UMary Allen
Izinhlanzi ezisagolide, eziwolintshi, nezimnyama zibhukuda ngokukhululeka emanzini amnyama, acwebile. USamuel Vonlanthen unombono wechibi lakhe le-koi esuka ethafeni. Ukuvakashela isithandwa se-koi.\
Kusukela ekujuleni okumnyama emanzini acwebile, liyabenyezela ngokuphuzi libalele. Ingabe kukhona umcebo ofihliwe lapho? Manje ukukhanya kushubile, kukhudlwana, futhi sekunamakhonsathi! I-koi ibhukuda ngokuthula, itshuzele phakathi nechibi, yenze isiyingi, bese intanta iye onqenqemeni lapho umhlanga uchuma khona. Phezu kwamanzi, ivula umlomo wayo oyindilinga, omkhulu bese iyishaya. USamuel Vonlanthen uyamamatheka. Uguqa phezu kwezicwecwe zegwadle emaphethelweni echibi lakhe elingamalitha angu-65,000 XNUMX futhi afake iminwe yakhe emanzini. Inhlanzi iwanyakazisa kancane, umbala osawolintshi ocwebezelayo kanye ne-koi ecishe ibe mhlophe nayo ifuna ukuthintana nayo.
"Abawolintshi-beige yiKarashigoi, abansundu ngamaChagoi. Zombili izinhlobo zemibala zithembeke kakhulu,” kusho uVonlanthen. Ufafaza ama-koi pellets ebusweni bamanzi, manje aqala ukubhubhuza. Amadabhi ayanda futhi anemibala egqamile anosayizi abahlukene azungeza futhi avule imilomo yawo ukuze amunce ukudla.
Akukho lutho emgwaqeni e-Hilfikon AG, lapho indlu kaVonlanthen ikhona, ibonisa ukuthi izwe lezinganekwane lifihlwe engadini. IPharadesi liqala ngemuva kwesakhiwo. Abathandi bezinhlanzi bangabuka i-koi yabo besethaleni. “Nginenhlanhla ngoba ingadi yehlela emfudlaneni futhi inezitezi ezintathu,” kusho le nsizwa eneminyaka engu-43 ubudala, imamatheka futhi ilandela iziyingi ze-koi yayo ngamehlo ayo, aseyantweza ngokumangalisayo emanzini futhi, njengoba uma bethwele ukuhlakanipha kwakudala yena.
I-Koi iye yakhuliswa iminyaka engu-2,000 ukuze ibukwe phezulu, okwakuwukuphela kwendlela yokuncoma inhlanzi ngaleso sikhathi. Ngakho-ke umbono ovela ethaleni ulungile. Amachashaza emidwebo ebomvu nemhlophe, noma efana neziphu kumgogodla afika ngokwawo. Amanye ama-koi anamehlo anombala omnyama, iziqongo ezisagolide ngokunsundu, nezihlathi ezibomvu. Amagugu ase-Asia anendawo eningi yokubhukuda. Ichibi lingamamitha angu-15 ubude, amamitha amahlanu ububanzi, namamitha amabili ukujula.
Ukuhlunga Okukabili
Iphupho likakoi leza kancane. “Benginezindawo ezihlala emanzini kusukela ngiseyingane,” kukhumbula uVonlanthen. Eminyakeni engu-20 edlule waqala futhi ngama-aquarists futhi wangena kuwo ngaso leso sikhathi. Ichibi lakhe laliphethe amalitha angama-540. Uthanda izinhlanzi ezikhethekile. "Izinkanuko zami ziyi-puffer, porcupine kanye ne-boxfish, ama-moray eels nemisebe." Izilwane zasolwandle ezintekenteke kangaka manje zihlala ezindaweni ezinkulu ezihlala emanzini endlini. Kwaba ukuthengwa kwendlu okwenza isifiso se-koi sihlume.
Owayengumabhalane nomnikazi wenkampani yenkonzo yocingo ngokushesha waba nephupho lepharadesi lakhe le-koi engadini. “Ekuqaleni, angizange ngicabange kakhulu ngakho,” kusho uVonlanthen ehleka. Wayefuna ukuzimbela yena isiziba phakathi neholide lakhe lamasonto amabili. “Ngaqala ngefosholo nekalishi, kodwa ngayeka ukujima ngemva kosuku.” Lapho umgodi ukhuphuka, wawunemisele emikhulu eyishumi nambili esusiwe. “Sikanye nobaba uJimmy, sachitha yonke imizuzu yamahhala sakha echibini izinyanga eziyisishiyagalolunye.” Phambilini ubedinga imvume yokwakha kumasipala ukuze athole amanzi angaka, okwenziwa. Wafaka udonga nxazonke ukuze inhlabathi ingasheleli. Ekugcineni, wendlala i-pool liner eboyeni.
