THE GOLDFISH 



The first of the long single-tail breed appears to have been originated 

 in the ponds of the Fish Commission in Washington in the early eight- 

 ies. Mr. Hugo MuUertt either secured some of this stock or later orig- 

 inated a strain of his own. At any rate, he was the first to place them 

 on the market in quantity. The Comet is long of body and fins, the 

 tail in particular being very free-flowing. In movement this fish is the 

 most graceful of all the fancy goldfishes and it can swim with great 

 rapidity when necessary. This activity has made it easy for the fish 

 to revert to its ancestral tendency to leap out of the water. Aquaria 

 containing Comets should be covered by a screen, particularly in 



Fig. 16. The Comet 



spring. The Comet makes the most beautiful and generally satisfac- 

 tory pond goldfish where a decorative effect is desired. They are per- 

 fectly hardy over winter in a deep pool or where they may burrow in 

 leaves or soft mud. The type breeds quite true to form and many 

 thousands of them are raised annually for the trade. A few years ago 

 there was a wonderful strain of Scaleless Comets of deep oxldood red 

 color. Unfortunately this was lost and present-day breeders with 

 scaleless stock that could be so crossed as to produce Scaleless Comets 

 find it more profitable to utilize their si)are time and energy in propa- 

 gating other breeds. 



THE SHUBUNKIN 



One of the more recent introductions is the Shubunkin. This is 

 simply a transparently scaled, highly mottled, common goldfish. y\ll 



