CONTENTS 



List of illustrations 



Introduction 



I GENERAL ASPECTS OF GOLDFISH CIT.TURF. IN 



JAPAN 



Importance of the goldfish to the Japanese 



people 



Origin of the goldfish and its culture in Japan 

 Centers of the industry 



II JAPANESE GOLDFISH BREEDS 



The Wild Fish 



Evolution of the Varieties 



The YYakin 



The Ryukin 



The Ranchu 



The Oranda Shishigashira 



The Denickin 



The Deme-Ranclni 



The \Vatonai 



The Shukin 



The Shulmnkin 



The Kinranshi 



Ill GOLDFISH BREEDING ESTABLISHMENTS AND 

 THEIR GENERAL FOCIPMENT AMI MAN- 

 AGEMENT' 



Goldfish farms 



General principles of breeding 



The ponds and the water supply 



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IV THE PARENT FISH, THE EGG-LAYING. AND 



THE HATCHING 53 



The care, selection, and mating of the brood 



fish 53 



The spawning ponds and their preparation . . 55 



The eggs, their care and development .... 57 



V FOOD, GROWTH, AND CARE OK THE FISH ... 61 



Living crustacean food and its cultivation . . 61 



Other foods and their preparation .... 65 



Care of the young fish 67 



Growth and color changes 77 



Sorting and selecting the fish 73 



Transportation of goldfish 79 



VI DISEASES AND FATALITIES OF EGGS AND FISH 83 



VII THE STANDARDS OF QTAI.ITY AND TMK TRADE 



IN GOLDFISH 87 



Fashions, criteria, and exhibitions 87 



Sales and prices 90 



VIII JAPANESE GOLDFISH IN AMERICA 93 



Historical and other notes 93 



Goldfish culture for profit 95 



Suggestions for maintaining goldfish aquaria 



in the home, school, and office 97 



Literature cited 105 



Index 107 



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