The Fries Are 3 to 4 inches long now!
After about 4 months of incubation, the tiny fries at last are big enough to go back to the big pond to live together with the big fishes. As they grew, the side pond is now seems to be too congested for all of them.
My biggest question is: Are they big enough to be transferred back to the big pond?
To find any answer for this, I have no other means but to experiment it out.
First, we transferred back ten tails and observe how are they being treated by their papa, mama, unties and uncles. After 1 or 2 days observation, it seems like they can survive well and hence we decided to add 20 extra.
So this 30 tails of pioneer Kamikaze survived after 1 to 2 weeks and then we are convinced that they are now safe to go back.
One thing interesting to mention is, for all of them, when look at them from the top, they don't seems like that big as they really are. Only when you catch them and look at their body then you will realize that they are actually much bigger than you thought.
Ying Ying and Zong Zong did the catch
Another thing which I found very good is, this hobby of mine has also attracted the interest of my children. Whilst they are busy with their school work and studies every day, they found themselve very entertaining and enjoying with the fish. Imaging a city girl or city boy catching fishes at their own doorstep, the memory they stuff into their brain is so invaluable, so difficult to be found elsewhere.
Zong Zong and Yuan sell fish in school
As there are too many of the fries now, one day an idea sudden rang me up,"Why don't I ask my children to try to experience selling fish fries, in school?"
As there are too many of the fries now, one day an idea sudden rang me up,"Why don't I ask my children to try to experience selling fish fries, in school?"
The idea attracted good response from Zong Zong and Yuan. So I help them to take a picture of the fishes and printed it out in colour so that they can show to their friends in school.
Immediately, both came back with confirmed sales! Yuan managed to sell 1 and Zong managed to sell 2 plus some fish food. As Zong is more mature I took the opportunity to explain to him how it actually works in real business world. Me, papa as the fish fries and the fish food supplier, they are like my resellers. The concept of cost, margin and selling price. I insist he should pay me back for getting the supplies from me! Well, it seems like this is well accepted by him and he is quite happy with his profit. Further, I went on to explain about the concept of testimony, after sales service, type of customers and their state of mind to purchase. It became a very life and practical experience for them!
In this side pond, we have about 400 tails of fish fries inside, so it is so easy for Ying Ying to do the catch.
120 tails back to papa mama
Until today, we have transferred 120 tails back to the big pond and of course all of a sudden, the big pond is seen as full of fishes again.
