Chapter 537: Dragon Fish
"Hey, John, this fish is... dragon fish, right?" Looking at the fish swimming in the fish tank in front of him, Jiang Hai asked with some uncertainty, because the fish in front of him at this time was indeed good. It looks like arowana, and it is a relatively rare species.
When Jiang Hai was in middle school, his family raised fish for a while. Of course, the fish they raised were not expensive species like arowana, but some small fish. His father didn't know who influenced him at the time. , began to like fish farming.
At first, I just raised some small fish such as anchovies, traffic lights, and submarines. Later, I felt that the small fish were not interesting anymore.
I started raising maps, then Arhats, then parrots, and I started raising fish for a while.
In the end, these fish all died, but they could be regarded as accompanying Jiang Hai for a long time. It was not until after he graduated from college that his father gave up fish farming because the fish tank at home was broken. However, Jiang Hai has been following him since he was a child. We go to the fish market with my father to buy fish and so on.
He still knows something about fish, at least the arowana, which is the most expensive fish sold in the aquarium market, he knows, but aren't these arowanas ornamental fish? Why does the Washington Convention still control this kind of fish?
"Oh, I heard that this kind of fish is indeed called arowana in China, but here this fish is called the beautiful bonefish. It is a variant of the bonefish. It is indeed a protected fish species under the Washington Convention." Hearing Jiang Hai's words, John also introduced them. Looking at the already grown fish in front of him, Jiang Hai also lay there and started to watch.
"This kind of fish is indeed very beautiful, but its research value is not very high, because it is found all over the world." Seeing that Jiang Hai seemed to be very interested in this fish, John here also came over. Explained to Jiang Hai.
Arowana is the beautiful bonefish. Well, calling this scientific name is not as comfortable as calling it Arowana.
This fish is a very ancient fish species that can be traced back to the Archaic Carboniferous period 360 million years ago.
This fish already existed at that time. It can be compared with the ancestor of sharks, this fish existed 140 million years ago. It mainly appears in Asia and the Indian subcontinent. However, with the division of Pangea and the movement of the earth's crust, this fish has been distributed all over the world. This fish was first discovered in the Amazon in 1829, but it was white and gold. of.
The most precious blood dragon now was discovered in South Vietnam in 1933, except for the Asian Peninsula. Arowanas are found in Sumatra, Banga Island, Baltic Island, Thailand and other places. Later, people gradually divided these arowanas into several categories.
The cheapest ones are silver dragon and blue dragon, and the ones above are gold dragon, orange-red arowana, gold arowana, and platinum arowana.
One of the most famous platinum arowanas can even be sold for $300,000 as an adult.
Of course, platinum arowana cannot be cultivated. This kind of arowana requires the golden dragon to have albinism before it can be cultivated.
This kind of Burmese python is different. The probability of golden python suffering from albinism is very high. Especially in the case of artificial culture.
But these arowanas are definitely rare. According to John, there is also a Chinese here.
According to this Chinese man, the arowanas here are of almost any quality. After all, this is Boston, and the United States is the leader in the world. The aquarium he runs will collect some rare fish species from all over the world. .
There are very few people who don't sell their face. Therefore, the arowanas here can be considered to have everything, except for a lot of silver dragons. Golden dragon, red dragon. There are blood red dragons, pepper red dragons, and even golden dragons here. If these fish were sold in China, the price would not be very high. However, although there are many people raising fish in the United States, but for fish , there is really no price that is too high.
"Anyway, I can't tell how good-looking this fish is." John curled his lips and said as he lay on the glass and glanced at the fish in front of him.
"Haha..." After hearing his words, Jiang Hai also smiled. People's aesthetics cannot be forcibly changed.
John didn't look good, and Jiang Hai didn't have anything to say, but after hearing his introduction, Jiang Hai felt a little moved.
He used to follow his father and liked to raise fish, but when he went to college, he didn't live at home, and he wasn't allowed to raise these things in his dormitory. Jiang Hai didn't care. Although he has raised a lot of fish now, He has never raised these ornamental fish before.
The most important thing is that it sounds like this fish is still very valuable...
A platinum arowana is worth 300,000 US dollars, which is much more expensive than a large bluefin tuna. Unless it reaches the level of a fish king, a tuna may not be sold for 300,000 US dollars, let alone Not to mention three hundred thousand!
It seems that raising this thing is also a way to make a fortune. Of course, platinum arowana is not created by raising it.
This kind of ichthyosaur itself is extremely rare. According to John, there are two types of platinum arowana.
