Groupers have a very strong sense of territory. If a grouper appears in one place, there will almost never be another grouper. If there is, they will attack each other. The winner takes all!
After Ye Yaodong saw two groupers fighting, he was so surprised that he didn't dare to get too close. He only dared to keep his distance and stayed where he was, watching from a distance. Fortunately, the light was still bright now.
He widened his eyes and looked carefully at the two groupers beside him. What species were they?
The patterns on many groupers are spots, but the shapes of the spots are different, and some look very similar.
This needs to be identified carefully, otherwise it will be easy to mistake it, but at a glance, there is no doubt that it is a grouper, and he still has this good sense.
Two groupers, one big and one small, were attacking each other, looming in the seagrass. Some small fish surrounding them did not disperse, they were all wandering and swimming around. Looking at him felt a little itchy, so close.
Distance, where can I see so carefully?
The two groupers seemed to be of different species, but they burrowed in and out of the seaweed and did not stay outside for long, so he couldn't tell for a moment what species they were.
After watching for a while, he saw that they were still there viciously attacking each other, so he simply swam to the rocks on the side, looking for the big-tailed squid while keeping an eye on them.
This fish is fierce and slippery. It swims much faster than him in the sea. Where can he catch it by rushing up?
Just take a look. He has to look for the big-tailed squid first. This is the best thing he can catch.
But his attention was still a little distracted by the two groupers.
When I swam to the side, I was lucky enough to see a smaller grouper being bitten by the other party and dragged out from the seaweed.
Huh? It’s rat spots!
This time I could see clearly that the grouper that was bitten was a rat grouper.
Rat spots are highly recognizable among groupers, with black spots all over the body, including on the fins, and the rest being creamy yellow.
He had caught one before, and he heard that the temperament of Rat Spot was relatively docile among groupers, but when he saw it now, the two were fighting quite fiercely, and they didn't feel docile at all.
I don’t know if they were forced to fight back, but if they didn’t resist, they would probably be expelled.
He couldn't help but pause for a moment. When the larger grouper bit the mouse spot, it revealed its true face in Lushan from the grass.
It’s money spots!
Damn! Both of them are top quality!
Ye Yaodong could not make a sound, he could only marvel in his heart and his eyes widened.
The bitten rat spot was quite small, much smaller than the gold spot. With its size disadvantage, it was no wonder that it couldn't fight.
The official scientific name of the golden grouper is actually the hawksbill grouper. It is also commonly known as the flower-headed grouper or the spotted grouper. It is named because the spots on its body are hexagonal and look like coins. It mainly inhabits the detrital coral reef areas near the coast.
This money spot is indeed very vicious. When it opened its mouth to bite the mouse spot, it did not let go at all, and kept wagging its tail, as if it was trying to open its mouth wider, trying to swallow the mouse spot in one bite.
Seeing this, Ye Yaodong couldn't help but think that when fish hunt for food, they usually swallow it in one mouthful and don't chew it.
In the past, when they killed fish, they cut open the belly of the fish. The undigested fish and shrimp inside were all whole, and there were no missing arms or legs.
This ferocious money spot looks like it's going to end with the rat spot today.
The two fish were stuck there, mouth to mouth, swaying and spinning with the waves.
When the small fish around them were swinging, they all backed away to the side for fear of being affected, but they still didn't leave. I don't know if they were cheering or shouting.
Ye Yaodong looked at the two fishes standing there, his feeling of surprise getting stronger and stronger, and his eyes getting brighter and brighter.
Continue the stalemate, and when they are inseparable, it will be time for him to take advantage!!!
Now he didn't dare to take a step, he just waited there.
The mantis stalks the cicada, followed by the oriole.
However, in an instant, he realized that this fish is not worth much if it is dead, it is valuable if it is alive!
Thinking of this, he immediately took action. He had to catch the two fish while they were still dead, otherwise it would be too late for him to pick up the bodies after they died.
Normal fish are slippery in the water, but the current state of these two fish is not normal. Their mouths are facing each other, with one big one holding the other small one. It is estimated that they will not be able to retreat even if they want to.
It didn't take long for Ye Yaodong to react when he saw their mouths facing each other. He quickly rushed forward with a hand net. He didn't know if the two fish were caught?
The small fish wandering around felt the fluctuations in the surrounding water and immediately ducked to the side.
Ye Yaodong stretched out his hand net and directly included the two fish. Moreover, they were unable to struggle. After being caught in the net, they only swung their tails a few times and became motionless.
Money Spot still held Mouse Spot's mouth with his mouth wide open. He probably opened it too wide and got stuck. At this moment, they couldn't even struggle to get out of the way.
Still inseparable.
Ye Yaodong was pleasantly surprised. It took no effort at all.
