GOLDFISH VAKIETIES AND 



THE GOLDEN TENCH 



Tinea aureus. 



As a showy fish of golden orange hue the Golden Tench is con- 

 sidered second only to the goldfish itself. Covered with exceedingly fine 

 scales and dotted with black it presents by reflected light an irridescent 



Fig. 62. The Tench (Young) 



effect, comparable to that of an opal. By transmitted light they are 

 sufficiently translucent to show the skeleton and internal organs. Al- 

 though timid they become quite tame and will live on any kind of fish- 

 food. Harmless to other fishes and otherwise thoroughly desirable. 

 Tenches should be bred in open ponds with mud bottoms. 



The Green Tench is the ancestor of the Golden Tench and differs 

 principally in coloring, its color being of a bottle-green character. 

 "Tench-green" is a popularly recognized shade of color in some parts 

 of Europe. Tenches are liberally supplied with protective slime and it is 

 believed by some that fishes injured by accident search out a tench to rub 

 the injured part against. For this reason it has been known as the 

 "Doctor Fish." 



Fig. 63. The Sucker (Young) 



