. Goldfish varieties and tropical aquarium fishes; a complete guide to aquaria and related subjects. 7. Prizewixnixg Tklkscoi-k ( ism(Reduced onc-quartcrl Tliis fish won the Diploma of Honor in 1907 as tlie l)cst fisli (anyclass) owned. Altliougii no special attention was paid to l)roadtails atthis time, there were quite a numher of them, tliis l)eing a good Fjg. 8. Prizewinning Veiltail Moor (Reduced one-third) This is considered to be one of the finest black goldfishes ever bred. The short,deep body, the sail-like dorsal fin, the large, clear eyes, the broa
. Goldfish varieties and tropical aquarium fishes; a complete guide to aquaria and related subjects. 7. Prizewixnixg Tklkscoi-k ( ism(Reduced onc-quartcrl Tliis fish won the Diploma of Honor in 1907 as tlie l)cst fisli (anyclass) owned. Altliougii no special attention was paid to l)roadtails atthis time, there were quite a numher of them, tliis l)eing a good Fjg. 8. Prizewinning Veiltail Moor (Reduced one-third) This is considered to be one of the finest black goldfishes ever bred. The short,deep body, the sail-like dorsal fin, the large, clear eyes, the broad flowing tails, thevelvety black color combined with good lines and style make this remarkable fish apattern which we might hope to equal but hardly to surpass. Chapter Two Goldfish Varieties 20 GOLDFISH VARIETIES A^D THE GOLDFISH There are two root-stocks from which the goldfishes of to-day haveoriginated. Both are members of the carp family. The European gold-fish, Carassius carassius, has never been developed into any of the fancyforms except by crossing with cultivated types of the Asiatic stock, Ca-rassius anratus. The Orientals, principally those of Korea, China andJapan must be given credit for first establishing, by selective breeding,the goldfish as an ornamental pet as well as for the incredible lengths towhich they have gone in fixing fancy breeds. Of this more will be sai
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