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Vol. 4 October 1917 No. 2 



The Goldfish Globe 



By J. Baldwin. 



Much has been said and written in 

 the past about condemning the use of 

 the gold fish globe. According to 

 some statesments neither plants nor 

 fish could live and thrive in them, 

 fishes would be subjected to barbarous 

 cruelty, etc. Some enthusiasts on the 

 subject even went as far as to get the 

 state authorities interested so as to 

 pass laws preventing their use 

 entirely. 



The globe has been in use ever since 

 the time that gold fish were introduced 

 into homes. Some of the statements 

 made against them have some founda- 

 tion but nevertheless fishes and plants 

 can be kept in them successfully under 

 certain conditions. It is these peculiar 



point- on which the writer wishes 

 to enlighten the public. 



But he wishes it expressly under- 

 stood that he does NOT recommend 

 the use of globes to keep fish in ; an 

 oblong tank of proper depth is better. 



In the first place the globe gives a 

 magnified or distorted view of the fish, 

 making them appear abnormally large 

 or round. This holds true with the 

 plants also. Then some fanciers have 

 stated that a fish in a globe is 

 compelled to swim in a continuous 

 circular motion, whereas in a rectan- 

 gular or square tank he will have to 

 swim along straight and then turn at 

 right angles; there is nothing to pre- 

 vent a fish from swimming straight 

 across a globe and back. 



Did you ever notice when looking 

 into florist's windows that the owner 

 had a iot of small globes standing and 

 hanging around, each containing two 

 or more common goldfish and possible 

 the sun shining on them ? This is 

 absolute torture for the fish and they 

 must soon succumb under this 

 treatment. But let it be understood 

 that if these fish were put into oblong 

 or square tanks having the same 

 capacity, they would certainly be 

 subjected to the same torture. 



It has been said that the globe 

 attracts the heat of the sun quickly, 

 in some cases having the same effect 

 as a burning glass. A story has been 

 told of a globe being so set in a 

 window that when the sun shone on it 

 at a certain angle, it burned a large 

 hole in the lace curtains hanging 

 nearby. 



A well balanced aquarium can be 

 made of a globe of suitable size and 

 fish can be kept in it in health provided 

 enough space and water volume be 

 allowed for each fish and other 

 conditions are normal. 



