Chapter 811: The Empty Aquarium
Binhai City has experienced only a few typhoons since its establishment, and basically passed by without major losses. Zhang Zian had never experienced a typhoon, and Jiang Feifei, a girl from the mainland, had never experienced it. Even Wang Qian and Li Kun put down their work and were engrossed in listening.
The terrible typhoon can only be truly felt by experiencing it personally.
In the face of such a catastrophic disaster, it is a blessing for people to survive, so how can the safety of pets be taken into account?
The survivors live in stealth, and the dead are long gone.
Jiang Feifei felt a little uncomfortable, not because the clownfish who was lucky enough to survive the albuginea died after all, but because grandma and Xiao Liuying became unfamiliar again in the end, just like the death of the clownfish that was the bond also made her feel sad. The relationship they had built so hard collapsed.
She even secretly complained to Liu Ying, wouldn't it be better if the story ended abruptly after grandma said that Lord Dragon came to pick up the clownfish? Why do you want to talk about the later things? The story that was originally tinged with fairy tales has a realistic ending, just like the prince and princess not only living together, but even quarreling every day for food, rice, oil and salt, and finally agreeing to divorce and divide the family property.
But because of the imperfect ending, she knew that Liu Ying didn't just make up a story.
In fact, this is not a story about clownfish, but a story about Liu Ying and grandma.
"What happened later? Did you stop raising fish after that?" Qin An held the camera steadily on his shoulders, and the camera kept focusing on Liu Ying when she was speaking. He never thought that his old partner would have such a thrilling past.
"Binhai rarely experiences typhoons, and now you should have enough ability to protect clownfish?" He asked again.
Although he is only a photographer, he has been out interviewing with reporters for a long time, and he also knows when to ask what questions.
Liu Ying was immersed in the memories for a long time and couldn't extricate herself. The thumb of her right hand rubbed her index finger unconsciously. There was an inconspicuous white mark on the side of the index finger, as if it had been scratched by something sharp.
"No...no, actually I have plans to raise one." Liu Ying replied slowly, "After working in the TV station, I bought a house with a loan. I have my own house which is spacious, bright, strong and strong, and it is located on a high floor. Even if the typhoon comes, the water will not enter. The next day I got the key, I bought a 1.5 meter brand-name aquarium with two lamp tubes on the cover, an ultraviolet disinfection lamp, and a filter And oxygenation equipment, which cost me more than 3,000 yuan at the time, I can’t buy more than 3,000 now. But after the aquarium was shipped to my home, I still couldn’t bring up the idea of raising fish, as if I wasn’t in the mood... "
Zhang Zian can somewhat understand her feelings,
Because the person who used to raise fish with her is no longer there.
In other words, she is still waiting for the person who will give her the clownfish.
"Then there has been no fish farming? The aquarium has been empty?" Qin An cameo as a reporter.
"No, of course it's not empty, it's too wasteful to be empty, and there are some sundries in it." Liu Ying smiled lightly, "When I brought my parents to play in Binhai City, they were surprised to see the aquarium, and they didn't like it. I am very distressed, and feel that it is a waste to buy a fish tank without raising fish.”
"Do they still remember that you raised clownfish when you were a child?" Qin An asked keenly.
"No, they remember that I raised fish when I was young, and they also remember that I was caught by a fishhook and got tetanus, but they have forgotten what kind of fish they raised." She replied, with a lonely smile on her face.
After a moment of silence, she lifted her spirits and said with a cheerful smile: "Ah, by the way, my parents have retired. I plan to take them around the country this year. The first stop is my hometown. I haven't been back for a long time. Of course, the premise is that you can get a long vacation from the Taiwan leader..."
"This, I think it's a bit more difficult." Qin An said, "The station is short of manpower now. I guess you won't be able to ask for leave until you recruit a few reliable interns after the job fair for fresh graduates."
Liu Ying groaned, and said to Zhang Zian apologetically, "I'm sorry, Mr. Zhang, did I steal the scene too much? It was supposed to be an exclusive interview for you, but I was always talking about..."
"It's okay, I think it's pretty good. In fact, the pair of clownfish you bought may be wild, so the probability of being infected with white film disease is higher. If the clownfish are bred in captivity, they are relatively less likely to get the disease. "Zhang Zian said.
"Really? I thought wild physique was better?" Liu Ying was quite surprised.
Zhang Zian corrected her misconceptions, "Wild ones are more beautiful, but the issue of physique is not necessarily about wild ones. Do you know how wild clownfish are caught?"
"It was caught by a fishing net? It couldn't be caught by fishing, could it?" she said jokingly.
