With Fish

Chapter 17 - Koi fish viewing (1)

Chapter 17 - Koi fish viewing (1)

After resting for a night, Ying Zhiyu arrived at LR's factory that produces fish food.

Their company mainly deals with ornamental fish feed, such as tropical fish, koi fish, and goldfish.

Not only does it distinguish feeds between little and adult fish, but there are also differences such as floating and sinking, as well as mixed universal and high protein nutritional types.

This is Ying Zhiyu's first visit to a factory that produces fish feed. The factory is very large and uses automated and mechanized operations.

The factory manager took Ying Zhiyu from the first process to watch. Ying Zhiyu asked in advance if it was possible to take photos, and after the other party agreed, he turned on the camera.

The first process is stirring, where workers pour Antarctic krill powder, fish meal, fish oil, and other minerals into a machine to crush and then mix.

It can be clearly seen from the packaging of these mixtures that all the added materials are genuine and cost-effective, and there is the fish feed that Ying Zhiyu had previously promoted.

The person in charge provided a detailed introduction, and Ying Zhiyu listened attentively. Ying Zhiyu also noticed that there were at least two workers guarding each step.

Integrated equipment greatly saves labor costs, but workers are still arranged. Ying Zhiyu asked the person in charge, "Did you purchase the machines from the beginning?"

"No," the person in charge pointed to the mixed materials and said, "Previously, these were all carried and dried by workers, and some subsequent steps also required manual operation. Later, we customized this integrated equipment. Although the cost was high, the benefits were obvious. This year's production was much higher than last year, and the user's praise is still good."

This reminds Ying Zhiyu of today's integrated fish houses.

Take the air circuit as an example, a unified air circuit is accompanied by a large air pump. Although the price is not cheap, this allows for better control of the equipment in the fish room, avoiding safety hazards caused by electrical wires and saving space for placing individual air pumps.

The person in charge continued, "Overall, integration has more advantages than disadvantages. There is also a situation where one link drops or goes wrong, and the subsequent steps will be affected."

"Has such a situation ever occurred?" Ying Zhiyu asked.

The person in charge nodded and said, "It appeared before, but fortunately it was the last part. There was a deviation in the mouth of the fish feed when it was put into the jar, and a large part of the feed leaked. Fortunately, the workers discovered it."

No wonder every step is supervised by workers. If there is an error from the first step, will the operation of the machine be in vain after one round? No wonder workers are arranged to supervise.

When it came to the drawbacks, Ying Zhiyu suddenly remembered the video sent by Zhou Wangyu that day. Although it was a wild discus fish pecking, by chance, Ying Zhiyu heard the buzzing sound of an air pump.

The air and water circuits of Zhou Wangyu's fish house are integrated, and if there is a problem at one point, it will take time to repair, so a separate air pump will be connected.

If it weren't for this mistake, Zhou Wangyu wouldn't have connected another air pump; If this air pump was not connected, then the pair of top-quality wild discus fish might not have been interrupted from pecking at the tank and laying eggs.