Rebirth 84, starting from fish farming

Chapter 108 Mutated Koi
As soon as June [-]st passed, the water temperature increased a lot.

As soon as Lu Changhua came back, he led everyone to build a carp spawning ovary in the south reservoir.

The biggest feature of carp spawning is that it lays eggs on aquatic plants.

Although there are aquatic plants on the shore of the reservoir, it is still not enough and must be built manually.

First, harvest some fresh grass, at least thirty centimeters long.

Tie a rope around the root and tie the other end to a stick.

Stick these sticks in the water along the shore.

Let the grass sink into the water.

If it cannot sink, tie a small stone to it.

This is the birthing ovary on the shore.

The spawning ovaries in the middle of the water require more attention.

The side-by-side ovary is a wooden stick with a thickness of three fingers and a length of about three meters.

Put the grass on the stick and tie the other end with a rope.

Twelve or thirteen handfuls of grass can be tied to a wooden stick.

Tie a rope to both ends of the stick and a stone or brick to the end.

The length of the rope is slightly shorter than the water depth.

The stick will be immersed in the water, and the grass will be in the water.

Hundreds of ovaries like this can be made.

Since there are stones hanging on the bottom of the water, carp will come to lay eggs without fear of being washed away by the water.

Within a week, forty acres of water were covered with wooden sticks that had sunk into the water.

At this time, the iron boat was used.

After putting it in, I have to check at nine o'clock every morning to see if there are any eggs on the grass.

Anyone with eggs should be removed and the grass should be taken back to hatch.

Of course, you can leave it alone, it can hatch naturally.

It’s just that the hatching rate is not high.

Lu Changhua does not need a high hatching rate, just natural hatching.

The sun in mid-to-late June is warm and intense.

The water temperature is just right and the spring water flows in. This kind of living water is a favorable condition for stimulating carp to spawn.

After inspection, it was found that many aquatic plants had fish eggs stuck on them.

Carp spawned.

The female fish lays eggs, and the male fish produces eggs, which are sperm.

Only when the two sides are combined can the eggs hatch into small fish. If the eggs and the male do not meet within a certain period of time, the eggs will dissolve.

Every day, Lu Changhua would lead everyone to put new spawning eggs into the reservoir. If there are not enough aquatic plants, they will crowd the fish eggs layer by layer, which will affect the hatching of the small fish.

Not only that, Lu Changhua also turned on the homemade aerator to add oxygen to the water.

Use a water pump to pump the water out.

This increases the stimulation of carp by running water.

All of a sudden, the machines roared and the water splashed around the reservoir.

Since the floodgates were opened in May, the fish nets were removed.

A large number of fish have appeared in the northern reservoir.

The water level here is only about three meters.

This way the water temperature will increase faster.

When feeding fish every day, there are obvious changes in the north and south reservoirs.

Due to the large number of spawning ovaries built in the south, the number of carp is obviously larger.

There are many miscellaneous fish in the reservoir to the north.

There are many silver carp, grass carp, crucian carp, as well as local wild fish, old man fish, willow root, loach and so on.

Of course there are some carp hanging around here.

The weather in June is like a child's face, it changes at any time.

The sun was shining just now, but soon it started to rain.

The crackling raindrops hit the water, causing ripples in circles.

Through the water, you can see the carp's dorsal fin streaking through the water.

"Let's go back to the duty room."

Lu Changhua said hello, and everyone rowed the iron boat to the plank road to the west.

After tying the boat to the plank road, everyone ran to the watch room.

Xiong Bao and Mo Bao Tuxue, who had been lying on the plank road to keep watch, now also ran into the duty room after them.

Dahong's wife poured a bowl of cold boiled water for everyone.

Lu Changhua drank water and said to himself: "I hope the water will be smaller this year."

Last year and the year before, there were floods, which caused heavy losses to the farm. This year?
Alas, hope.

This shower of rain comes and goes quickly.

The rain had just stopped for a while.

The four old men from the vegetable garden came with vegetable baskets.

The old man also had his lunch here.

Dahong's wife went out and followed the old man to the ditch in the south.

Wash all the vegetables with spring water and then take them back to the duty room.

Erhong's wife also came back from the north.

She followed her sister-in-law to the kitchen, chopping vegetables and steaming steamed buns.

It can be said that now the small collective of Reservoir has gradually begun to feel like a family.

A week later, when I looked at the green grass in the water, it had withered.

The fish eggs on the grass also disappeared.

Lu Changhua was checking the condition of the fish eggs, but Hu Dagui shouted on the plank road: "Changhua, come and see."

Lu Changhua picked up the grass and wooden sticks, put them on the boat, and then moved towards the plank road.

