. Goldfish varieties and tropical aquarium fishes; a complete guide to aquaria and related subjects. Aquariums; Goldfish. THE GOLDFISH The first of the long single-tail breed appears to have been originated in the ponds of the Fish Commission in Washington in the early eight- ies. Mr. Hugo MuUertt either secured some of this stock or later orig- inated a strain of his own. At any rate, he was the first to place them on the market in quantity. The Comet is long of body and fins, the tail in particular being very free-flowing. In movement this fish is the most graceful of all the fancy goldfishe
. Goldfish varieties and tropical aquarium fishes; a complete guide to aquaria and related subjects. Aquariums; Goldfish. THE GOLDFISH The first of the long single-tail breed appears to have been originated in the ponds of the Fish Commission in Washington in the early eight- ies. Mr. Hugo MuUertt either secured some of this stock or later orig- inated a strain of his own. At any rate, he was the first to place them on the market in quantity. The Comet is long of body and fins, the tail in particular being very free-flowing. In movement this fish is the most graceful of all the fancy goldfishes and it can swim with great rapidity when necessary. This activity has made it easy for the fish to revert to its ancestral tendency to leap out of the water. Aquaria containing Comets should be covered by a screen, particularly in. Fig. 16. The Comet spring. The Comet makes the most beautiful and generally satisfac- tory pond goldfish where a decorative effect is desired. They are per- fectly hardy over winter in a deep pool or where they may burrow in leaves or soft mud. The type breeds quite true to form and many thousands of them are raised annually for the trade. A few years ago there was a wonderful strain of Scaleless Comets of deep oxldood red color. Unfortunately this was lost and present-day breeders with scaleless stock that could be so crossed as to produce Scaleless Comets find it more profitable to utilize their si)are time and energy in propa- gating other breeds. THE SHUBUNKIN One of the more recent introductions is the Shubunkin. This is simply a transparently scaled, highly mottled, common goldfish. y\ll. 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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