How to obtain it 233, 



from Mr. W. Barnes, ironmonger, Ashbourne, Derbyshire. The 

 food is expensive, but the results are good, and fish reared upon 

 it will do credit to the producer, and are worth more than fish 

 reared upon anything else I have met with. I am often asked 

 how many times a day fry should be fed. I have tried the plan ? 

 of feeding them every hour, and also of feeding them four times! 

 a day, and I incline to the latter. If fed too often they are apt to- 1 

 get into a lazy way. When fed four times a day they get a good 

 appetite between meals, which makes them eager for their food, 

 and they come for it better than they do if fed oftener. 



When the fry are well on the feed and have got thoroughly \ 

 used to the system, they should be transferred to the rearing | 

 ponds. At first they will exhibit symptoms of alarm when the 

 attendant comes alongside the boxes, and will all dart away from 

 him, but soon they get over this, and begin to associate his 

 appearance with something to eat, and it is noticeable that they 

 look for this something and expect it to come, and when it does 

 come they "go for " it at once, and it is quite a pretty sight to see 

 them feeding. Now is the time for the transfer. The ponds 

 should be in readiness some time previousiy, with screens fixed 

 and sluices working, and everything in order for the reception of 

 the little fish. The first thing is to get them out of the hatching 

 boxes. There are several ways. One is to lift the box so that 

 the outlet end rests on a tub which is filled with water, taking 

 care that the plug is over the tub. Remove it and the fry will be 

 drawn off, the extra water escaping through an aperture covered 

 with perforated zinc in the side of the tub. The upper end of 

 the box should be raised slightly, and as the water goes down a 

 current should be kept up over the bottom to prevent any fish 

 being left -dry. This may be done by means of a bucket of water 

 or from a hose pipe. The latter is the most convenient where 

 practicable. 



Another method is to remove the screen and let the water and 

 fry all escape through the outlet spout, finally turning the box on 

 its side to get rid of the last of them. The tub is then slung on 

 to a carriage and wheeled away to the ponds. The plan which I 

 adopt, however, and which I find the best, is to syphon out the 

 water and the fry, and with a little practice it can be done quite 



