My village can't be like this

Chapter 390 Carp spawns
After returning from the mountain, Zhang An remembered that he had not given food to Jin Jia and Xiao Hong today.

Su Ying used to do these things. No matter it was noon or afternoon, whenever she came back from get off work, she would throw some fish food into it to tease Jin Jia and Xiao Hong.

But today the fish tank was clean, with no trace of food left at all. It looked like it had not been fed.

Moreover, it was only one o'clock, and Su Ying did not take a nap at home as usual.

There was probably something going on at school today, so the teachers like them were very busy. They came back to eat and then went back to school, so they forgot to feed the fish.

So Zhang An found the fish food from the drawer on the ground floor and threw some in.

In fact, whether it is a golden carp or a red carp, they have grown so big that they feel nothing if they are hungry for one or two meals.

However, Zhang An has always wanted to see what roe the golden carp and red carp can produce in the end, so he has always paid close attention to them.

After all, the last time an ordinary carp mated with this red carp, Zhang An still raised the roe produced for two months.

In the end, I found that all the little fry followed their father, and they were all ordinary carp with gray scales.

Not a single small fish has inherited the red gene of red carp.

This time, we can do biological experiments again, and Zhang An will not let this opportunity pass by.

And now it’s March and April, which is the season for carps to mate and lay eggs.

As the saying goes, when they are full and warm, they think about lust. Only when they are full will they think about other things, including giving birth to children.

Moreover, whether the mother's body is full will also have an impact on the roe it is about to produce, and Zhang An will naturally not ignore it.

"Hey, Zhang An, when did you find a partner for this red carp again?"

When he came over in the morning, he was only thinking about bringing Xie Wentian over to find Zhang An, so he didn't notice the golden armor in the fish tank.

They were always in the backyard, including eating in the dining room behind the main room.

After finishing lunch, they went to the fish pond first and then to the orchard. There was really no chance to return to the main room.

So when they came over with Zhang An to feed the fish, they noticed the huge golden carp in the fish tank.

"Hey, the fish I caught some time ago happened to be a male fish. I sent it to the fish tank to be a companion for Xiao Hong. Now they won't be alone."

Zhang An's words have scientific basis. In the past, when Xiaohong was a fish in such a big fish tank, he always had a loss of appetite.

I was too lazy to swim every day, and I often liked to turn my belly. As a result, every time Wang Fang saw it, she felt like she was drowned by the red carp.

Only later did I realize that this guy was just faking it. He tapped it with his finger and then turned over again.

At that time, Zhang An also thought that this guy probably had the dream of being a salty fish and always liked to turn around.

But since Zhang An got the big golden carp back and put it in the fish tank some time ago, the red carp's temperament has completely changed.

A carp that used to be quite lazy would lean against the wall of the tank at all times, with only its gills moving all over its body.

It's fine now. Since the golden armor, this guy has become more active and swims around the golden armor in the tank every day.

It's like a runner running a marathon, unable to stop at all.

Zhang An guessed that this guy was attracted to Jin Jia, otherwise this guy wouldn't be so active.

Because when Zhang An put ordinary carp in before, this guy never made such a fuss.

After all, Jin Jia's majestic body and gleaming golden scales are probably a rare beauty among the carp tribe, so he shouldn't be too attractive to fish.

Moreover, it is spring, the time when all things revive, and it is the mating season of animals.

Therefore, it is normal for Xiaohong, a female carp, to be a little commotion, which Zhang An is very happy to see.

"You also caught it in the big river?"

Fatty Lu's first reaction was the big river at the entrance of the village, because the first time he came to Zhang An's house was when Zhang An caught the red carp, and he still vividly remembered the scene.

Because at that time he really wanted to take this red carp to the company and use it to build a house.

But later Zhang An wanted it too, so he didn't fight for love, but he was actually quite disappointed.

"It's not a big river. The big river is still closed to fishing. Last time, a few friends came over and wanted to fish. I took them to a wild pond to fish for a long time. This thing was fished from that pond."

