Reina went to comfort and encourage the aggrieved shop assistant. Zhang Zian took a few steps back and whispered to Fina, "Why are you overreacting? Did that ball python offend you? "
After the China customer took the ball python away, Fina's gaze turned to the other snakes in the shop, such as golden pythons and green tree pythons. Her eyes were as sharp as knives, and she wanted to get rid of them as soon as possible.
Fina glared at him and said coldly, "I hate snakes the most. Every snake deserves to die!"
Zhang Zian was stunned, but then he remembered that Cleopatra had died from a snake's kiss when she was at the end of her rope. The ending of the movie was also based on this. Was that why Fina hated snakes?
Before he could think about it, Reina called out to him, "Jeff, come here. I'll show you around the aquarium."
"Coming," Zhang Zian responded.
He answered, winked at Fina to tell her to be patient, and walked quickly over to her.
Zhang Zian was shocked as soon as he arrived at the aquarium area. There was an enormous fish tank at the entrance. It was almost a wall, and he had never seen such a large fish tank. The most puzzling thing was that there was only one fish in such a large fish tank.
However, he was even more shocked when he saw what kind of fish it was. It was a paddlefish about 30 to 40 centimeters long. Although it was not a Yangtze River paddlefish, but a European paddlefish, it was also extremely rare. It was almost extinct in the wild because of people's pursuit of caviar.
The paddlefish was labeled as originating in Poland, and its price was as high as 4,000 euros. It was the star of the aquarium in this shop.
Its body was light gray, and it had a streamlined appearance. Its eyes were so small that people would mistake them for nostrils. It moved quickly in the fish tank like a wisp of smoke.
In fact, there were still some small fish in the fish tank, but they were obviously the paddlefish's food. It chased after them aggressively with its sharp sword-like body, bit them with its sharp teeth, and swallowed them into its stomach in one go.
Zhang Zian understood why there was only one fish in such a large tank. It was because the fish could grow up to three meters long.
"How is it? Do you like the paddlefish in my shop?" Reina asked excitedly. "If you are interested, I can look for relevant information and help you find one. It will definitely attract many customers to your pet shop."
"I like it." "But it's not necessary. I don't want to receive a free meal ticket for 20 years."
Behind this extra-large fish tank was a small pond made of cobblestones. Hundreds of koi fishes swarmed over when they saw someone approaching. They stuck their mouths out of the water and blew bubbles, stirring the water like boiling water. Red, white, yellow, black, and several other bright colors mixed together, looking very beautiful.
As they moved, the koi fish also moved their positions, waiting for them to feed them reluctantly. Only when they were far away from the pond did they return to the bottom of the water with their tails wagging.
It seemed that both the Chinese and the Germans liked to keep koi.
In addition to koi, there were many other common tropical fish and cold-water fish here. For example, the German cichlids were the best in the world. The German fish farm screened the bright-colored cichlids for repeated purification, and at the same time, introduced new bloodlines to avoid excessive inbreeding. The cichlids born in this way were by no means comparable to the cichlids sold at a high price through feed dyeing in domestic online stores.
There were two main directions for ornamental fish in the world. One was the breeding system led by Germany, and the other was the natural system led by Japan. The German system focused on optimizing the bloodlines of freshwater fish, while the Japanese system focused on maintaining the original ecology of wild fish. Because of this, the German aquarium was more expensive than the Japanese. The domestic ornamental fish market in China was more inclined towards the Japanese system.
The aquarium area didn't only have fish. Zhang Zian also saw a strange creature that looked like a fish but had four limbs and a lizard but had gills. It was light pink in color, had innocent and cute eyes, and its fat body and thin limbs were completely disproportionate. The most obvious sign was that it had three pairs of feather-like gills on the left and right sides.
The label on the fish tank said American Amblymouth Salamander, originating from Mexico.
This rare animal was listed in the IUCN's 2016 Red List of Endangered Species and belonged to the "Extremely Dangerous" level. It was sold here for 9.99 euros.
If one kept a few of these things at home, they would definitely be more eye-catching than those extremely expensive gold and silver dragons. They could surprise visitors.
Not only could this animal be kept as a pet, but because of its excellent ability to regenerate broken limbs, it was also an important research subject for scientists from all over the world to study tissue repair and development.
Unfortunately, one couldn't simply sell or keep them in China. Of course, if one wanted to keep one secretly, it was better to keep a low profile. Just don't show it to your friends.
In 2017, there was a piece of news about a flower and bird shop in Xiamen selling 'dinosaur' American Amblymouth Salamander. Zhang Zian didn't want to become famous in this way. For example, with "Shocking! The crazy pet shop owner sold American Amblymouth Salamander for huge profits, and was thrown into jail by ten thousand people to stab him in the ass. "
Zhang Zian followed Reina around the aquarium area, but he quickly noticed a problem. Most of the aquarium tanks here were freshwater tanks, and there were very few saltwater tanks. Did the Germans not like raising saltwater fish?
He threw this question at Reina.
"No, no, Jeff, you misunderstood," Reina explained. "It's just that we don't have any more space here. We can't put more aquarium tanks."
That was true. The entire second floor was basically full, and there was no more space.
"Do you remember what I said just now?" She smiled. "My father retired to the seaside to enjoy life, and he left this shop to me. But he doesn't just sit around, and he specializes in selling saltwater fish and equipment. If you're interested, I can tell you his address, and you can visit him sometimes. He has a weird temper, but he's a good person. "
Zhang Zian thought about it. Whether it was the American Amblymouth Salamander or the Pacific sturgeon, they weren't fish that he could raise or sell. Freshwater fish like the Sanhu cichlids were already in chaos because of the domestic online stores. It was better to try saltwater fish. At least there weren't too many things that were taboo among saltwater fish.
It was getting late, and before he knew it, the whole morning had passed.
In the afternoon, there was a rehearsal for the opening ceremony. If he didn't go back now, Director Feng Xuan might get anxious.
Therefore, he asked Reina for her father's address and contact information, planning to try his luck after the film festival was over. Of course, he didn't forget to pay for the food bowl, water bowl, and Famous's extremely expensive sunglasses. The three-piece goggles set was given to Famous by Reina, but he still had to pay for the sunglasses out of his own pocket.
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