THE GOLDFISH AND ITS CULTURE. 63 



FISH CULTURE IN THE PARI OR. 



Though the instructions detailed above were given with reference 

 to cultivation in the open air, yet by following them the same thing 

 can be done in the parlor, but on a small scale, and with limited 

 resources. The writer has often delighted his customers by furnish- 

 ing them with sprigs of water plants, upon which eggs were adherent. 

 These they hatched in a glass tumbler, placed upon the window sill, 

 gradually increasing the size of the vessel, and consequently the 

 quantity of water as the young grew up, until they were finally ready 

 for permanent residence in the aquarium. Such specimens are 

 generally looked upon with great pride by their owners because they 

 are home-bred and grew up in the midst of the household, where all 

 could watch them and learn a bit of natural history without an effort. 

 The spawn for this purpose can frequently be obtained from any 

 well managed aquarium, if the habits of the goldfish are understood. 



