CONTENTS 



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List of illustrations ... 5 



Introduction • . . 7 



I — General Aspects of Goldfish Culturf, in 



Japax . . ... 9 

 Importance of the goldfish to the Japanese 



people • • . • 9 



Origin of the goldfish and its culture in Japan 11 



Centers of the industry ■ 12 



II — Japanese Goldfish Breeds IS 



The Wild Fish IS 



Evolution of the Varieties 17 



The Wakin 21 



The Ryukin . 24 



The Ranchu ... 28 



The Oranda Sliishigashira 32 



The Demekin . 35 



The Deme-Ranchu 38 

 The Watonai • • .39 



The Shukin • 40 



The Shuliunkin . 42 



The Kinranshi ... 43 



III — Goldfish Breeding Establishments and 



Their General I'.uriPMENT and ^Ian- 



age.ment • 4S 



Goldfish farms . • 45 



General principles of breeding 48 



The ponds and the water supply • ■ 49 



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 IV — The Pakext Fish, the Egg-Laying, and 



THE Hatching ... S3 

 The care, selection, and mating of the l)rood 



fish .... 53 



The spawning ponds and their preparation 55 



The eggs, their care and development . 57 



V — Food, Growth, and Care of the Fish 

 Living crustacean food and its cultivation 

 Other foods and their preparation 

 Care of the young fish 

 Growth and color changes 

 Sorting and selecting the fish 

 Transportation of goldfish ... 



VI — Diseases and Fatalities of Eggs and Fish 



VII — The Standards of Qv.m.itv and the Trade 



in Goldfish 



Fashions, criteria, and exhibitions • 

 Sales and prices 



VIII — Japanese Goldfish in America • . . 



Historical and other notes .... 



Goldfish culture for profit 



Suggestions for maintaining goldfish aquaria 

 in the home, school, and office . . 

 Literature cited . 



Index 



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