. Goldfish varieties and tropical aquarium fishes; a complete guide to aquaria and related subjects. Aquariums; Goldfish. Fic. 112. The Chub (Young) large. It is a nest-builder, but requires a much larger space than is to be thought of in an ordinary aquarium. The horned dace, or Creek- chub, is the most lively, and is the best species for the aquarium. Chubs are vegetarians, thriving on boiled cereals or white wafer food. THE CATFISHES Any of the forms of Catfishes are well able to take care of them- selves in an aquarium. If not large they will not touch other wild fishes,. Fig. 113. The Sto
. Goldfish varieties and tropical aquarium fishes; a complete guide to aquaria and related subjects. Aquariums; Goldfish. Fic. 112. The Chub (Young) large. It is a nest-builder, but requires a much larger space than is to be thought of in an ordinary aquarium. The horned dace, or Creek- chub, is the most lively, and is the best species for the aquarium. Chubs are vegetarians, thriving on boiled cereals or white wafer food. THE CATFISHES Any of the forms of Catfishes are well able to take care of them- selves in an aquarium. If not large they will not touch other wild fishes,. Fig. 113. The Stone Catfish (Schilbcodcs insiynis) (Slighlly reduced) but should not be kept with goldfishes, as they are likely to nibble at thei'" long fins. Catfishes like animal food best, but will take boiled cereals or the usual prepared 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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