I originally thought that no matter how hard they fought, it would never be his turn. The grouper was so fierce and slippery, and it swam so fast. Even if it burrowed slightly into the coral reef or into the reef, no one would be able to catch it.
But I didn't expect that the two fish were so good at fighting, and would not let go when they bit each other, and they almost died together.
Fearing that they would die, Ye Yaodong immediately grabbed them and stuffed them into the net bag, and then pulled Mouse Spot's mouth out of Money Spot's mouth through the net bag.
He didn't dare to separate the two directly in the hand-made net. If they were separated, they would not die, but they might run away.
If you put it in the mesh bag and then separate it, you don't have to worry about it. You can't run away even if you want to, so you can only stay in the mesh bag.
After the two fish were separated by his hands, they remained motionless for a while, and they couldn't even close Gold Spot's open mouth.
Finished?
Could it be that if you were a step too late, both of them would die?
Ye Yaodong reached out and poked them a few times...
Moved!
The rat spot was floating there motionless, but after being poked a few times, it suddenly swung its tail and came to life.
At the same time, Qian Ban's mouth slowly closed and moved.
Fortunately, fortunately, he separated in time, and both fishes came to life. Just now, one foot must have stepped into the coffin, and the other foot had already been lifted. If it had been a step slower, it would have been dead.
After confirming that both fish were alive, Ye Yaodong immediately came to the surface and put them in a bucket to raise them. He had been down for a long time and just went up to take a rest.
Father Ye has already collected the shrimp pots. Today went smoothly and there was no jam at the bottom. He sorted the fish and shrimps while waiting for Ye Yaodong to come up.
After seeing him appear, Father Ye quickly went over to give him a hand.
After Ye Yaodong climbed up, he immediately looked for needles. He had to prick the swim bladders of the two fishes and then put them in a bucket to raise them, otherwise they would explode.
When Father Ye pulled him up, he also saw two groupers in his pocket at his waist, and his eyes widened instantly.
"Ah! Grouper? How did you catch it?"
Father Ye thought there would be a few soft fish. As soon as he pulled him up, he looked at his waist. He didn't expect it to be two groupers. It was so unexpected and surprising.
"Rat spots! Money spots! These two groupers are great. Quickly prick their stomachs with a needle so they can be raised."
Ye Yaodong also looked for the needle as soon as he climbed up.
Father Ye also quickly took two buckets and filled two buckets of sea water. The two fish had to be packed separately, otherwise they would fight if they got together.
It's a bit like a king meeting a king, no one admits defeat, no wonder they are expensive!
After they stabbed the two fish with a needle, put them in two buckets separately, and watched them swinging in the buckets, Father Ye happily said: "How did you catch them? I caught two at once."
"Haha, I picked it up!"
"Picked it up?"
"I couldn't find the gap in the reef yesterday, so I wandered around blindly. I happened to see these two groupers fighting. I thought I couldn't catch it and just left, but I happened to see the big leopard spread out.
Mouth, hold Mouse Spot’s mouth in one bite.”
"The two fish didn't want to let anyone go. They were just stuck there. I thought it was an opportunity, so I went up to catch them with a hand net, and then I stretched out my hand to separate them after they were caught in the net bag."
Father Ye was very surprised. Is this okay?
The mantis stalks the cicada, with the oriole behind. When the two fishes fight to the death, they are immediately taken advantage of and caught in one fell swoop.
Ye Yaodong was also proud and surprised that he happened to meet him.
No one has been in the water for that long these days, so he deserves the money.
"Then it's a good thing they didn't suffocate to death and are still alive."
"After I found out, I kept watching them fight. I saw the big one biting the small one. The two were stuck there. No one could do anything to the other. I reacted very quickly and caught them together."
Father Ye's face lit up with a smile, "Okay, I caught two groupers and I can sell them at a good price. They are still alive, so they are worth more."
"Well, the sun has just gone down and it's still a little early. I'll take a moment and rest before going into the water to look for it again. If we haven't seen it yet, we'll go back directly."
"Okay, then you should take a rest."
Ye Yaodong sat directly on the floor on the deck, "Doesn't the shrimp pot have a bottom?"
"No, they're all collected. There's a lobster, and the sword shrimp should be close to 20 kilograms. While I was waiting for you, I took a look at the size. There are more big ones."
"The harvest was pretty good. I didn't see any sea cucumbers when I went down just now. I don't know if they were hiding."
"Where is it so easy to find?" Father Ye thought again, "How about you rest here and I go down to take a look?"
When he was about to refuse, Father Ye added: "Two of you will take turns going down, so that you can have time to breathe, and we can also save some time and go home early."
"I'm only 53 years old, I'm not 70 or 80 years old. I can't move anymore. What can I do if I go into the water? Let me go down and try it first."
"Big brother and second brother, last year I couldn't bear it not long after I went down. I came right away. Can you do it?"
"Try it."
Chapter completed!