This side of the plank road is a shallow water area.

It is also a place for feeding fish.

I saw a dense layer of tadpoles appearing near the water.

Lu Changhua knew the carp had hatched without even looking.

This night, the panel in front of his eyes was always lit.

The number of carp in the reservoir has increased by the thousands.

So far, the number has far exceeded 50.

Up to nearly one million.

These little fish seem to have a unified commanding brain. They walk together and turn together, and their movements are unified. It's amazing. "Put in more fish food."

Now the fish food is no longer thrown directly on the shore like last year, but on the fish food table in the water.

Under the water are dark schools of fish vying for food.

There are also small tadpoles in the water.

People with trypophobia may get panicked when they see it.

At the end of June, the rainy season comes.

The rain now is no longer a shower, but a continuous drizzle.

The next one is sparse and endless.

Fortunately, there is live water in the reservoir, and there is no lack of oxygen in the water, otherwise Lu Changhua would die of panic.

He has been paying attention to the carp fry in the south.

For more than half a month, the fry are growing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

From small black tadpoles, they gradually evolved into the appearance of carp.

He grabbed a handful of fish food and threw it in.

Before the big fish came, the small fish with long fingers rushed over in a dark mass.

Lu Changhua looked at these small fish with great satisfaction. They were all money.

Um?wrong!

He found a few different colors among the dark fish.

Some are red, some are white, and some are blue.

I go!

Dazzled?
He rubbed his eyes and the color disappeared.

Still dark.

Just when he didn't expect it, a few more bright colors appeared.

Now he was sure that it was not dazzling, but that there really were carps of other colors.

Could it be that this is the legendary ornamental fish?
Where did they come from?
Lu Changhua is unknown.

But a door opened to him that had never existed before.

An idea rose from the bottom of his mind.

Ornamental fish!
I can raise ornamental fish!

You know, the current production and breeding of ornamental fish is Japan’s strength.

Although their varieties are also passed from China.

Nowadays, all domestic ornamental fish are imported, that is, imported from Japan.

Breeding has not been successful in the country.

You can imagine how expensive it is.

If you can breed it yourself, then you have really made it.

As for where these koi carp came from?This reminded him of the koi he saw during the flood last year.

It's just that all he saw at that time were big fish, but this time he saw small fish.

He has always wondered whether the thousand carp fry given to him by the system were those koi?
Are these little koi now their descendants? !

He didn't know, but it would be more reasonable to speculate.

After feeding the fish, Lu Changhua gathered everyone together.

"Tell you something."

Everyone looked at him.

"There are a few small fish with genetic mutations in our reservoir. Don't be alarmed or make a fuss when you see them when you are feeding them, and don't go fishing."

"I'll tell you the ugly things first. Don't tell anyone about our reservoir to outsiders. Do you understand?"

"it is good."

"understood."

"clear."

"Squint your eyes, you're talkative, don't mention it to your parents when you get home."

"I know, I won't tell."

Lu Changhua was vaccinated in advance to prevent these people from talking nonsense. If he really attracted knowledgeable people, this fish in the pond would not be safe.

"Increase the content of bean cakes in the fish food. You can adjust the formula."

All Lu Changhua's thoughts are now focused on the koi he found.

As July comes, the weather gets even hotter.

Nanku's fry have also grown to eight or nine centimeters.

The fry began to disperse.

Pass the middle sluice and enter the waters to the north.

The sluice gate of the northern dam was also opened to release water, fearing that a flood would wipe out all the fish.

After Lu Changhua had dinner, he came to the dam. There were still nine bottles of growth promoter in his reward column.

Looking at the small fry in the reservoir, if you ask him not to use them, how can he be willing?

Lu Changhua said to the vial on the panel, "Use."

A ray of light flashed, and dots of green light spread over the vast water.

In a moment, mist steamed from the water.

This mist covers the water from south to north.

Upon seeing this, he quickly ran back to the duty room.

He didn't want to sleepwalk in a daze like last time.

When Hu Dagui saw him coming back, he picked up the kettle and gave him a basin of water for washing his feet.

"Ban your feet, it's been too humid these days."

"You come first, I'll wash it later."

Xiong Bao suddenly perked up his ears, as if he heard something.

Then he lay down next to Mo Bao and Taxue.

The goslings in the goose shed didn't panic at all.

Everything is normal.

Hu Dagui got up and went out to fetch water, but cursed, "Why is it foggy? It's so weird."

Lu Changhua took off his shoes and dipped his feet into the hot water.

The water temperature was a bit high, making him shiver.

The burning comfort made all the pores in his body open.

Just one word, "Cool!"

(End of this chapter)