1983Fishing and Farming between Mountains and Seas

Chapter 239 Catching Exotic Fish Glass Knife
Obviously, these shrimps were attracted by the krill schools.

At first, there didn't seem to be much, just a few scattered among the krill. However, when Liang Ziqiang and his team caught a net, they found that there were more prawns coming from the road, and there seemed to be an endless stream...

Actually, prawns are divided into two colors, the female is blue-green, and the male is yellow-brown. But in this group of prawns, there are obviously more females than males, so the overall color is blue-green.

After fishing several times, they estimated that there would be enough broodstock this time. They had originally planned to make two more trips if the catch today was not enough, but now it seems that they can save themselves the trouble.

They mainly target the prawns wrapped in the krill. Once all the prawns are caught, the large group of krill loses its charm in their eyes, and no one wants to move the net to touch them again.

There was no need to continue searching for nearby islands, so they began to adjust their course and prepare to leave this area.

Before I could completely turn my head, I saw a group of uninvited guests coming into the sea.

This time, what drifted over in the ocean current was a small creature with an extremely strange shape.

Normally, almost all fish swim horizontally in the water, with few exceptions. However, before my eyes, there were thin things standing upright in the sea water, transparent and hard, like razors inserted upright in the water.

Because there are so many of them, they look like countless razors, automatically floating in the sea water, neither sinking nor falling sideways, just standing upright and solid.

This scene looks strangely beautiful, but it's a bit weird...

"What the hell is this?" Liang Tiancheng asked in surprise.

"I've never seen anything like this in the sea!" Zhu Tianpeng was equally surprised.

Father Liang also looked at it several times before speaking:

"Glass knife? I've only seen this fish once or twice!"

Even as they were talking, the straight, blade-like transparent little fish had already begun to merge with the krill school with the help of the ocean current.

The glass knife fish moved up and down like a blade, stabbing at the krill. Obviously, this fish was also eating krill.

Even when eating, they do not change their posture, but remain moving vertically with their heads down and tails up.

"Dad, do you want to catch this fish?" Liang Tiancheng really didn't understand this strange fish, so he asked his father.

"What to catch? It's better to catch krill than this. Krill can at least be eaten, but this thing is inedible!" Liang's father continued to turn the car around.

It is really inedible. The thin and flat body of the glass knife fish is completely covered in a transparent bony carapace. Because the whole body is hard, it cannot swing greatly, nor can it swim normally, and can only drift in the ocean current.

But just because it can’t be eaten doesn’t mean it’s worthless!

As soon as Liang's father said he would not catch any fish, Liang Ziqiang pulled up the net and threw it into the sea, calling out to them:

"Dad, brother, you guys should also cast some nets quickly. Catch as much as you can. Some people are raising these fish for fun. We can sell them for some money!"

"This fish can be sold for money? Did you hear this from your friends in the city?" Liang's father was skeptical.

"Yeah, I guess that's what they're talking about!"

In fact, Liang Ziqiang had no idea whether this glass knife fish could be sold. He knew that some people kept this fish in aquariums for viewing and entertainment, and he saw it on a marine program.

But he didn't know if people in later generations were playing with this, or if people were playing with it now. After all, this fish was too strange, and it was not quite the same as the blue-mouthed bride.

It's inevitable, so just take advantage of it.

He did not hold out much hope for this fish, as it would be cheap in later generations and was on the low end of the ornamental fish spectrum.

After hearing what he said, several people picked up their nets again and started to get busy.

While logging in, I heard Liang Ziqiang reminding loudly:

"Be careful, this fish...it breaks easily!"

Liang Tiancheng, who was pulling a net of fish upwards, suddenly twitched his hand.

As a fish, it is easy to break...

What is this, is it still a fish?
I really don't understand why city people keep something so hard and easy to break...

"Ah Qiang, are you kidding? Can a fish break?" Zhu Tianpeng also thought this was outrageous. What was even more outrageous was that his movements just now were quite rough, and he even bumped against the side of the boat a few times. If it was going to break, it would have probably broken already...

