Goldfish varieties and tropical aquarium fishes; a complete guide to aquaria and related subjects (1917) (20102056223)

Title: Goldfish varieties and tropical aquarium fishes; a complete guide to aquaria and related subjects
Identifier: cu31924000386676 (find matches)
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Innes, William T. (William Thornton), 1874-1969
Subjects: Aquariums; Goldfish
Publisher: Philadelphia, Innes
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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TKOPICAL AQUAHIUM FISHES 43 descriptive than "fringetail," a word more apt to describe the split and ragged ends of the fins of a fish out of condition. In competitions goldfish are divided into the scaled and "scaleless" classes, the latter being transparently scaled. The scaled fishes are colored gold (metallic red) silver (metallic drab or smoke) pearl (metallic white) and moors (blacks). The first should be of a deep shade of red. The second is a transitory color and varies but little. As a color value it ranks low. The pearl is a grade higher, but light colors in general are not favored. Moors should be a deep, purple-black, free from the appearance of a -white scum. These blacks are never completely black under the belly. It is at this point that they usually begin to turn red, which is liable to happen to a moor at any age. "Scaleless" fishes are divided into red, white, mottled and calico. The preferred shade of red is of the deep, oxblood color. White ranks lowest. Mottled is a combination of red and white, while the highest prized is the calico, a combination of all the colors in finely divided spots. In this class the all-important color is blue or lavender, the deeper the better, and also the more the better. The ideal calico has a body back- ground of blue, red and white, over which is a sprinkling of fine black â dots. The black dots and some red ones are also freely distributed over all the fins, which are otherwise white in these and all "scaleless" fishes. The highest development of this color seldom occurs under the age of from two to three years. In the opinion of the writer, societies should avoid too frequent competitive exhibitions. They promote discord and tend to develop pro- fessionalism. Those truly interested in the development of the fancy will be willing to bring out their fish without thought of reward other than giving pleasure to their friends and the public. OFFICIAL CHARTS Showing Ideal Figures of the Principal Goldfish Varieties, Together with Valuation Points Cop\rii;liIcd by Franklin Barrett
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