"Go ahead and close the internet. Boss Zhang is almost impatient with this one. We just need to delay a little longer for the next one." Xiang Yang said with a smile.
Chen Qingsheng glanced at Zhang Qicheng.
Zhang Qicheng grinned and smiled at Chen Qingsheng.
Chen Qingsheng then turned around and shouted, "Close the net."
Soon, the fishing net was pulled onto the deck by the winch.
The huge fishing net was flat, like a strip of cloth, and the catch inside was obviously very scarce.
But the variety of fish caught inside surprised everyone.
Chen Qingsheng's eyes widened. "This is a barracuda, this is a sturgeon, this is a cutlassfish, and there's also a two-faced turtle. Most of these fish are social creatures, and they are all ferocious carnivorous fish. How did we catch all of them in one net when they were all mixed together?"
Xiang Yang looked at Zhang Qicheng with a smile.
Zhang Qicheng frowned first. He felt that he had worked in vain. Did these fish weigh half a ton in total
Does Boss Zhang care about just half a ton of cheap fish
Then Zhang Qicheng's eyes suddenly lit up and he rushed to the fishing net in one step.
Xiang Yang was startled and quickly grabbed Zhang Qicheng, "Don't get excited, there are barracudas and cutlassfish in the net. It will be painful if you get bitten."
Zhang Qicheng grabbed Xiang Yang's hand and said, "Brother Xiang, I take back what I said before. You help me raise these fish. You must take good care of them and make sure not a single one dies. I will buy them from you at the market price and pay you an additional 100,000 yuan for your labor."
"hiss-"
The crew members around all gasped and immediately looked into the fishing net eagerly, trying to guess what kind of fish it was that was worth Zhang Qicheng spending 100,000 yuan in labor fees just so that Xiang Yang could feed these fish.
Chen Qingsheng was even more eager to agree on behalf of Xiang Yang. Isn't it easy to feed a few fish? Is it enough to free up a live water tank
If it’s not enough, can I just get a special fish tank
That’s one hundred thousand dollars.
Xiang Yang pretended to look at the fishing net, then said in surprise: "Hey, it's a wrasse. No wonder you are so excited, Boss Zhang."
Wrasses, also known as boat fish, are one of the longest-lived fish species and are a group of larger and more complex fish that live widely in temperate and tropical zones.
However, although there are many of them, they like to live in coral reef waters and usually bury themselves under the sand, making them extremely difficult to catch, so their value is extremely high.
The reason why wrasses are complicated is that their life cycle is very slow, and the sizes of adult wrasses vary greatly, which is the largest among fish. The largest adult individuals of some species of wrasses are larger than humans, and the smallest adult wrasses are smaller than human fingers. These wrasses of different sizes are all adult wrasses. Some species of wrasses seem to have no developmental limit to their growth. As long as they are alive, their bodies will slowly expand over time.
"Stop chatting." Zhang Qicheng urged, "If you keep talking, the wrasses will die. Brother Xiang, quickly send someone to deal with the catch and build me a few more fish tanks! We must not let them die."
Xiang Yang looked at the wrasses and asked Chen Qingsheng to get some fish tanks from the cabin. "Wrasses are not suitable for being kept in water tanks. Each wrasse must be kept in a separate fish tank."
Chen Qingsheng immediately sent someone to get the water tank. At the same time, he untied the fishing net and twisted a colorful little fish out of the net. "Captain, this is the wrasse, right? This fish looks very similar to the humphead wrasse."
"Humphead wrasse is a large wrasse. How could it not look like one?" Xiang Yang took the small wrasse from Chen Qingsheng and put it into a water tank. "These fish must be raised well. They are all very valuable ornamental fish."
Is it an ornamental fish
The crew members all stared at the small fish.
Indeed, the wrasse has a graceful appearance, a streamlined, narrow and long body, and its dorsal and caudal fins have many extended silk-like patterns. When it swims, it looks like waves, which is very beautiful.
The colors of these wrasses are quite complex. Although they are all very bright, they come in all kinds of colors. Even the same species can have very different colors, which is quite strange.
When the wrasses were put into the fish tank, they immediately turned their heads downwards and tried their best to drill to the bottom of the tank. When they encountered the obstruction of the bottom of the tank, they used their wide and retractable mouths to hit and bite the bottom of the tank.
The teeth of the wrasse are very sharp and can crush most crustaceans, but when faced with a fish tank, they are obviously not enough.
"Treasures, these are all treasures!" Zhang Qicheng lay in front of the fish tanks and looked at them again and again, his eyes narrowed into crescents with laughter, "Boss Xiang, you seem to have a long-term cooperation with Lao Peng, right? If he knew that I snatched this batch of wrasses, he would definitely want to fight with me."
Xiang Yang smiled and said nothing.
Fang Youqun wondered, "Are these fish so valuable?"
"You say they are valuable, but in fact, wrasses of this size are not that valuable. The cheaper ones are more than a hundred yuan each, and the better-looking and higher-end ones are only a few hundred yuan each. Unless they are truly top-quality, no one will pay a high price for them." Zhang Qicheng said.
"Then you still..."
Fang Youqun originally wanted to ask you to pay another 100,000 yuan for maintenance fees, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back. After all, the 100,000 yuan went into Xiang Yang's pocket.
Xiang Yang answered Fang Youqun's question, "A single wrasse is not worth much, but if there are groups of wrasse, it is definitely worth the care fee."
Wrasses hate living in groups or companions and prefer to be alone.
If a group of wrasses gather together, there is only one reason, that is, it is the breeding season for wrasses and they are about to spawn.
Because once the female wrasse lays eggs, she will immediately disperse and continue to live alone, while the male wrasse will cover the eggs with seaweed and wait for them to hatch.
"Only wild wrasses can lay eggs. Wrasses cannot be bred artificially. More than 99% of these wrasses will lay eggs. When the time comes, how many wrasses will hatch? Do you think they are worth the care fee?" Xiang Yang asked.
"More than 99% of them will lay eggs?" Fang Youqun's eyes flashed with surprise, "Do male fish also lay eggs? Otherwise, how do you know that these wrasses are all female?"
"Because there is only one male fish in a sea area, the male fish is not considered in terms of size or ability, but only in terms of age. It is often the oldest female fish in the sea area who changes sex to become a male fish. During the breeding season, wrasses are usually grouped together by a male fish and other female fish of different ages. The hierarchy among female fish is very strict, and the younger ones can only obey the older ones absolutely."