. Goldfish breeds and other aquarium fishes, their care and propagation : a guide to freshwater and marine aquaria, their fauna, flora and management. With 280 explanatory illustrations, printed with the text. , . Ponds dug into the earth or constructed by dams are less expensivethan those built of bricks or concrete, but the latter are more easily super-vised, as the perpendicular sides offer a clear view ot the contents and protection from the direct rays of thesun during hot afternoons. Howeverconstructed,shrubbery and shade treesshould be planted along the banksand a luxurian
. Goldfish breeds and other aquarium fishes, their care and propagation : a guide to freshwater and marine aquaria, their fauna, flora and management. With 280 explanatory illustrations, printed with the text. , . Ponds dug into the earth or constructed by dams are less expensivethan those built of bricks or concrete, but the latter are more easily super-vised, as the perpendicular sides offer a clear view ot the contents and protection from the direct rays of thesun during hot afternoons. Howeverconstructed,shrubbery and shade treesshould be planted along the banksand a luxuriant growth of water plantsencouraged in them, restricted tolocalities where they will be undercontrol. For this purpose Cabomba,Myriophyllum, Giant Anacharis andLudwfgia mulerttii are best and will JLrind a ready market; but floatingbunches of watercress will root andthrive on the surface, furnish oxygenand offer convenient hiding placesand shade for the fishes and homesfor the small aquatic fauna constitut-ing the natural food; having the ad-ditional advantage of ready removalwhen desired. No plants other thanthese and lilies should be introducedor permitted to grow. Sagittariawill not grow out-of-doors. All sodshould be
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