Ebhodweni, kunebhokisi elikhulu lapho kufihlwe khona isihlungi sezigubhu. "Amanzi acindezelwa ngesisefo futhi ngaleyo ndlela akhululwe ezinhlayiyeni ezimisiwe." Ukungcola kukhishwa njalo. Amashubhu amabili e-fluorescent akhanyisa amanzi agelezayo ngokukhanya kwe-ultraviolet. Ngaphezu kwakho konke, lokhu kuvimbela ukukhula kolwelwe oluntantayo futhi kubulala amagciwane namagciwane ayingozi.
Amanzi echibi adonswa ngamapayipi amathathu angaphansi komhlaba. Ngesinye isikhathi, iphinde ikhishwe phezulu ukuze izinhlayiya ezimisiwe zihlungwe. Amanzi awekho nje kuphela acwebile ngenxa yokuhlunga kwezobuchwepheshe okuthi ngezinye izikhathi u-Vonlanthen abhukude ne-koi ngokwakhe ehlobo, kodwa futhi ngenxa yezitshalo zexhaphozi ezichumayo eduze kwechibi elide emikhombeni egcwele amatshe ajule ngamasentimitha angu-50.
I-Koi i-Chipped
Ama-granite slabs enza uguquko olusuka emanzini luye emhlabeni lubukeke lungokwemvelo. Endaweni eyisiyingi, amanzi asanda kuhlungwa agelezela exhaphozini lapho izinhlanzi zingakwazi ukuya khona. I-Water Mint iphinde ikhiphe iphunga layo elisha lapha. “Ngaklama amabhange ukuze ama-hedgehog akwazi ukukhuphuka futhi uma ewela,” kusho uVonlanthen. Izinsalela eziningi zasezintabeni, amaxoxo avamile, namaxoxo avamile nawo ahlala endaweni enamaxhaphozi.
Izinhlanzi ziyizilwane ezifuywayo ezizwela kakhulu: “Uma izinga lamanzi lingalungile, ziyahlupheka.” Amanzi aqinile aphakathi nendawo alungele i-koi. Akawashintshi amanzi, uyawagcwalisa. Akadingi ukuyishisa. “Lapho amazinga okushisa amanzi ephola, ama-koi awasebenzi kangako.” Kodwa isiziba sasingeke sibe yiqhwa. Ebusika zivame ukubhukuda phansi. Ihlukahluka nge-lining yasehlobo nasebusika. Eyokugcina ishona phansi.
Njengamanje kunama-koi angaba ngu-30 abhukudayo echibini. “Ngangilokhu ngithenga ngezikhathi ezithile.” Njengoba ehlala ethenga i-koi enkampanini efanayo, mancane amathuba okuba agule noma angabekezelelani amagciwane. “Kodwa kukhona odokotela bezilwane bezinhlanzi abasebenza ngokukhethekile nge-koi nezifo zabo.” Babezibulala izinhlanzi, baziqeqe futhi belaphe izilonda. Ama-Koi ayigugu. Nokho, umuntu akanakuqiniseka ukuthi uKoi osemusha, othembisayo uzohlala emuhle kangaka. UVonlanthen uthi: “Izingane azibizi kangako ngoba zingalahlekelwa umbala wazo okhethekile. Uma uthenga abantu abadala, uthatha ingozi encane.
Amafomu atshaliwe abaluleke kakhulu, abizwa nge-Kashira Marwari, abiza cishe ama-franc ayi-12,000. I-koi enhle, eneminyaka emibili ubudala iyatholakala nge-1,000 francs. Iningi lichotshiwe. Kungenzeka ukuthi i-koi izozala echibini. "Kodwa angikufuni lokho, yingakho kunama-perches emanzini adliwa izingane." Ukuzalanisa kufanele kwenziwe ngokuya ngemibandela yokukhetha ekhetheke kakhulu. Amapulazi adume kakhulu aseJapan futhi ngokwengxenye kwa-Israel.
"Ah, lapha, le nhlanzi igqamile ngokuphelele!" ubiza uSamuel Vonlanthen njengoba i-Orenji Ogon yakhe ibhukuda phezulu. Ubenyezela ngegolide. “Kune-koi ekhazimulayo nalabo abangenazo izikali, ama-Doitsu,” uyajabula. Amagugu akhe antantayo avela ekujuleni okumnyama amkhuthaza kabusha nsuku zonke.