Zhang Zian replied solemnly: "No, clownfish are often associated with sea anemones, and they swim among the reefs on the seabed, so it is difficult to catch them with fishing nets. As far as I know, wild clownfish are often caught by drugging the sea, so wild clownfish After you buy them, you should let them rest alone without feeding them, and wait until the residual medicinal properties completely disappear and their physique returns to normal, instead of rushing to feed them, or rushing to put them together with sea anemones."
"Did you catch it with medicine?" Liu Ying was startled when she heard this.
"That's right, a small dose of anesthesia drug can paralyze the clownfish on the bottom of the sea, let them float to the surface, and they can be easily caught. If it weren't for this, the price of wild clownfish would have doubled. "Zhang Zian said.
"This way...won't it numb them to death?" Liu Ying asked worriedly.
"Of course it's possible, but for the catcher, it doesn't matter how many survive, and it doesn't matter if one or two die." Zhang Zian then emphasized: "The clownfish here are not caught with drugs, so there are so many clownfish. Among the clownfish, only this one has white film."
"In that case, we should still be encouraged to buy captive-bred clownfish?" She asked in a reporter's tone.
Zhang Zian nodded affirmatively, "Especially for beginners in seawater tanks, it's best not to covet the beauty of wild clownfish, but to choose artificially bred clownfish, which are relatively cheaper and easier to raise. In addition, wild clownfish are less expensive due to environmental pollution. As well as crossbreeding with released artificially bred clownfish, more and more variants have appeared, for example, the one here is an unidentified variant.”
He motioned for them to take a closer look at the clownfish in the quarantine tank, "How about it, isn't it different from the one you raised as a child?"
Liu Ying frowned and observed carefully for a while. Although her childhood memory was not very reliable, her memory about the clownfish was still clear. She was sure that this clownfish was not the same as the clownfish she had raised.
"It's really different." She said sincerely, "This one is much prettier than the clownfish I had when I was a kid!"
Qin An interjected: "Like people, mixed races are often more beautiful?"
"Maybe." Zhang Zian was not an expert in genetics, so he could only answer like this.
"By the way, I just wanted to ask, why are newspapers pasted on both sides of your fish tank?" Liu Ying pointed suspiciously at the sides of the fish tank, which were covered with thick old newspapers.
"I don't understand either." Jiang Feifei said. She is gradually improving her understanding of the breeding of aquatic organisms, but there are still many things she doesn't understand, and she is too embarrassed to keep asking, because Zhang Zian is very busy, and she plans to ask questions together after saving more.
"It's very simple, it is to block the light and create an atmosphere like being in a cave under the sea, which can give the clownfish a sense of security." Zhang Zian explained, "Clownfish are very sensitive animals, and their vision is very sensitive to light and color. Sensitive, bright and bright colors can scare them, and too dark can scare them. However, the joy of keeping clownfish is that once they are matured, they can recognize you and even be like kittens and puppies close to you."
In order to prove his words, he took everyone to another healthy clownfish, took a bit of minced shrimp, and stuck it into the water with his fingers.
The clownfish, which was quietly hiding at the bottom of the tank, smelled the food, swung its tail and floated up, swam around his fingers a few times, and swallowed the shrimp in one gulp, showing no fear of people.
After eating the shrimp meat, it didn't leave immediately, but lingered around his fingers unsatisfied, and even leaned up to suck his fingers a few times.
"Can I try it too?" Liu Ying was envious. She had never fed clownfish like this when she was a child. She just threw in the minced shrimp meat and watched them eat by themselves.
"I advise you not to, because they recognize people. If you put your hand in, they will either be too scared to get close, or they will bite with their mouths open. Clownfish have teeth, and even if the bite doesn't break the skin, it will hurt." Zhang Zian persuaded.
"Unfortunately." She said regretfully, and suddenly asked hurriedly as if remembering something: "Then... what I saw at that time, the faint reflection in the fish tank, maybe they are indeed staring at me?"
She was referring to the moments before the typhoon took refuge away from home.
Zhang Zian nodded silently.
"Is that so..." She was also silent.
Qin An saw that she really liked clownfish and had such an experience, so he suggested: "Why don't you just buy a few? When you go back and raise them well, you can also feed them like this."
Liu Ying was hesitant. The clownfish here are indeed beautiful, and the species is rare. With Zhang Zian's reputation and word-of-mouth endorsement, it is a good opportunity to buy. If the Qiyuan Aquarium officially opens, it might be soon. sold out.
"Okay, then I'll buy two as a gift for myself." She finally made up her mind.
Qin An said in surprise: "Two? Why don't you buy a few more? What's the point of keeping two in your 1.5 meter fish tank? It's so ugly when it's empty!"
She still insisted: "Just two, including this one."
She was referring to the one with white membrane disease.