Zhang Zian was also glad that he had used the pair of thick rubber gloves that he had found before he left the house. Welder Zhao's ability to get himself into trouble was not to be underestimated. He had managed to get a yellow-tailed Paracanthurus, or blue knife snapper, without anyone noticing.
A few years ago, when Finding Nemo 2 was released, he had looked up Dory's species and characteristics out of curiosity. He had a deep impression of the danger hidden under the beautiful appearance of the fish.
At the time, he had been a little worried. With the popularity of the movie, people's enthusiasm and demand for the blue knife snapper would definitely rise. Many children would be proud to have Dory at home, and parents would be happy to satisfy their children's wishes. But the blue knife snapper was not as innocent and harmless as it looked. In fact, they were quite dangerous.
The popularity of Finding Nemo 1 made clownfish popular overnight in the pet market all over the world. People rushed to buy cute clownfish to please themselves and their children.
There were reports that some naughty children were affected by the movie and would even flush the clownfish they bought into the toilet, just like in the movie, hoping to stage a real-life version of Finding Nemo …
The clownfish that were flushed into the toilet were obviously dead. This fully showed that naughty children did not discriminate between men and women, nor did they care about national boundaries.
Fortunately, although the clownfish that were flushed into the toilet were pitiful, they were still very safe marine pets. They would not cause any danger at home, but the blue knife snapper was different.
When Finding Nemo 2 was released, Zhang Zian felt that there might be a problem. The movie portrayed Dory's cuteness in all aspects, but it did not show the danger of the fish … Of course, Disney could not be blamed for this. After all, it was a movie mainly for children. It was not suitable for too much blood, but the seeds of danger had been quietly planted.
Sure enough, after Finding Nemo 2 was released, the blue knife snapper quickly rose in the market. Its popularity had not decreased, and its price had increased several times. Even so, the supply could not meet the demand. It was difficult to breed the blue knife snapper artificially. More than 99% of the blue knife snapper seen on the market were wild.
99% was a conservative estimate. In fact, it could be 100%. The biggest difficulty was not in the courtship and reproduction process, but in the blue knife snapper's very small mouth. Hatchlings of the blue knife snapper had even smaller mouths. They could only feed on specific small creatures, which made artificial breeding extremely difficult.
Not all aquariums or fish market vendors would fulfill their responsibility of informing customers of the potential dangers of the fish when they were selling it. Customers might not buy it after hearing the warning. He searched for Blue Hanging Upside Down on the almighty Taobao, but none of the shops had a warning on the page.
As for whether the blue knife bream would hurt people or children after it was brought home, it was up to fate.
The aquarium that Welder Zhao had gotten a bargain from had also brought in blue knife snappers. That aquarium had a good reputation in the past. If it had been a normal business day, they might have done their duty to inform Welder Zhao, but now that the aquarium was in trouble, how could they care so much?
In Electrician Wu's description of Welder Zhao's panic buying process, the shop assistant only cared about collecting the money and did not remind Welder Zhao … Maybe he did, but it was too noisy at the scene, so Welder Zhao did not hear it.
Welder Zhao had always been self-righteous and greedy. He felt that he knew Dory's species from watching the movie, so he bought it and raised it just because he knew a little about its fur.
Zhang Zian concluded, "This fish is a classic example of one that can only be looked at from afar and not played with. If you're just looking at it, it's a very beautiful ornamental fish, but don't use your hands to catch it …"
After he finished speaking, he gestured to the three confused children with his eyes.
Electrician Wu and Welder Zhao understood what he meant. Adults would stay away from danger once they knew it was dangerous, but children did not have much self-control. Who knew when they would grab it with their hands … Even if the three children were obedient and did not grab it, when other children from the family quarters came to play, they might grab it out of curiosity. The possibility was unavoidable.
Although Dory was cute, it was only suitable for families without children.
No matter how much Welder Zhao liked to raise fish, he would not risk his grandson and granddaughter getting hurt to raise it. Even if he dared to, his family would not agree.
"Wu …" Welder Zhao's eyes turned, and he had the idea of hitting on his old partner again.
Electrician Wu only responded rudely with one word, "Get lost!"
He guessed what Welder Zhao meant. He wanted him to continue raising Dory, but how could he agree? His grandson was the apple of his eye, and he could not allow any harm to come to him.
"Then what should I do? I bought it with money. It would be a waste to throw it away. "Welder Zhao spread his hands helplessly.
Electrician Wu was about to scold him for wanting money more than his life, but he did not want to give face to his old partner in front of outsiders. Electrician Wu thought about it and said, "How about this? Store Manager Zhang specially came here, and we won't get any benefits if we waste our time. We can't just give this fish to Store Manager Zhang."
Welder Zhao's heart ached when he heard that. The blue knife snapper was very expensive. It could grow to such a big size, and it was in good condition. It was worth a lot, and it was priced at nearly 2,000 yuan in the aquarium. Even if it was to clear out the stock, it would still cost him five or six hundred yuan. If it was not to please his granddaughter, he would not have spent so much money on a fish.
Zhang Zian waved his hand to decline. "No need. How could I accept it?"
"Store Manager Zhang, you're welcome. My family can't raise this fish, and neither can his family. We can only give it to someone else. Who should I give it to? Rather than giving it to someone else, it's better to give it to you, Store Manager Zhang. It's also to thank you for taking care of us two old men. We've troubled you so many times. We haven't officially thanked you for the Palytoxin incident. If it weren't for you, I don't know how we would have ended up … "Electrician Wu's attitude was very firm.
Welder Zhao wanted to be thick-skinned and ask for the money he had spent on the fish. However, Electrician Wu glared at him, and he swallowed his words back.
Zhang Zian saw that Electrician Wu had made up his mind, and the situation of the two old men was indeed not suitable to raise the blue knife snapper, so he did not decline anymore.
"Woo … Dory! My Dory! Grandpa, please, don't give my Dory to someone else … "The little girl cried as she wiped the corner of her eyes. She hugged Welder Zhao's leg and begged, wanting to keep Dory.
Welder Zhao sighed and squatted down to stroke her little head. He pointed at Zhang Zian and softly advised, "Little Xuan, be good. This fish is not easy to raise. It's not suitable for us to raise. Let this uncle help us raise it."
The little girl looked at Zhang Zian with tears in her eyes.
Zhang Zian smiled, squatted down, and said, "Little Xuan, right? Why don't we exchange? Do you want to raise Nemo? He's Nemo from Finding Nemo. I'll exchange Nemo for your Dory. How about that? "
The little girl blinked and stopped her tears.
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