It's strange that a young couple in Nanchong, Sichuan Province go back to their hometown to start a business and raise baby fish.

Feng Bing gently caught a baby fish from the culture pond to check the growth.

One culture room, three culture ponds, nearly 100 baby fish (scientific name: giant salamander). This is the scene that the reporter saw yesterday (22) in a baby fish farm in Jialing District. "the technical requirements of dollfish farming are very high, and the sales price is not cheap, mainly in the face of middle and high-end customers, Nanchong rarely set foot in this field." Feng Bing, the owner of the farm, told reporters that this is also an important reason why he and his wife Xiao Su set up the farm. As a result of putting a lot of money into the farm, Feng Bing said with a smile that she was "cash-strapped", but she was still looking forward to a better future.

It is not easy for breeding to get up early in the morning and stay in the dark. You have to change the spring water twice a day.

When he saw Feng Bing, he was squatting by the culture pond and gently catching a baby fish with his hands to check the growth. "the hibernating period of baby fish is from late November to March of the following year. They do not eat or gain weight. As I often have to peel, I have to change the fresh spring water twice a day. " Feng Bing told reporters that for the sake of safety, spring water is generally used to raise baby fish. During the non-hibernating period, feed twice at 6: 00 a.m. and 9: 00 p.m., and change the water before feeding.

"when the fry grows to 5 to 7 centimeters, my husband buys it for breeding. At that time, the water had to be changed every two hours, and the survival rate could reach 80% by using red nematode as feed. " Xiao Su told reporters that half a year later, when the baby fish grows to more than 18 centimeters, it will be fed with small fish, shrimp and Loach, and the survival rate can be close to 100 percent. Four years later, growing to about 2 kilograms is the most delicious stage of baby fish, and it is also the best time for sales.

The fiancee acts as the guide when the career is at a low ebb.

A few years ago, Feng Bing went to Shaanxi to run around, and after several inspections, he took a fancy to the way of raising chickens, but for various reasons, he ended up in failure. "at that time, my career was at a low ebb, and my fiancee Xiao Su acted as my guide and began to try to raise baby fish. Her mother's family in Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province, has a long history and mature technology for raising baby fish. " Feng Bing told the reporter that after making up his mind, he went to the competent department to go through the relevant procedures and learned while doing, and quickly mastered the complex breeding techniques.

"the baby fish is covered with treasures, and the meat is especially delicious. Making soup is a good way to eat." According to Xiao Su, the feet and liver are very delicious and nutritious parts of the baby fish. "there is a long-standing eating habit of cooking with baby fish-instead of killing with a knife, scalding with boiling water can make the fish in a state of hyperemia and then secrete a kind of mucus, which not only has a wonderful effect on cosmetology, but also has a very good effect in dealing with knife wounds and gunshot wounds."

"there is another interesting saying about dollfish. From birth to half a year old, once a baby fish is frightened, it will stop growing after growing up to half a kilogram. " Feng Bing told reporters that the baby fish will mature after about 10 years of growth, and the longest one raised in captivity can live for more than 100 years.

Looking forward to the future to engage in family farming and do something for the neighbors.

"not long ago, when I was looking at the culture pond, I found that there was a baby fish with white folds all over his body and suspected of suffering from 'vitiligo'. I quickly caught it and raised it alone in a basin, who knew that several others had similar symptoms." Feng Bing said that at that time, he was really startled, after releasing the water, all the fish in the pond were disinfected, and the aquaculture pond was thoroughly cleaned so as not to cause more damage.

"Baby fish have weak resistance to disease, and once they get sick, if they are not disinfected in time, they are easy to die." According to Feng Bing, the normal body colors of baby fish are black, white-yellow and dark yellow, and most of the other body colors are signs of illness. Usually, baby fish can only be fed with fresh food, otherwise it is easy to cause respiratory tract infection or anorexia. Tinea capitis is the most easily infected and harmful disease of baby fish, which spreads among fish through the air. "Breeders are generally not allowed to enter another household's breeding room, let alone touch other people's ponds and baby fish to avoid spreading tinea pedis." Feng Bing told reporters.

"after the steel shed breeding base is built, I will move all the fish there, hire workers to carry out family farming, and do some practical work for my neighbors." Talking about her plans for the future, Feng Bing is full of longing for the future. "there is always a way out. As long as you have a dream, you must take action, otherwise it will always be a dream."