Although Zhang An is a local and wants to go fishing in the river, no one will say anything.

But he doesn't have any addiction to fishing now, so naturally he won't make such a bad start.

"No, is there such a big thing in a wild pond? How big a wild pond must it be."

Fatty Lu was a little unbelievable. If it was said to be in the river, he would still believe it.

After all, a carp weighing more than ten kilograms is already considered a giant.

Generally, such a giant creature cannot be raised in a small pool, but at least in a wide water area.

"Why not? If it is in a big river, if it is unlucky, it may become a snack for other fish before it grows up."

The ecology in the big river is not simple, and there are many carnivorous fish.

Whether fish with different colors like the Golden Armor can survive in it and how long it can survive depends on luck.

After all, their bright colors are so attractive to predators that it is difficult not to spot them.

Xiao Hong is considered extremely lucky to be able to grow so big in the river.

Otherwise, if they meet Da Laoqing or its other brothers and sisters, they will probably be buried in the belly of the fish.

On the contrary, in a small water body like Qingkou Pond, Jin Jia not only does not have to worry about his safety, but he is also a dominant-level character.

"It seems to be the case."

Fatty Lu nodded. Now he remembered that the animal world is different from the human world.

In the human world, the bigger the city, the richer it will be, and the better-looking people there will be.

In the animal world, beautiful and bright appearance is often a reminder to carry around.

After Zhang An finished feeding the fish, he walked away and chatted with Xie Wentian.

As a result, Lu Jun was still standing in front of the fish tank, staring at the two fishes. It was obvious that he really liked these two bright-colored guys.

This is easy to understand. After all, it is normal for people who work in aquatic products to love their own industry.

"Hey Zhang An, do you see how they started fighting? This golden carp has no martial ethics. It's useless to bully the small ones. It's really a shame."

But he only watched it for a short while before violent water ripples began to rise in the fish tank.

Because the big golden carp had been surrounding the red carp just now, surrounding him wherever he went, and he kept hitting the red carp's belly.

Finally, the red carp swam for a while and began to flap its bright red tail vigorously.

The big golden carp next to it started the same action after the red carp flapped its tail.

Seeing this scene in Fatty Lu's eyes, he thought it was just two fish fighting, otherwise they wouldn't be so vigorous.As soon as Zhang An heard Fatty Lu calling, he immediately ran over. After all, the two fishes had never had any conflicts since they lived together.

But when he came over and took a look, he immediately understood what the two carp were doing.

"They are indeed fighting, but they are not being bullied. This is their normal breeding behavior."

Zhang An looked at Fatty Lu with a half-smile and said.

"What? Breeding behavior? Don't tell me they are mating, right?"

Fatty Lu was dumbfounded. Although he was indeed in the aquatic industry, he was not a farmer, so he naturally didn't know much about this.

"Look carefully, are they excreting something when they are flapping their tails?"

Zhang An pointed to the bathtub and showed Fatty Lu that the tail of the red carp was excreting something outside.

Although it is somewhat transparent, if you look closely you can still see the discharge.

"So, is this red carp laying eggs now? But what is the golden carp doing? Is it pooping?"

In the fish tank, in addition to the red carp expelling fish eggs, the golden carp is also expelling things from its tail.

This red carp is a female fish, so laying eggs is a natural thing. Fatty Lu still has this common sense.

But looking at the golden carp doing the same thing, he felt a little strange. The female fish is laying eggs, why are you pooping and peeing along with it?

"Hahaha, that's not shitting, it's fertilizing the fish eggs. Otherwise, these fish eggs wouldn't be able to hatch."

Zhang An couldn't stop laughing because of Fatty Lu. This man did have some common sense, but not much.

"Carp is an animal that reproduces through external fertilization. Usually the female fish excretes fish eggs, and the male fish will fertilize them on these eggs."

These are all the knowledge that junior high school biology would talk about, but in their time, there were too few things mentioned in biology books.

In addition, Fatty Lu is a city dweller himself, so he naturally lacks some knowledge about nature. It is normal to be unclear.

