. The complete aquarium book; the care and breeding of goldfish and tropical fishes. Aquariums; Goldfish. of aquarium and is raised any de- sired distance from the bottom by two strips of glass standing on edge. Glass bars or tubes are easily broken to exact length by first rubbing a nick with the edge of a fine file. The original purpose was for the spawning of fishes having non-ad- hesive eggs (Danios principally), but the idea is applicable to the live-bearing species also. Spawning Net. In the spawning season aquarium space is often limited, particular!}' among amateur breeders who have pe
. The complete aquarium book; the care and breeding of goldfish and tropical fishes. Aquariums; Goldfish. of aquarium and is raised any de- sired distance from the bottom by two strips of glass standing on edge. Glass bars or tubes are easily broken to exact length by first rubbing a nick with the edge of a fine file. The original purpose was for the spawning of fishes having non-ad- hesive eggs (Danios principally), but the idea is applicable to the live-bearing species also. Spawning Net. In the spawning season aquarium space is often limited, particular!}' among amateur breeders who have perhaps a single aquarium. The breeding fish should be separated from the others, as the idle fish would eat the spawn. An easy way over this difficulty is the Fig. 104. Method of Constructing Mat of Glass Bars. Fig. 105. Spawning Net use of the spawning net. This is simply an oblong bag of cheesecloth suspended in the aquarium. The illustration will show how this may be done. The four corners should be weighted down with bits of lead or stone sewed in. The plants and spawning fish are simply transferred into the net. Confined in this comparatively small space, the chances of the eggs becoming fertilized are increased, while the netting is sufficiently. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Innes, William T. (William Thornton), 1874-1969. New York, Halcyon house
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