"It's hard to say." Brain coral is different from blood coral. This kind of coral is more common and is not a protected animal. It is allowed to be traded in the market.
"Brain coral is the most popular coral in marine aquariums. Almost all fish lovers who like corals have bought brain corals. The price difference of brain corals is huge due to the difference in their quality. The cheapest brain coral is a few yuan per pound, and the top-quality one is unlimited. It is no exaggeration to say that it is priceless." Xiang Yang said.
"So valuable?" Fang Youqun was immediately shocked. He had seen with his own eyes how much brain coral there was underneath. If it was sold by kilogram, the price would be terrifying.
Xiang Yang smiled. The price of brain coral cannot be simply explained by whether it is valuable or not. The price range of brain coral is too huge, and its price almost covers the price of all creatures in the entire aquatic circle.
A loser can buy a figure-eight brain coral for a few dozen yuan at a general boutique and give it to his girlfriend. Brothers with a fatter wallet can happily buy various clock brain corals. As for the top-notch donut-shaped brain corals, they can only be found in major auction houses.
It is worth mentioning that many corals are more valuable dead than alive, but brain corals are not.
Brain corals are just as valuable alive as dead ones, because newcomers in the ornamental fish market always enjoy feeding brain corals. Brain corals can satisfy the feeding desires of beginners in marine aquariums to a certain extent, and many people who play with marine aquariums are extremely happy to see corals eating.
Moreover, brain coral can completely replace the rockery, colored pebbles and other craft ornaments in the marine tank, because brain coral is the most colorful coral, it contains all the possible colors that can appear in nature. As long as you are willing to collect, you can put together a colorful marine tank with a small amount of money.
Xiang Yang calmly threw the feather duster worms into a water tank, and discovered the more valuable brain coral. He was too lazy to spend any more effort to catch the feather duster worms. Catching feather duster worms requires certain skills, and is not only a waste of time, but also difficult to catch. Brain corals are different. Once they are at the bottom of the sea, they can be moved directly, which is easier than moving bricks.
"Wait until everyone comes up from the bottom of the sea, and we'll go down together to catch brain corals. Everyone who is willing to go down will be rewarded with a red envelope of 500 yuan. If you successfully bring up a brain coral, you'll be rewarded another 500 yuan. If you bring up something valuable, such as a donut brain coral, I'll give you an extra 1,000 yuan in a red envelope." Xiang Yang said readily.
When everyone heard this, their eyes widened.
According to Fang Youqun, there is a brain coral mountain below, which means that as long as you go down, you will definitely get one thousand yuan? If you are lucky, you can get a donut-shaped brain coral and get two thousand yuan directly. At this moment, everyone is very motivated.
The people on the deck were very grateful that they didn't make a fuss and say they wanted to go into the water to play with Xiang Yang? Now it's all right? Those who go down to play will only play for a short while before they have to change into diving suits.
Xiang Yang looked at the reactions of the crowd and smiled slightly. He understood the simple truth that if you want a horse to run fast, you have to give it grass to eat.
"Fang Youqun." Xiang Yang shouted.
"Brother Yang."
"You did a good job this time. The reward for you is the same as the last reward to Chen Qingsheng. Half of the brain coral you catch this time will be yours. If you are lucky enough to catch a donut-shaped brain coral, you will make a fortune." Xiang Yang said with a smile.
Fang Youqun's eyes lit up. "If I catch a donut-shaped brain coral, can I buy the half that I have to hand in?"
"Oh?" Xiang Yang looked at Fang Youqun. Last time Chen Qingsheng wanted to buy abalone, was he going to pickle it and make it into an heirloom? This Fang Youqun doesn't look like someone who would keep an heirloom.
"I also want to get a sea tank for fun." Fang Youqun rubbed his hands and said with a smile.
"You? Playing with a marine tank?" Zhou Wang on the side almost laughed out loud? This guy can't even keep himself well? And he actually wants to learn how to raise fish from others. It's really hilarious.
"No way?" Fang Youqun immediately glared at Zhou Wang.
"Not impossible." Xiang Yang thought for a moment and said, "Brain corals are easy to raise. All brain corals can be easily fed, so they are relatively easy to raise. In addition, brain corals have relatively low requirements for water quality. They can survive in rich or thin water. They do not need to absorb nutrients from the water. They can obtain all the energy for survival through feeding. So even if your tank water is very thin, as long as you use low light and feed them, you can still raise brain corals."
"Really?" Fang Youqun asked in surprise.
One of the main reasons why the price of marine tanks is always lower than that of freshwater tanks is that many marine fish have extremely high requirements for water quality and are far less easy to keep than freshwater fish.
"Really." Xiang Yang smiled and nodded to confirm. It is indeed because of this characteristic that brain coral has become a holy product for embellishing various fish tanks.
Unlike other delicate corals, brain coral is a very cheap coral.
Saying it is cheap is not to belittle brain coral.
The word "cheap" is used to describe brain coral in the same way as it is used to describe plantain, referring to the extremely tenacious vitality of brain coral.
If a brain coral is in a healthy state, it can grow back even if it is split in the middle. Some brain corals that have already spit out algae and turned white, or have severely lost their bones, can also be successfully restored if they are properly cared for.
It is worth mentioning that brain corals have a very strong sense of territory. Although they usually lie motionless on some fixed objects, when two brain corals get too close, they will fight, and once they fight, they will be very ferocious.
There was a boss who specialized in marine aquariums. He kept tile brain corals and button brain corals in the same marine aquarium. Half of each of them died overnight.
At first the boss thought it was a human error, until he checked the surveillance footage and discovered that brain coral actually had this habit.
Soon, the crew members who went into the sea emerged from the water and climbed onto the deck.
Xiang Yang told everyone again about the discovery of brain coral, and then led everyone into the sea.
A group of people followed Fang Youqun and soon discovered the brain coral mountain.
Some crew members couldn't wait to peel a piece of purple, noble-looking brain coral from the coral mountain.
Xiang Yang grabbed the crew member and shook his head at him. The reason was that the purple brain coral looked very beautiful, but in fact it was just a piece of the cheapest brain coral. It was estimated to be more than 20 kilograms, but the price would not exceed 100 yuan. If he swam towards the surface of the sea holding this brain coral, it would be absolutely a thankless task.
Xiang Yang pointed to another brain coral about two meters away from the figure-eight brain coral and signaled the crew member to pick that piece. It was a Bali brain coral.