Chapter 390 Carp Spawning
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 is clean, there is no trace of food residue, and it seems that it has not been fed.
And it was only one o'clock, and Su Ying did not take a nap at home as usual.
Maybe there was 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 for the fish 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 fish has inherited the red gene from red carp.
This time we can do biological experiments again, Zhang An will not miss this opportunity.
And now it is 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.
Whether the mother is full will also have an impact on the roe she is about to lay, and Zhang An will naturally not ignore it.
“Hey, Zhang An, when did you find a companion for this red carp again?”
When he came here in the morning, he only wanted to bring Xie Wentian over to find Zhang An. So I 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 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 male fish I caught some time ago happened to be a male fish. I sent it to the fish tank to be a companion for Xiaohong. Now they will not 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 am too lazy to swim every day, and I often like to turn my belly. As a result, every time Wang Fang sees it, she feels like she is drowned by the red carp.
Later I found out that this guy was just faking it. I tapped it with my finger and then turned back.
At that time, Zhang An also thought that this guy probably had the dream of being a salted fish and always liked to stand up.
But since Zhang An got the big golden carp back and put it in the fish tank some time ago, the temperament of the red carp has completely changed.
A carp used to be quite lazy, leaning 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 mighty and majestic body and glittering golden scales are probably a rare handsome man among the carp tribe, so they should not be too attractive to fish.
And now is spring, the time when all things revive, and it is the mating season of animals.
So it is normal for Xiaohong, the female carp, to be a little commotion, which Zhang An is very happy to see.
“You also caught it in the big river?”
The first reaction of Fatty Lu was the big river at the entrance of the village, because when he first came to Zhang An’s house, it happened to be Zhang An who caught it He still vividly remembers the scene when he caught the red carp.
Because at that time he really wanted to bring this red carp to the company and use it to build a house.
But later Zhang An also wanted it, 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. out.”
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.
"Isn't it? There is such a big thing in a wild pond? How big a wild pond must it be."
Fat Lu is a little unbelievable. If it is said to be in a big river, he Still somewhat convinced.
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. It must at least be a wide body of water.
"Why not? If you are in a big river, if you are unlucky, you may become a snack for other fish before they grow up."
The ecology in a big river is not simple. There are many carnivorous fish.
Whether and how long fish with different colors like Jinjia can survive there depends on luck.
After all, their bright colors are so attractive to natural enemies 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 we encounter Da Laoqing or its other brothers and sisters, we will probably die 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.
“That seems to be the case.”
Fatty Lu nodded, and now he remembered that the animal world is different from the human world.
In the human world, only the bigger the city, the richer it will be, and the people there will dress better.
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 doesn't have martial ethics. It's useless to bully the small ones. It's really a shame."
But he only watched for a short while. Soon, violent water ripples began to rise in the fish tank.
Because just now the big golden carp had been surrounding the red carp, 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 to take 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?"
Fat Lu was dumbfounded. Although he was indeed in the aquatic industry, he was not a breeder, so he naturally didn't know much about these things. .
“Look carefully, are they excreting something when they are flapping their tails?”
Zhang An pointed to the bathtub and showed Fatty Lu that the red carp was now The tail is excreting something to the 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? It shouldn't be pooping."
In addition to the red carp in the fish tank, Fish eggs are discharged outward, and the tail of the golden carp is also discharged.
This red carp is a female, so laying eggs is a matter of course. 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, they are fertilizing fish eggs, otherwise these eggs would not 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, female fish excrete fish eggs, and male fish will fertilize them on these eggs.”
These are junior high school students. The knowledge that things can tell is just that in their time, there was too little information 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 couldn’t help but nodded. , as if he had discovered something new.
But then I immediately started to pay attention to the 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 go back Raised at home and in business.
So he was very concerned about what these fish eggs would look like when they hatched.
“Well, I don’t know about this either. 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 The red carp also reproduced several times, but the results each time disappointed Zhang An.
He has always wanted to produce a batch of pure natural koi carp, but the fry produced every time are ordinary carp. This time Zhang An did not have high hopes.
Zhang An is not sure about this issue now. After all, he went to Qingkou Pond where he caught Jinjia several times.
But no 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 not to breed with other female fish, because Zhang An does not believe that it can hold it for that long.
On the contrary, Zhang An felt that it was the same as 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 bodies, 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 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 then, give me a few, even variegated ones."
"Don't worry, I'll definitely have yours." .”
Fatty Lu had already said this once before the red carp laid eggs.
It’s just that so many fish eggs were laid that time, 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.
But it’s 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 200,000-300,000 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 all done at once, even if the female fish can bear it, the male fish responsible for fertilization may not be able to bear it either.
Even a mighty and majestic man like Jin Jia might have to die of exhaustion after doing so much work at once.
Then Lu Jun 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 are you still fishing with bamboo poles?”
While picking out the fishing rods, Fatty Lu naturally saw Zhang An’s Arhat bamboo pole.
After all, it is not a telescopic pole. It cannot be retracted, and it would be too dazzling if 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)