"So that's it. Then what do you think the little fish produced by the two of them will look like?"

After listening to Zhang An's explanation, Fatty Lu kept nodding his head, as if he had discovered something new.

But then I immediately started to pay attention to the fish eggs that had been discharged.

He really liked these two fish, but there was only one, and he was too embarrassed to ask Zhang An for it.

And let alone asking for it, Zhang An would not agree even if he spent money to buy it. After all, he had done this before.

But now that so many carp eggs have been excreted, Fatty Lu thinks that if they hatch out and they are all golden carp or red carp, or golden and red carp, he can ask Zhang An for a few and keep them at home and in the company. .

So he was very concerned about what these fish eggs would look like when they hatched.

"Well, I don't know about that. After all, the golden carp and the red carp are just the result of genetic mutation. I don't know if they can be inherited."

Before the discovery of the golden armor, this red carp had reproduced several times, but the results each time disappointed Zhang An.

He had always wanted to produce a batch of pure natural koi carp, but the fry produced every time were ordinary carp. Zhang An didn't have high hopes this time.

Zhang An can't guarantee this issue now. After all, he went to Qingkou Pond where he caught Jin Jia several times.

But not a single mutated carp was found, even if it was not a normal color or a variegated one.

Jin Jia has lived there for so many years, and it is impossible for him to stop breeding with other female fish, because Zhang An doesn't believe that he can hold back for so long.

On the contrary, Zhang An felt that, just like the red carp at home, it was more likely that the offspring of Jinjia bred with other ordinary carps would not inherit its mutated genes.

This can explain the reason why there have been no other mutated carps in that pond.

And he is now worried about another issue, that is, since both carps have mutated, will there be any reproductive isolation between them?

If it's like a horse and a donkey, and they can produce offspring, then Zhang An can accept it.

But if there is reproductive isolation between the entities, then it is impossible for these fertilized fish eggs to reproduce.

But Zhang An won't think so much now, since the fish eggs are now fertilized anyway.

The hatching period of carp eggs is generally three to four days, which is not a very long time.

Whether it can hatch or not will be known within a few days of boarding.

If they can hatch, Zhang An will keep them for a while and see if there will be any other surprises.

"Okay, if there are other mutated carps by then, give me a few, even variegated ones."

"Don't worry, you will definitely be indispensable."

Fatty Lu had already said this once before the red carp laid eggs last time.

It's just that so many fish eggs were laid that time, and not a single one was mutated.

When the discussion between the two ended, the couple in the fish tank also ended their breeding behavior with everyone watching.

However, it is just a pause, and eggs will continue to be laid in the next two days.

After all, carp generally only spawn once a year.Carp can lay 20-30 eggs at a time.

The production of so many fish eggs cannot be completed in one day. It usually takes three to three days to complete.

If the birth is complete at once, even if the female fish can bear it, the male fish responsible for fertilization may not be able to bear it.

Even a mighty and majestic man like Jin Jia might have to die of exhaustion after doing so much work at once.

Later, Lu Jun also got addicted to fishing. Although he couldn't fish in the big river, Zhang An's family could.

So I asked Zhang An for some fishing rods, and took Xie Wentian to the fish pond to kill time.

After all, they will stay for a few days this time and will not go back until the plantains are dug.

Zhang An was so confident that he immediately found the fishing rods at home and let them pick from them.

After all, their family was going to Li Mingwu's place later, so Lu Jun and Xie Wentian were fishing here by themselves.

When they come back, I can prepare dinner for them.

"Hey, Zhang An, what age has it been? Why are you still fishing with a bamboo pole?"

When picking out the fishing rod, Fatty Lu naturally saw Zhang An's Arhat bamboo rod at a glance.

After all, it's not a telescopic pole, it can't be retracted, and it would be too dazzling if it was left there without attracting attention.

But looking at Fatty Lu's expression, he still felt a little disgusted with the bamboo pole.

It just so happened that Zhang An didn't intend to give this thing to him. After all, it was his own treasure.

(End of this chapter)