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mouth into the tail. In the spring and 

 summer this band is bright crimson, 

 bordered with bronze ; at other times 

 it changes to bronze or black or disap- 

 pears entirely, in which case black 

 spots will remain. The pectoral fins 

 of the male also change at this time, 

 becoming a rich orange. 



The female is marked similarly, but 

 the coloring is not so brilliant. 



they are carried home should be cov- 

 erered in order to prevent their jump- 

 ing out and being lost. 



When newly caught and placed in 

 confinement, they should not be dis- 

 turbed for some time, as they are easily 

 frightened, get spasms and die right 

 under the observer's eyes. 



In captivity they should be fed upon 

 such things as are given to the goldfish. 



The Black-Nosed or Banded Dace— (Natural Size.) 



The black-nosed dace is a beautiful 

 fish for aquarium purposes, is very 

 playful, becomes quite tame and will 

 live in confinement for years. As a rule 

 it measures from two and a half to four 

 inches in length, though specimens 

 have been known to grow eight 

 inches. 



When taken from the little creeks 

 they frequent, the bucket in which 



The black-nose is a native of the 

 United States, as is also the variety 



BROWN-NOSED DACE. 



(i?. ohtusus.) 



This is marked exactly like the 

 preceding and differs only in the 

 color of the lateral band, which in this 

 fish is brown. 