One is the Snow Dragon, and the other is the Platinum Dragon. Of course, the prices of the two fish are about the same. The Snow Dragon is a mutation of the Silver Dragon, and the Platinum Dragon is a mutation of other Arowanas. But these fish can mutate. , really very few.
According to some people, not one of a million fish may be able to mutate, which means that the chance of mutation is one in a million. Well, this is almost the same as zero...
Arowanas reproduce in large numbers. Although the maturity period takes five, six, or even more than ten years, arowanas will give birth to many arowanas once they lay an egg, and these arowanas are carefully cared for here. They sell food for takeout, so there are quite a lot of arowanas here, but among so many arowanas, there is not a single albino one.
And the most important thing is that even the offspring produced by two platinum dragons are of no use to birds. They will not come out if they should.
The success rate has not improved much, and Jiang Hai has nothing else to say except sweating.
But if he cultivates it with spiritual energy, there may not be a chance that he will become like this.
Even if they can't get albino varieties, they are bound to grow big and good. The Americans have never thought of selling these fish to China, but Jiang Hai can. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at John.
"By the way, John, I'm very interested in these fish. Can you get a few for me? Money is not a problem!" Looking at John next to him, Jiang Hai looked at him with a burning face, and then lowered his voice to he said.
However, although his voice was low, Dominica next to him still heard it, and couldn't help but mutter in her heart, "Here we go again!"
Jiang Hai really can't change his mind about eating those things. No matter where he goes, he wants to get these things.
She wanted to raise their brown bears again, and now back here, she wanted to raise fish again, but this time, she didn't scold Jiang Hai.
Because the number of this kind of fish is not too small, the wild ones are naturally very precious, but if they are not in the wild, they can be cultivated artificially, but the survival rate is slightly lower, and they are still far from being extinct.
So Jiang Hai wanted to raise this fish, but she didn't care. Instead, she looked at the dolphin next to her. Let Jiang Hai and John discuss this matter themselves. After hearing Jiang Hai's words, John couldn't help but Frowning slightly.
If Jiang Hai wanted to buy other fish, he would have turned against him long ago, but this kind of arowana is not very valuable to be honest.
There are many of them here just to increase the number of species. Now Jiang Hai wants to buy them, but he can't say.
"We will definitely not sell it, but if you donate some money, we may be able to give you some as gifts." After thinking about it, it is naturally not allowed to directly buy and sell US government things, but if it is If you donate money or give it as a gift, that's it.
Of course, he can't get the donated money, it's for the zoo.
Although it was just a different way of saying it, it looked much better to outsiders. After hearing his words, Jiang Hai also smiled. Sure enough, this is not a difficult thing. In the United States There are really very few things that money can't do.
Immediately, he verbally agreed to donate 100,000 US dollars. Of course, the fish he wanted must be worth more than 100,000 US dollars.
Hearing that Jiang Hai was so generous, John here also seemed very happy and became even more enthusiastic about Jiang Hai.
They were even asking, what kind of breed did Jiang Hai want and how many did he want? Jiang Hai just smiled at this.
He didn't even buy a fish tank now, so there was no point in being anxious. Besides, he didn't come here mainly to buy fish. After chatting with John for a few words, Jiang Hai continued to move forward with him.
After walking through the aquatic animal area, there is the terrestrial animal area. The terrestrial animals here are also protected. Jiang Hai even saw the Siberian tiger here. Of course, the Siberian tiger is not the indigenous people here. The Siberian tiger only Produced in Northeast China and Siberia, it is the largest cat in the world. Well, it does seem smaller than that mountain lion now. No matter which mountain lion it is, this one is still the strongest. Big cats.
Jiang Hai was not surprised to see this guy here. After all, there are not many species in North America.
Everyone knows this. After the European colonists landed on the American continent, the species here were almost extinct. Large cats and the like are rarely seen here. .
After passing the terrestrial animal area, we came to the bird area. This area is very large and has various styles. There are some small birds that are only in some natural cages, and some large ones. The bird occupied a piece of woodland alone. When they came to the outside of the largest woodland here, John and the others stopped because they had arrived.
Looking at the artificial forest in front of him, Jiang Hai was also looking upwards, and sure enough, he followed his gaze.
In this forest, there were several dark figures standing on the treetops, and several pairs of fierce eyes were staring at Jiang Hai and the others. (To be continued.)
ps: Today’s update was posted earlier. I just got home and now I’m going to see my teeth. Hey, I’m tired... Three chapters have been published in a row. Please support me!