The water in this sea area is relatively deep, and it is difficult for ordinary people to go directly to the bottom of the sea even with the help of advanced diving equipment.
Xiang Yang did not bring too many people with him this time, only a dozen people with better lung capacity.
After going down to the seabed, Xiang Yang was disappointed to find that there were not as many corals as he had expected on the seabed. Instead, it was a relatively vast underwater beach with a large number of benthic organisms lying on the soft white sand on the seabed. There were only a few corals growing in clusters.
Suddenly, Xiang Yang saw a very strange fish. The fish was long and oval in shape, with a very flat body and a small head. However, its eyes were very large, which was extremely disproportionate compared to the whole body of the fish.
Not only is the size inconsistent, the color is also inconsistent. The body of the fish is a very bright golden color, while the head is just a monotonous black and white.
Xiang Yang was stunned for a moment, and then he was immediately overjoyed. Isn't this fish with the appearance of a fox the famous fox fish in the ornamental fish circle
The fox fish gets its name from its resemblance to a fox.
Most fox fish have a gentle temperament, which is inconsistent with their cunning appearance.
However, the spines on the dorsal and anal fins of the fox fish are sharp and poisonous. When the fox fish encounters danger, it will erect the poisonous dorsal spines to keep the enemy away.
If a fisherman accidentally gets his finger pricked by a fox fish, it will cause severe pain.
It is worth mentioning that all foxfish are very easy to raise. They have strong bodies and wide adaptability. They do not have high requirements for bait and living space. In the marine tank, they can be regarded as a very approachable fish. As long as the nitrate content in the water in which they are raised is lower than 300ppm, they can grow well.
Moreover, adult foxfish will never harm other invertebrates in the aquarium.
However, because foxfish are lively and strong by nature, they sometimes destroy the rock landscape in the saltwater tank.
Xiang Yang swam over quickly, grabbed the fox fish and stuffed it into the net bag.
If you don't find the precious stone clam fish, catching a fox fish is also good.
Foxfish have no natural enemies among ornamental fish, and will not actively attack other fish. They can be raised with all other fish species and are still very popular in the ornamental fish market.
Fox fish are omnivores and in nature mostly feed on seaweed.
In the saltwater tank, the food of fox fish is generally mainly algae. The bait can be frozen fish and shrimp meat, water earthworms, algae, chopped and blanched vegetable leaves, granular feed, etc.
The best bait for fox fish is flake feed containing seaweed. If they are fed meat with too high protein content for a long time, they will suffer from indigestion.
Providing fox fish with fresh lettuce or cabbage once a week is very good for their health.
After Xiang Yang caught the fox fish and put it into the net bag, it seemed very frightened and ran around in the net bag.
About a minute later, the butterfly fish probably realized that it could not escape from Xiang Yang's palm, and suddenly stopped struggling in the net bag, and fell straight to the bottom of the net bag, as if it had suddenly died.
Moreover, the color of his body was fading rapidly, from golden yellow to light white, and his head from pitch black to grayish white.
Xiang Yang smiled slightly, thinking to himself that this fox fish was really as cunning as a fox. It even knew how to fake its death, and it did it so convincingly. If one was not familiar with the habits of the fox fish, one would probably be fooled by it.
Foxfish are very timid fish and they frequently appear to be in a state of suspended animation during transportation.
The overall appearance and color of a foxfish in a state of suspended animation will be adjusted to look like it is rotten, and it will lie flat and motionless on the bottom of the water.
However, once the foxfish is placed in an aquarium and is sure it is safe, it will recover instantly.
Xiang Yang ignored the butterfly fish pretending to be dead in the net bag, and quickly searched the surroundings.
Foxfish are social animals and generally do not appear alone.
Even when raising fox fish, it is best to keep them in groups. Even if you cannot keep them in groups, you should keep them together with other fish.
Fox fish are afraid of loneliness. If there is only one fox fish in an aquarium and no other fish, it will often be in a state of tension and will not be very active in eating and exercising.
However, Xiang Yang once read in a document that fox fish are not friendly to their own kind. They like to be with their own kind, but they also like to fight with their own kind. The kind of fight that truly determines who is superior and who is inferior, and whether to live or die.
After careful searching, Xiang Yang soon found several fox fish. The smallest one was only the size of a palm, and the largest one was twenty centimeters long. It was golden all over and looked like a big gold cake.
Without exception, as soon as these fox fish were caught by Xiang Yang and put into the net bag, they immediately began to pretend to be dead, and the color of their bodies instantly became extremely dim.
Carrying these fox fish, Xiang Yang swam quickly towards the surface of the sea.
"Brother Yang, how come you came up so quickly? Did you catch any stone clam fish?" Fang Youqun shouted as soon as he saw Xiang Yang floating to the surface.
Fang Youqun's lung capacity is actually quite good. If he really wants to dive, he can dive in this sea area.
However, when going into the water this time, Xiang Yang did not let Fang Youqun go down, because this boy liked to show off his ability. Other crew members, if they could not dive, would float up on their own initiative and would not hold on, but Fang Youqun liked to hold on. Therefore, Xiang Yang would not allow this boy to go down to the waters where the depth was between what Fang Youqun could dive to and what he could not dive to.
Otherwise, this kid might not be able to withstand the strong pressure at the bottom of the sea and refuse to float up, and then have an accident at the bottom of the sea.
Xiang Yang dragged the net back to the deck and poured all the butterfly fish in the net into an empty water tank. He shook his head and said, "The sea below is very wide, but there are not many corals. I didn't find any stone clam fish, but I found another kind of fish that is also very valuable."
When Fang Youqun heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he quickly leaned over to look into the water tank.
Upon closer inspection, I saw a group of fish with their bellies turned upside down and their bodies gray and limp lying at the bottom of the water tank.
Fang Youqun's face was immediately filled with disappointment. "Brother Yang, is this the other valuable sea fish you mentioned? Why are they all dead?"
At the same time, Fang Youqun showed great confusion on his face, "Brother Yang, why did you put so many dead fish in the water tank? Do you want me to go to the cabin and get some foam boxes and crushed ice?"
Xiang Yang rolled his eyes, "I usually tell you to read more, but you insist on slacking off."