Aquafarmer
Raise the tank, sell what swims out.
Recirculating tanks, a stock of tilapia and a chain that ends in caviar. Slower than a counter trade, and far less maintenance than rats.
Aquaculture is the patient line. Water quality, filtration and feed decide which species you end up with, and the species decides the price.
Fish are the only stock on the station that grows while you are asleep, and the only stock that can die of your neglect. The aquafarmer start is therefore a schedule rather than a routine: tanks need circulation, feed and clean water before the counter opens.
The economics are a conversion chain. Cheap tilapia exist to be turned into sturgeon mass, and sturgeon mass exists to be turned into caviar — the one item that makes the tanks worth their floor space.
Counter protocol
- Feed grade is a growth multiplier, so cheap feed is a slower tank, not a cheaper one.
- Low-value fish are an input to valuable ones rather than a product.
- Harvest caviar and let the fish recover; culling the asset is the expensive option.
Related stock
Where this comes from
The Aquafarmer start ships with a basic water circulation system, tilapia and fish food.
“You begin with a basic water circulation system, a stock of tilapia, and a supply of fish food.”
Sturgeon caviar is harvested with surgery tools, which damages the fish until it recovers.
“You can also use Surgery Tools on sturgeons to harvest caviar.”
Community fish guides treat low-value fish as feed for high-value species.
“Feed the expensive fish, like the”
Caption as spoken (verbatim)
feed the expensive fish, like the
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