couple of small money to subsidize while we play. It's not a state-run store. Who has so much money to move around? Not only me, but also if you go to the city's largest Guanyuaner market. No matter how great the owner is, you'll eat half of your nest. It's not that you don't want to. If it is, everyone really has no money in their hands, and it is really not easy to get it out. Everyone has to live, there is no way!"

Hearing this, Ning Weimin felt a little cold in his heart.

Going out for ten yuan at a time?So how much do we have to go?

He was also thinking about the next nest of angelfish to hatch.

In the future, if he haggles with various fishmongers every day, and at the same time has to take care of seedlings and small fish, how tired will he be?

He originally wanted to play and earn money, but at this time he was already feeling a little tired.

It seems that I thought it was too beautiful at the beginning, but it was a loss that it was still hot after eating this line.

These days, there are very few people who make money from fish.

Not only has no money, but also no courage.There is a lack of adventurous spirit and ambition, and there is no opportunity to make money.

To put it bluntly, there are not many serious people who know how to do business.

"I said, is 55 okay? I'm at a disadvantage, you can take it all! If you have ink marks like yours, then I might as well sell it myself."

Seeing that Ning Weimin was unhappy and a little anxious, Gu Si'er only sighed.

"Let's go on, brother, I'll give you 25 yuan this time, and get you 120 first. I want to say that the price you gave is not cheap. I'm a puppy. But if I can pay another penny , is also a puppy!"

"I'm almost three cards. Hey, teach me what to say! I'm not so stupid that I can win a brood of fish at 55, so I have to give you 75. Right?"

"I'll say one more thing, don't think I'm ignorant of the way I want to buy you money just now. Your way of incubating is really precious. But no matter how precious it is, someone has to buy it, right?"

"The price of 100 yuan is what I was willing to bid. I really don't believe that anyone will pay more than me. If you say a thousand dollars and [-] yuan, this is the only way in the industry. Others may not have me. This courage."

"I said brother, are you in a hurry to use the money? It doesn't matter, if that's the case, I can help you contact two friends and get the fish from you together. If you are willing to pass on the recipe, the three of us will join together. Put together the money to buy it. Even if you are doing a favor for you..."

Man, the cheapness is doing me a favor.

Not only was Ning Weimin's nose crooked, but his heart was completely depressed.

He was not so oblivious, and sold the method of raising fish so cheaply.

For money, he is even more reluctant to relax.

But... what Gu Si'er said also reflected the reality.

The market didn't get up, and the quality of the personnel was not good. Saying [-] yuan and [-] yuan would be foolish.

It's hard. It's easy to make money these days, but it's hard to make a lot of money easily.

No matter what you do, you can't take advantage of capital and scale, and you can only make small troubles with coolies.

It was the first time he felt how anxious the primary market was.

Not only is the system severely restricted, but even the human mind is severely imprisoned.

At this time, he wanted to tell Gu Si'er that there would be hundreds of thousands or millions of ornamental fish in the future.

It is estimated that it can really scare Gu Si'er away and treat him as a madman.

So what else can be done?

We can only wait for the market to mature.

"Come on, 25 is 25. Let's talk about it first, I will wait for you for three days. After three days, if you don't come, I will give the fish to others."

"Okay. Just do it."

(End of this chapter)