404 EECEIPT FOE BUCKLAND's FISH FOOD. 



may be seen from the drawing, from the same tap as 

 that used for the troughs. In this case I strongly 

 recommend the water to be let in by the "]" water-cart 

 pi^De, as above described. The more water you give the 

 better for the fish. 



Into your box you must put several hides ; again, 

 nothing is better than roof slate. In very hot weather 

 an awning must be placed over the nursery to protect 

 it from the sun, and throughout the whole year the 

 lower half of the box should be covered with boards, 

 under which the fish will retreat, and come out with a 

 rush at feeding-time. In hot weather common duck- 

 weed placed in the nursery forms ^n excellent refuge 

 for the fish. I do not in the least object to leaves accu- 

 mulating in the nursery, they breed insects upon which 

 the young fish feed. It is advantageous to turn in some 

 common water snails, as the delicate young snails 

 when first hatched out form a capital provender for the 

 growing fry. Gnats and midges should also be en- 

 couraged, and it is a very beautiful sight to see the 

 young fish in the evening time jumping clean out of 

 the water, and catching the midges with the same 

 grace and velocity as their fathers and mothers in the 

 open river. 



In the nurseries the young fish should be fed with 

 the red worms placed in saucers, and as they get larger 

 with fish food, the preparation of w^hich has been 

 hitherto more or less of a technical secret, but I now 

 nevertheless publish it, in the hopes that it may be 

 of service to many of my readers. 



It consists of — 



1. Raw beef without fat; 



2. Arrowroot biscuit powder ; 



3. Egg, both yolk and white. 



