Yongjia Tianyu

Yongjiatian fish grows in paddy fields, which is a kind of fish that looks like carp, tastes better than crucian carp, scales like squid, and colors like goldfish. Fish farming in Yongjia paddy field has a long history. According to Nanxi folklore, the ancestors of Nanxi in Wu of the Three Kingdoms used rice fields to raise fish, which has a history of more than 1,700 years. According to historical records, Yongjia is also one of the birthplaces of fish farming in rice fields in China. Tian Yu is a local breed of carp. Because it is used to living in rice fields, it is commonly called "Tian Yu". After long-term cultivation in rice fields, the field fish is more tame than common carp, does not like jumping, and is not easy to escape, so it is an ideal and excellent fish species for rice field cultivation. From the body color, field fish can be divided into red field fish, black field fish, white field fish and flower field fish (also known as matchhead), etc. From the scale, it can be divided into two kinds: large-scale field fish and fine-scale field fish. Yongjia Tian fish has the advantages of miscellaneous eating habits, wide adaptability, strong reproduction, high survival rate, rapid growth, tender and delicious meat and rich nutrition. Tian Yu is also a medicinal fish, and its meat has diuretic and detumescence effects. As an omnivorous and omnivorous fish, the field fish has a wide range of adaptability to feed and is not strict with other living conditions. Even if the water is shallow and half of the fish is exposed on the water surface, it can stick mud on its belly and "crawl" freely on the field surface with two pectoral fins. The field fish grew rapidly, and the largest fry in that year could reach 500 grams. The meat of field fish is delicious, and the meat of big fish and small fish is good, and the fish weighing 50-100 grams can meet the edible specifications, so it meets the requirements of small-scale edible fish cultivated in rice fields for a short period of time, and its color, fragrance and taste are good, making it a delicacy for guests. There are many benefits of raising fish in rice fields. Field fish can eat pests, loosen soil and increase oxygen, keep and increase fertilizer, improve the growth and development of rice and promote the tillering of rice. Generally speaking, fish farmers can increase rice by about 10% compared with rice fields without fish. There are many flowers in rice, and the field fish get rich feed and grow very fat. Therefore, people in Nanxi often say: "Fish in rice fields raise rice, and rice increases production and fish harvest." Yongjia Tian fish has become an ideal ornamental fish species because of its colorful body color. Many Nanxi people transplanted Tian fish to family fish tanks and ponds to beautify and decorate their home environment.
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