. Goldfish varieties and tropical aquarium fishes; a complete guide to aquaria and related subjects. Aquariums; Goldfish. 116 NATIVE FISHES THE GOLDEN TENCH Tinea tinea, aureus As a showy fish of golden orange hue the Golden Tench is con- sidered second only to the goldfish itself. Covered with exceedingly fine scales and dotted with black it presents by reflected light an iridescent effect, comparable to that of an opal. By transmitted light they are. Fig. 116. The Golden Tench (Young) sufficiently translucent to show the skeleton and internal organs. Although timid they become quite tame and
. Goldfish varieties and tropical aquarium fishes; a complete guide to aquaria and related subjects. Aquariums; Goldfish. 116 NATIVE FISHES THE GOLDEN TENCH Tinea tinea, aureus As a showy fish of golden orange hue the Golden Tench is con- sidered second only to the goldfish itself. Covered with exceedingly fine scales and dotted with black it presents by reflected light an iridescent effect, comparable to that of an opal. By transmitted light they are. Fig. 116. The Golden Tench (Young) sufficiently translucent to show the skeleton and internal organs. Although timid they become quite tame and will live on any kind of fish- food. Harmless to other fishes and otherwise thoroughly desirable. Tenches should be bred in open ponds with mud bottoms. The Green Tench is the ancestor of the Golden Tench and differs principally in coloring, its color being of a bottle-green character. "Tench-green" is a popularly recognized shade of color in some parts of Europe. Tenches are liberally supplied with protective slime and it is believed by some that fishes injured by accident search out a tench to rub the injured part against. For this reason it has been known as the "Doctor ; THE SOLE Achirus fasciatus Among the interesting novelties in aquarium fishes is the Sole, often known as the freshwater Flounder. Aquarists popularly call it the "aeroplane fish" on account of its easy, horizontal progress through the water, the swimming being accomplished mainly by an undulating motion of the fins at the edges of the body, as shown in the two upper figures of the accompanying illustration. The third. 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. Philadelphia, Innes
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