. Goldfish breeds and other aquarium fishes, their care and propagation; a guide to freshwater and marine aquaria, their fauna, flora and management. Aquariums; Goldfish. THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOLDFISH the only danger being a possible lack of aeration in the absence of plants, which should be guarded against by the occasional partial change of water. Where there are facilities for water supply and drainage an excellent plan is to arrange an overflow pipe and a constant very small inflow of fresh water. A sheet of glass suspended vertically over the tank, to which a very small hose is attached
. Goldfish breeds and other aquarium fishes, their care and propagation; a guide to freshwater and marine aquaria, their fauna, flora and management. Aquariums; Goldfish. THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOLDFISH the only danger being a possible lack of aeration in the absence of plants, which should be guarded against by the occasional partial change of water. Where there are facilities for water supply and drainage an excellent plan is to arrange an overflow pipe and a constant very small inflow of fresh water. A sheet of glass suspended vertically over the tank, to which a very small hose is attached, will occasion a constant dripping to both aerate the water and moderate its temperature. A very consider- able constant water supply has been found to be objectionable, as the low temperature of the water direct from the mains in winter is injurious to the finer goldfishes, which have been bred and kept in a warm climate and lack the hardiness of the common goldfish. Snow water is usually fatal to the finer breeds. Goldfishes are sometimes kept over in tubs in moderately warm cellars without any attention or food, and though they have survived, this is an inadvisable practice and an unnecessary cruelty. Wintering in large aquaria and tanks is best, and should be adopt- ed wherever the facilities are to be had. Any unoccupied light room will serve, and temperatures above freezing are not injurious, except possible to the transparently scaled fishes, if no sudden changes occur. Under these conditions aquatic plants can usually be kept in growing condition to supply the required oxygen. The water should be occasionally partially 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 Wolf, Herman Theodore, 1855-. Philadelphia, Innes & Sons
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