How did ancient people raise goldfish? What does goldfish refer to in ancient times

When the ancients raised goldfish, they would have a special fish pond, or they would have a huge porcelain vessel with some water creatures in it, and then goldfish.

Feed: Although goldfish is an omnivorous fish that has been domesticated by humans, it is the same as other fish such as crucian carp, whether the feed is selected reasonably and whether the feeding is correct can directly affect the growth and development of goldfish, the color depth and brightness of the cavity, the appearance of characteristics, plumpness or not, as well as the number of spawns, hatching rate and disease resistance of goldfish. Therefore, in the feed of goldfish, it must be rich in nutrients such as protein, fat, carbohydrates, various vitamins and a certain amount of inorganic salts and trace elements.

Site selection: It is best to choose a sunny and well-ventilated place for fish farming, especially in the suburbs, gardens and reinforced roofs and balconies where the sun can be exposed to the sun between 6 a.m. and 12 noon.

Feeding time and method:

1. The number of feeding times a day only needs to be 1 to 2 times, and the amount of each feeding should be eaten within 1 to 2 hours.

2. The feeding time should be early in spring and summer, and around the morning, when the sun begins to dry in the fish pond or fish tank. Late autumn and winter feeding time is slightly later, around the hour, cold winter can be delayed to around 10 o'clock round feeding. Do not feed in large quantities in the evening.

Goldfish, also known as Jinyu, is produced in our country and is evolved from wild crucian carp, so it is also called golden crucian carp, which is a beautiful ornamental fish. The earliest place in our country to put the golden crucian carp alone in the pond is the goldfish pond in Jiaxing in the early years of the Song Dynasty, according to the Northern and Southern Dynasties period of the "Shu Wei Ji" record: "Jin Huan Chong swims in Lushan, sees that there is a red scale fish in the lake, and then through all parties to confirm, the "red scale fish" mentioned in this record is the ancestor of the goldfish, the red crucian carp.

In the court of the Ming Dynasty, there were more goldfish in pots, and goldfish were moved into fish pots. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen was collectively called "goldfish". Juqu Shannong's "Goldfish Atlas" is the only one with pictures in ancient Chinese goldfish monographs.

According to the traditional classification, it is roughly divided into grass goldfish, dorsal fin and dorsal finless. Among them, grass goldfish is the most common colored crucian carp in the fish market; The dorsal fin is divided into the literary species and the dragon species, and the representative varieties are the lion's head and the dragon's eye; The dorsal fin is further divided into the fierce egg species and the dragon's back, and the representative varieties are Lanshou and Wangtianyan.

In general landscape science, it is believed that fish farming can ward off evil spirits and attract wealth.