When they poured the fish into the cabin, they were shocked to find that some of the fish were actually broken in the net!

Glass cutter, this is real glass!
When Liang Tiancheng and Liang's father's nets were closed, they both suffered losses.

Several people were catching these extremely unreliable ornamental fish with one net after another.

The glass cutters that were fished out were flat and thin like blades. Each one was about ten centimeters long, and the dorsal fin and caudal fin had degenerated to the point of being almost non-existent.

This thing is very light and not very dense. There are dozens or hundreds of them in each net, and it is estimated that each net weighs only a little over one pound.

After several hauls, the fish and krill were carried away by the ocean current. Liang Ziqiang did not intend to chase them deliberately, so he said that it was enough and officially turned back.

After returning to the shore, we first went to the pond and put the blue clams into the large pond to continue growing. The prawns and krill were mixed together and poured into a separate broodstock pond.

After leaving the shrimp pond, Liang Ziqiang went to Zhong Ming's house and contacted Jiang Wenang again.

When he heard it was glass knife fish this time, Jiang Wenang was not very interested.

"Some people raise these fish, but they can't sell them at a high price. Plus, they're easily damaged during transportation, so it's not easy!" Jiang Wenang hesitated.

Finally, considering that they had cooperated many times before, he agreed to come tomorrow.

As long as it can be sold, at least today's gains are not in vain. As for the price, Liang Ziqiang himself did not have too high expectations.

The next morning, Jiang Wenang arrived on time and asked the driver to drive over again. This time, there was a lot of straw under the plastic container in the cargo compartment, and straw was also used to separate the container from the cargo compartment.

Obviously, Jiang Wenang wanted to reduce the significant shaking of the container to prevent the glass knife fish from being damaged during transportation.

Looking at their fish, Liang Ziqiang and his father had already picked out the broken fish and thrown them away, so the fish placed in front of Jiang Wenang were all intact and alive. Even in the basin, they still kept their heads down and their tails up, standing vertically.

"I mentioned this on the phone yesterday. This fish cannot be sold by the piece, but only by the pound. Four dollars a pound. Considering that there will definitely be some loss after I buy it, this price is already very high!" Jiang Wenang thought for a moment and made the offer.

Liang Ziqiang knew that there was not much room for price increase, but he still tried to argue:

"They are ornamental fish after all. You can still sell them by the piece when you sell them, right? It's no problem to sell them by the pound now. You can sell them at a higher price per pound. You know that these fish are very light. They look heavy, but they are only a few pounds!"

Liang Ziqiang wanted to get at least 5 yuan per catty, but Jiang Wenang hesitated for a while:
"The maximum I can raise it to is four dollars and fifty cents. Brother, I don't usually buy this fish. It's not as easy to sell as other ornamental fish!"

Finally, the deal was made at four dollars and fifty cents.

Liang Ziqiang's fish weighed 9.3 jin, which cost him 41.85 yuan.

Liang's father's was about the same as his, about 40 yuan. After receiving the money, Liang's father and Liang Tiancheng split it up, about 20 yuan each.

Zhu Tianpeng didn't come today.

Liang Ziqiang told him yesterday evening that he might have to stay at home selling glass knife fish today and would not be able to go out to sea.

But after selling the glass knife fish, Liang Ziqiang still went out to sea, alone.

He said hello to his wife, picked up his bucket, bag, chisel, fishing rod and other equipment, and went to the beach.

There are enough broodstock for now, so he is not going out to sea to look for broodstock today, nor is he going to the sea to look for sporadic fish fishing.

The weather is clear and the temperature is high, so it is not suitable to go to Longjuling to collect floating thorn nets.

The place he was going to was the nameless island he had been away from for several months.

Lin Baixian has not returned to the village from his cousin's place yet. Liang Ziqiang sees that the temperature has gotten warmer and he has to go to the nameless island alone to see how much of the "deposits" there is that can be withdrawn.

Apart from anything else, Manager Du of Yuehai Restaurant must be waiting for him to resume supply. If he doesn't go, Du Ziteng will probably get anxious.

Besides, I need money for many things right now...

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