CONTENTS 
CHAPTER 1; 
The Goldfish—History of the Goldfish—Dorades de la Chine, by de Sauvigny—Cuvier 
and Valenciennes Descriptions—Fishes in General—Anatomy of the Common Goldfish. 
CHAPTER I: 
The Freshwater Aquarium and Its Maintenance—History of the Aquartum—The Prop- 
erly Conditioned or Balanced Aquarium—Aquarium Plants in General—Scavengers—Kinds of 
Aquaria—Arranging the Aquarium—Covers for Aquaria—Stocking the Aquarium—Food— 
Advice to Beginners—Cleaning the Aquarium—Diseased Fishes—Restlessness of the Fishes 
—Effect of Gas, Fumes and Odors—Alge—Destruction of Plants by Fishes —Cruelty to Fishes. 
CHAPTER IIT: 
Goldfish Breeds ~The Common Goldfish—Defects of the Finer Breeds of the Goldfish— 
Japanese and Chinese Goldfishes—De Sauvigny’s Great Work on the Goldfishes of China. 
CHAPTER TY. 
Some Freshwater Aquarium Fishes—The Indian Paradise Fish—The  Stickleback— 
The Sunfish—The Dace—The Chub—The Golden Orfe or Ide—The T’ench—The Carp 
—The Tessellated Darter—The Sucker—The Killifish—The Brilliant Chub-Sucker or Mullet 
—The Minnows—The Shiner or Roach—The Catfish—The Eel—The Spiny-rayed Fishes 
—Collecting in Streams and Ponds. 
CHAPTER YW. 
The Propagation of the Goldfish—Embryology of the Goldfish—Artifcial Impregnation 
of the Ova—Mating—Breeding—Prof. Ryder’s Observations—Dr. Watase’s Observations— 
Aquarium and Tank Culture—Basin and Pool Culture—Greenhouse Culture—Pond and Lake 
Culture—The Especially Equipped Breeding Establishment—Pond Aquaria—The Aquarium 
Grotto—Wintering Goldfishes. 
CHAPTER Vil. 
Food and Feeding—Feeding the Fry—Natural Food—Entomostraca—Malocostraca— 
Amphipoda—Isopoda—Decapoda—Rotifera—Collecting Natural Food—Preserving Natural 
Food—Propagating Natural Food—Feeding in the Aquarium—Composition of Foods. 
CHAPTER Vil; 
Ailments and Diseases of the Goldfish and Other Freshwater Fishes, and their Remedies— 
Detection of Illness—Treatment of Diseases—The Sanitarium and Hospital—Remedies— 
Fungus on Spawn and Treatment— White Fungus and Treatment—Black Fungus and ‘Treatment 
—Twitters or Itch and Treatment—Autotoxine and Treatment—Constipation and Treatment 
—Fin Congestion and Treatment—Tail-rot and Treatment—Gill Congestion and Treatment— 
Consumption and Treatment—Eye Inflammation and Treatment—Swimming-bladder Trouble 
and Treatment—Dropsy and Treatment—Injuries and Treatment—Handling Diseased Fishes 
—Larger Enemies of the Goldfish—Parasites and Parasitic Diseases—Animal Parasites—T’rema- 
toda or Flukes—Cestoda or Tapeworms—Nematoda or Roundworms-— Acanthocephala or 
Thorn-headed Worms—Hirudinide or Leeches—Arachnia—Crustacea—Insecta—Bacteria— 
