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Identifier: goldfishvarietie00inne (find matches)
Title: Goldfish varieties and tropical aquarium fishes; a complete guide to aquaria and related subjects
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Innes, William T. (William Thornton), 1874-1969
Subjects: Aquariums Goldfish
Publisher: Philadelphia, Innes
Contributing Library: Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library
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gle-tail breed appears to have been originated in theponds of the Fish Commission in Washington in the early eighties. Mr.Hugo Mullertt either secured some of this stock or later originated astrain of his own. At any rate, he was the first to place them on themarket in quantity. The Comet is long of body and fins, the tail in par-ticular being very free-flowing. In movement this fish is the most grace-ful of all the fancy goldfishes and it can swim with great rapidity whennecessary. This activity has made it easy for the fish to revert to itsancestral tendency to leap out of the water. Aquaria containing Cometsshould be covered by a screen, particularly in spring. The Comet makesthe most beautiful and generally satisfactory pond goldfish where a dec- TROPICAL AQUARIUM FISHES 25 orative effect is desired. They are perfectly hardy over winter in a deeppool or where they may burrow in leaves or soft mud. The type breedsquite true to form and many thousands of them are raised annually for
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Fig. 10. The Scaled Cometthe trade. A few years ago there was a wonderful strain of scalelesscomets of deep, oxblood red color. Unfortunately this was lost andpresent-day breeders with scaleless stock that could be so crossed as toproduce scaleless comets find it more profitable to utilize their spare timeand energy in propagating other breeds.