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Luo's goldfish farm, one of the biggest in China
Each hut houses a family of farm worker
responsible for a few hundred ponds in its
proximity. |
The
farms in Guangzhou generally specializes in
Oranda, Ryukin and Black Moor. The bigger
farms also breed many other varieties of
goldfish. Luo's goldfish farm, one of the
biggest in the region, boasted more than 4000
ponds and consumes more than 3000 kilograms of tubiflex worms each day.
Farm workers and
their families stay in the farm in their own
quarters build near the ponds they are
responsible for. Typically each farm worker
will be in charge of 200 to 400 ponds. The day
for a goldfish farmer starts as early as 4am
to prepare the food, cleaning the ponds and
packing fish for sale. Resting in hot
afternoon and continue farm maintenance from
4pm onwards. |
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ponds and more ponds
Farmers rounding up the goldfish in huge
mud ponds for selection |
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