The tiny newly-hatched mullet larvae reach about3 cm in length after 45 days. They are stronger than the natural larvae captured in the sea, and also have more power of resistance to the environment. They then are put into tanks for raising.
烏魚苗在孵出後四十五天體長即達三公分，比捕獲的天然魚苗還健壯，對環境的抵抗力也強，可放入魚塭中飼養。