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and apparently strong ray. The pectoral fins have soft rays ; 

 the male fish, when making love to the female, spreads out 

 his extraordinary fins, often in doing so bending himseK 

 almost into a circle. While in confinement, these fish should 

 be kept rather warm and fed upon small aquatic insects. 

 Their aquarium, ought to be well stocked with water-plants. 



Mr. Prank Buckland, speaking of Paradise Pish, says : 

 "They would, I feel convinced, do exceedingly well in this 

 country, not, of course, as fish to turn out, but as aquarium or 

 —to coin a phrase — hot-house fish. Should any lady take a 

 fancy to looking after these fish — ^keeping them in a warm 

 room, feeding them regularly, and seeing that the water is 

 properly managed — they would, I am convinced, become 

 acclimatised in this country. It has been proved they wUl 

 breed in France — ^why not, therefore, in England ? " 



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