[Well-off China] Hefei Koi Breeding Base: Fine ornamental fish sell well overseas
[Explanation] Vicky conceals the moon in the pot, and the koi floats and sinks in the mirror.
Recently, the reporter came to Huagang Town, Feixi County, Hefei City, Anhui Province to visit the koi ornamental fish breeding base here.
[Explanation] Entering the base, hundreds of fish ponds gathered a variety of colorful koi. These koi are sturdy, round and barrel-shaped, and the patterns are evenly distributed and patchy, just like ink paintings.
[Explanation] According to Xu Shihua, the person in charge of the koi breeding base, the breeding base was established by his sister Xu Shihong. From a barren land at the beginning, after nearly 8 years of hard work, it has become the first provincial-level ornamental fish breeding farm in Anhui Province. And ornamental fish demonstration base.
[Explanation] Xu Shihua said that the most valuable item in the base is the koi, and some fish can only be picked out of ten million fish, which is of great ornamental value.
It is understood that koi breeding has strict requirements on water quality, temperature, feed and other conditions, and patience is necessary to take care of koi.
[Concurrent] Xu Shihua, head of Koi Ornamental Fish Breeding Base
Every day workers have to flush and clean the filter tank.
Check the inside of the pool every week, keep it clean, and then clean the filter once a week.
People have to be diligent, their eyes have to be flexible, and if they see fish that are not good, they have to find a way to treat them immediately. This is the same as when people get sick. The key is that people have to be diligent and have quick hands and feet.
[Explanation] At present, the main koi species cultivated in the base are red and white, Showa, Taisho, Qiucui, etc. Generally, it takes more than three to four years for the larger koi to grow from fry to adult, so the price is often not In the Philippines, the top koi carp can sell for tens of thousands of yuan.
[Concurrent] Shi Guangping, staff member of Koi Ornamental Fish Breeding Base
Mainly for export, and domestic sales. Domestic sales have also begun to develop slowly in the past two years, because now we have better living standards in China, right? We need more, right? .
[Explanation] At present, the base has bred more than 300 species of ornamental fish in various series and colors, with a total of more than 200 million fish, mainly exported to the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France, South Africa and other countries and regions.
In the future, the breeding base will continue to explore domestic and foreign markets and drive the development of the local ornamental fish breeding industry.
Reporter Zhang Jun reports from Hefei, Anhui
Editor in charge: [Lu Yan]