Chapter 45 Selling Fish
Ning Weimin was very selective and carefully inquired about the fish farming situation with the fish seller.
I bought these pairs of mature angelfish at a high price.
What temperature the water is and what kind of fish food the small fish usually feeds, he strictly follows the past instructions and raises them very carefully.
Therefore, these pairs of fish moved to the new environment and adapted very well.
There was neither sick nor dead.
And within a few days, a small tube appeared under the male and female fish of the pair of "Three-Colored Fairies" and began to droop.
This means that good things are coming.
Ning Weimin was overjoyed, and sure enough, one day in early June, the female fish began to lick the board.
This is the performance of proactively cleaning the spawning area.
When it becomes more and more frequent, it reaches the point of licking the board almost non-stop.
Ning Weimin knew that it was time to make special preparations for the hatching tank for breeding fish eggs, and it was time to receive the money!
To be honest, the technical requirements in this area are actually not difficult.
The main thing is to control the water temperature and oxygen.
Specifically, you need to trap the water in advance, and then set the water temperature in the hatching tank to be slightly higher than the temperature in the breeding tank.
Finally, you must ensure that the trapped water in the hatching tank is fully oxygenated.
Of course, since there are no professional electric equipment these days, all this can only be ensured through local methods.
For example, regarding temperature, Ning Weimin did not only use the sun but also the water.
The only thing that can be done is light bulb baking.
He used a wooden board to connect four large sixty-watt light bulbs to illuminate the bathtub.
The power is just okay, not half as effective as a bathroom heater.
As for oxygen, it requires even more effort.
There was no oxygen in the trapped water, and Ning Weimin had nowhere to get an oxygen pump.
He could only produce artificial oxygen by repeatedly stirring it with a ladle.
This is the main reason why angelfish are scarce in the market at this time.
Although the trick is just a thin layer of paper, due to lack of equipment, it is a new thing.
Except for Ning Weimin, no one in this generation knows how to expose it.
Simple technology still seems very high-end at this time.
This should be regarded as a bonus of the times.
In short, after Ning Weimin struggled for almost two hours, the female fish finally began to lay eggs on the spawning plate.
At this time, the male fish also follows suit and sprays sperm on the eggs.
It seems that the male fish will swim slowly above the birth plate with the female fish, which is called "sliding plate".
The whole process will last about an hour before the spawning is over.
During this period, the most fearful thing is the drastic changes in sound and light that disturb the male and female fish.
So just to be on the safe side, Ning Weimin not only left the house by himself.
He even stood outside at the window, begging the neighbors passing by to be as quiet as possible.
He makes everyone look at him as a godly person.
After waiting for the egg-laying to end successfully, Ning Weimin had to take away the egg-laying board.
Then carefully place it in the prepared hatching tank, which is called the "lifting plate method" in the industry.
But to achieve this step, I can only say that I am relieved, and it is far from done.
The last few days are the most important for successful hatching
So in order to ensure that the fish eggs can "roll out" smoothly.
Ning Weimin not only put his own diluted eye drops in the water to ensure water quality and inhibit the growth of bacteria in the water.
He also went to the master who had been repairing his watch a few days ago and borrowed an old dust-blowing air bag.
After connecting this thing, the thin plastic straw was inserted into the incubation tank, facing the birth board. From time to time, he had to pinch it a few times.
In order to provide sufficient oxygen with minimal movement.
But even so, twenty hours after hatching, it is still inevitable that a few bad eggs will appear.
Normal fish eggs are generally transparent.
The bad eggs will turn white and will be opaque under light.
Needless to say, the harm of these bad eggs is that they will continue to infect the surrounding fish eggs.
Only after forty-eight hours did the fish eggs begin to grow small tails one after another, and began to shake and roll down to the bottom of the tank.
The dead eggs that have deteriorated will stop causing damage.
This is called "rolling board".
After all the fish eggs rolled down, the small fish all gathered at the bottom of the tank and squirmed like little bugs.
This situation will basically last for two more days before the small fish can grow eyes and start to "take off".
But at this time, the loss level has basically been passed.
It was only then that Ning Weimin could truly relax.
Never mind anything else, being able to successfully incubate seven achievements is the biggest reward.
A rough estimate of the profits that will be made
Ning Weimin suddenly felt that all his efforts had been in vain. He was so tired for this, and the suffering he suffered - it was worth it!
Five days later, when the small fish grows its upper and lower fins and swims in groups, the scene is quite spectacular!
Not to mention that Ning Weimin was happy to see it, even the fishmonger named Gu Si'er who he brought back from the market was very happy to see it. "Oh my God! Brother, are you really born from the same litter?"
"That's right, don't even look at it. If we're not the same parents, how can we be the same?" That pair, that pair of 'three-color' cubs."
"Oh, you are really like this! I admire you! I have never seen anyone hatch such a baby. There are so many. It would be good if you can have thirty or forty in a nest. You must have a unique skill..."
"No, I'm not bragging. I'm the only one in the capital who has shit. If you want to find a second person, you really can't find one." I’m meeting an expert today. Isn’t this what your ancestors did?”
“How is that possible? What kind of foreign magazine do we have here? Yes, it seems to me..."
"No wonder, you still know foreign words?"
"What's the matter, IspeakEnglishverywell, do you understand?"
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"I don't understand, hey, master! Otherwise, this person must be very capable and capable. There are opportunities to make money everywhere..."
