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Title: Goldfish breeds and other aquarium fishes, their care and propagation : a guide to freshwater and marine aquaria, their fauna, flora and management. With 280 explanatory illustrations, printed with the text
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Wolf, Herman Theodore, 1855-
Subjects: Aquariums Goldfish
Publisher: Philadelphia : Innes & sons
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries

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FIG. 62 Grotto at the Central Station of the U. S. Fish Commission, at Washington, D. C. Aquarium Grotto. The same authority describes the aquariumgrotto attached to the Fish Commission building at Washington, of whichthe herewith reproduced illustrations give an adequate idea. Figs. 62and 63. Wintering Goldfishes. In the household the fall, winter and springmonths are the seasons when the aquarium is the most appreciated, and con-siderations for wintering are for the surplus fishes and breeders, or for THK PROPAGATION OF THE GOLDFISH such as have been kept in outdoor tanks and basins in favorable weatherbut which must be otherwise accommodated during the rigors of coldweather. The best success is had when fine fishes are kept only aboutfour months in household aquaria, after which they should be placed out-of-doors.
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FIG. 63 Flan of Grotto at the Central Station of the Fish Commission, at Washington, D. C. The ordinary goldfish will survive out-of-doors, if the ice is brokento admit air. The tanks should be of sufficient depth so as not to freezesolid, and straw or other materials should be packed about them for protec-tion. A board cover, with straw spread over it, should also be provided, tomoderate the cold. An approved method is to permit an inch of ice toform, after which a hole should be cut and sufficient water removed tomake a space of two inches between the ice and the water, and the holeclosed with a cloth and a board. If the sides are protected, the cold willnot cause a further freezing, and the air space will prevent suffocation.The top of the tank may also be covered, after which the fishes will be incomfort until the advent of spring. Feeding is only necessary at longintervals. The fine breeds should be wintered in a greenhouse or in the cellar.Tanks or similar vessels will serve, bu

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