. Fresh-water aquaria: their construction, arrangement, and management, with full information as to the best water-plants and live stock to be kept, how and where to obtain them, and how to keep them in health. Aquariums. 120 PEE SH-WATER AQUARIA. Prussian and Crucian Carp may be readily bought of aquarium-dealers in London; and the Speigel sometimes. The Gudgeon {Gohio fluviatilis) (Fig. 90) is a general favourite. It is a favourite with the aquarium-keeper, for it is hardy, handsome, and easily tamed ; it is a favourite with the fisherman, for it is a bold biter and provides excellent sport;
. Fresh-water aquaria: their construction, arrangement, and management, with full information as to the best water-plants and live stock to be kept, how and where to obtain them, and how to keep them in health. Aquariums. 120 PEE SH-WATER AQUARIA. Prussian and Crucian Carp may be readily bought of aquarium-dealers in London; and the Speigel sometimes. The Gudgeon {Gohio fluviatilis) (Fig. 90) is a general favourite. It is a favourite with the aquarium-keeper, for it is hardy, handsome, and easily tamed ; it is a favourite with the fisherman, for it is a bold biter and provides excellent sport; and it is a favourite with the epicure, for when freshly caught and properly cooked it is most delicious to eat. An old writer says that this fish used to be swallowed aUve as a cure for consumption. The Gudgeon is generally found in those rivers in England which possess a gravelly bottom. It may be readily taken with rod and line, or with a net. The. Fig. 90. Gudgeon (Gobio fluviatilis). fish can be collected together by scraping the bottom of the river with a heavy rake : this raking disturbs and exposes the animal hfe upon which the Gudgeon feeds, viz., larvae of insects, water-worms, and the like. As these fish are gre- garious, it is wise and kind to keep a few of them together, but they will not die if kept in solitary confinement: they seem soon to learn how to be happy and contented in the aquarium. The bottom of the tanks in which Gudgeon live should be covered with a layer of gravel of extra depth, for without such precaution these fish, being bottom feeders, would interfere greatly with the clearness of the water. The Gudgeon generally spawns about May, and the ova, it is said, take nearly a month to hatch. This fish, while in the aquarium, should be fed upon small garden worms, water-. 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
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