Villagers in Xiagzhuang Town of Laixi earn 300000 a year by raising Japanese koi.

At present, many hotels and restaurants can see the shadow of ornamental fish. The reporter learned from an interview in Xiagzhuang Town, Laixi City yesterday that the annual shipment of Japanese koi farmed by local farmers exceeded 7 million, accounting for about 1/3 of the market supply in Qingdao. In addition to Qingdao, the koi raised by the villagers are also exported to Beijing, Shanghai and other cities. □ reporter Zhao Jie

Raising koi can earn 300000 a year.

Red, yellow, white, fish of all colors gather in one place to compete for food. Yesterday afternoon, when the reporter came to Panjiazhuang Town, Laixi City, two workers were feeding the fish in the farm area of the villager Pan Lei's family. In Xiagezhuang Town and Chengyang Jihongtan area, Pan Lei contracted a total of about 120 mu of land, all of which were built into fish ponds, and seven workers helped him raise Japanese koi, a large ornamental fish.

Since 2001, Pan Lei inherited his parents' aquaculture industry. At first, he engaged in silver carp farming, but over the past few years, because the coastal areas are not very recognized for freshwater fish, the market price is not ideal, and the breeding effect is not good. After going to other places to investigate and study, Pan Lei set his eyes on ornamental fish culture. Although the whole family was not sure at first, it persisted for many years, and now Pan Lei's farm has an annual shipment of 5 million tails, with an income of more than 300000 yuan a year.

The most expensive koi costs 20,000 yuan each.

An adult brocade carp weighing about two kilograms can lay about 200000 eggs a year, and the survival rate of successful fertilization and hatching into small fish is about 60%. From the very small fish fry, there are customers come to buy. At first, koi was sold by jin because of its small size. As the size grows up gradually, from the initial 10 yuan per catty, 20 yuan per catty to 200 yuan per catty, 500 yuan per catty, no matter how big it is, it can be sold according to the article, with prices ranging from hundreds to thousands of yuan.

"when it comes to value, I've really sold it here. "Last year, a Japanese koi fish raised by Pan Lei weighed about 8 jin and was 90 centimeters long. it was met in red and white. It was chosen at first glance by a customer from Yantai. Finally, under negotiation, the price was set at 20,000 yuan. "however, this kind of trade is after all a minority, and growing fish is not sold casually. Fish like this have been raised for at least five or six years, and it is not easy. "

7 million adult fish are sold every year

Every year from July to September, is the concentrated growth period of fish, only Pan Lei's own culture pond, almost a day to consume about 1500 jin of fish food. At present, the weather is getting colder and the fish eat less, so they don't want to go out for activities at the bottom of the water. however, Pan Lei and the workers dare not take it lightly, and they have made preparations in advance to keep the fish warm for the winter. In addition to moving smaller fish fry into large shed areas, outdoor open-air ponds frequently change water and add oxygen, but also pay attention to observe weather changes and be ready to break ice and remove snow at any time.

See Pan Lei's aquaculture business has a rush, the surrounding villages and towns more than 20 farmers also joined in, the local annual fish shipments of more than 7 million. "A lot of people in Nanshan Market take goods from us. In addition, there are many promotional activities for hotels and real estate projects. Every time they ask for goods, they buy tens of thousands of yuan of fish at once. "in addition, Yantai and Weihai around Qingdao, and even Beijing and Shanghai, have many regular merchants coming here to buy goods every year.

Koi can be called the king of ornamental fish.

Japanese koi is a kind of valuable large ornamental fish, which is known as "living art", "living jewel in water" and "king of ornamental fish" in Japan. Japanese koi usually have a lifespan of 60-70 years and a body length of up to 1 Mel 1.5 meters. The beauty of these koi is that their patterns, colors and shapes change with age and ambient water temperature, just like special ink paintings. The top grade koi is one in a thousand, depending on the blood, skeleton, color, pattern, swimming posture and so on. If the colors are too miscellaneous, they will be eliminated, which is similar to the beauty pageant. Only in this way can we raise precious koi.