TEOPICAL AQUAEIUM FISHES 



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THE JAPANESE FRINGETAIL GOLDFISH 



In point of pure elegance there is no breed of goldfish equal to the 

 Japanese Fringetail. Our illustration is taken from a sketch .of the fish, 

 made by its owner, I\Ir. Franklin Barrett. A few words regarding this. 



Fig. 13. The Jap..\nese Fringetail (I'dltail or Broadtail style) 



the best-known individual fish that has ever been owned in this country, 

 might be of interest. The Japanese Imperial Government sent a collection 

 of its best goldfishes to the World's Fair at Chicago in 1893. Only a few 

 of them survived the journey and still fewer lived through the Exposi- 

 tion. These had fallen into a diseased condition and were given to Mr. 

 William P. Seal. He cured them and later sold this one, now known 

 as "The World's Fair Fish," to Mr. Barrett, for a comparatively small 

 consideration. At that time the fish had not developed the wonderful 

 qualities which have made it famous. It was one of those cases where 

 "blood will tell." 