In short, one person truly admires and the other accepts it. It was clear that they were both people who knew how to play with fish, so the two of them had a great time chatting.
However, despite the high interest in talking about it, it seems to be a close friend. When it comes to actual interests, Ning Weimin is a little disappointed.
One is that Gu Si'er is a little ignorant and actually fantasizes about buying him the secret of fish farming for a hundred yuan.
The second is the auspicious price of sixty-six yuan offered by Gu Si'er himself.
"What's the matter, are you okay? Do you really think it's expensive? A fish costs less than two cents. This is a god. You just sell it tomorrow, at least three cents a fish. You can raise it for two more days and wait in the market. It’s only 40 or 50 cents. I’ll give you a discount.”
Ning Weimin was unhappy, his tone full of dissatisfaction.
"Brother, you are right. If I were rich, I would really want to stay!"
For this reason, Gu Si'er was a little embarrassed to tell the truth.
"I'm not afraid of your jokes. I can't earn four or five yuan in a morning market. Your fish is good, but it's just too much."
"I'm not you, I'm not as capable as you, and I have to go to work. If I eat it all at once, if one of them doesn't take good care of me and the fish dies accidentally, I will have to use my two months' salary to compensate. My family There is no way I can survive.”
“Besides, it’s hard for me to sell so many fish at once. If I want to sell them quickly, I won’t get such a good price.” How about we pay it by piece? I'll take it from you for two cents, and I'll take the fifteen yuan first? I have to sell what I have before I can come back to get the goods."
Ning Weimin is so stupid. It's disbelief.
"I said, that's not what you said when you came here. You are not a professional tropical fish merchant in the morning market. How come you can't even pack a nest of fish? Are you trying to tempt me? ."
Gu Si'er blushed even more.
"Brother, please don't say that. Mainly, I didn't expect you to be a god. Your nest is worth ten others. Otherwise? I can't help you. When I come next time , I’ll give you two cents for each fish, and you won’t have to pay for the fish food..."
"Is it really a big deal for you?"
< br>"Hey, if I tell a lie, let me choke to death here. There is really no way. What we are doing is indeed a small business. The purpose is to have fun and make a little money while supplementing our lives. It's not a state-owned store. Who has so much money to spare? Not only me, but even if you go to the Guanyuan'er Market, the largest in the city, no matter how great the owner is, he will only eat half of your nest. It’s not that we don’t want it, it’s that we really don’t have any money and it’s really hard to get it out. Everyone has to live, there’s no other way!”
Ning Weimin felt a little cold when he heard this.
Just go out for a dozen yuan at a time? How long do we have to go?
He was also thinking about the next nest of angel fish hatching.
How tired will he be if he has to bargain with various fishmongers every day in the future, while also having to take care of brood fish and small fish?
He originally wanted to have fun and make money, but at this time he was already feeling a little tired.
It seems that I thought it was too good at the beginning, but I am at a loss after getting into this business.
There are very few people who make money from fish these days.
Not only do I have no money, I also don’t have the guts. I really lack the spirit of adventure and ambition, and I dare not take advantage of opportunities to make money.
To put it bluntly, there are not many serious people who know how to do business.
“I said, fifty-five, is that okay? I’ll suffer some losses, but you’ll take it all! With ink like yours, it’s better for me to sell it myself.”
Seeing that Ning Weimin was unhappy and a little anxious, Gu Si'er could only sigh.
"Let's do this, brother, I'll give you twenty-five yuan this time, and I'll get you one hundred and twenty yuan first. I want to say that the price you gave is not a bargain, I'm a little kid . But if I could pay a penny more, I would still be a coward!”
"I'm almost a three-card person. Huh, tell me what to say! I'm not stupid enough to win a fish for fifty-five, so I have to give you seventy-five. Right?"
"I would like to say one more thing, don't think that I just offered you a hundred dollars to buy your way of making money. Your hatching method is indeed valuable. But no matter how precious it is, someone has to be able to afford it. No?"
"That's the price I'm willing to pay. I really don't believe that anyone can pay more than me. This is great, but others may not have the courage like me."
"Brother, are you in a hurry for money? It doesn't matter. If that's the case, I can help you contact two friends. It’s okay to get the fish from you. If you are willing to pass on the recipe, the three of us can help you by pooling our money together..."
Good guy, this kind of bargain is actually doing me a favor. .
Not only was Ning Weimin's nose almost crooked with anger, but his mood was completely depressed.
He is not so blind as to sell the fish farming method at such a cheap price.
As for money, he is not willing to relax.
But... what Gu Si'er said also reflects the reality.
The market is not booming, and the quality of personnel is not good either.
It's hard, it's easy to make money these days, but it's hard to make a lot of money easily.
We can’t take advantage of our capital and scale in anything we do, so we can only rely on hard work.
For the first time, he felt how anxious the primary market was.
Not only is the system very restrictive, but even people’s thoughts are severely restricted.
I want to tell Gu Si'er at this time that there will be hundreds of thousands or millions of ornamental fish in the future.
He probably could really scare Gu Si'er away and treat him as a lunatic.
What else can we do?
We can only wait for the market to mature slowly.
“Come on, twenty-five is twenty-five. Let’s agree first, I will wait for you for three days. If you don’t come after three days, I will give the fish to someone else.”
< br>"Okay. Let's do it."
(End of this chapter)