. The complete aquarium book; the care and breeding of goldfish and tropical fishes. Aquariums; Goldfish. AQUARIUM APPLIANCES 127 Fish-Carrying Case. A box similar to illustration, built to hold the standard straight-side candy jar is a great convenience in carrying fishes for short distances. It may safely be used for tropicals in moderately cold weather if the jar is completely wrapped in several thicknesses of news- paper before placing in box, provided the exposure is not unreasonably long. Many of these cases are in use. The height is 14 inches. Feeding Rings. Many aquarists pre- fer trai
. The complete aquarium book; the care and breeding of goldfish and tropical fishes. Aquariums; Goldfish. AQUARIUM APPLIANCES 127 Fish-Carrying Case. A box similar to illustration, built to hold the standard straight-side candy jar is a great convenience in carrying fishes for short distances. It may safely be used for tropicals in moderately cold weather if the jar is completely wrapped in several thicknesses of news- paper before placing in box, provided the exposure is not unreasonably long. Many of these cases are in use. The height is 14 inches. Feeding Rings. Many aquarists pre- fer training their fishes to look for food at a certain place in the aquarium. One way of doing this is by use of a feeding ring, in which floating food is placed. It has the advantage of confining the food to one spot, and that when it sinks it can be over a cleared space where it will easily be found Telescopic-eyed goldfishes are nearsighted, and a feeding ring helps them locate the food. It must in truth be said that such fishes find their food largely by the sense of smell, and that they will, in nearly all cases, eventually locate it, but they come to it with more certainty, having learned the use of the Fig. 107. Carrying Case. 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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