102 THE GOLDFISH AND ITS CULTURE. 
FISH CULTURE IN THE PARLOR. 
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. 
