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The Blue Carp and the Fire Carp are more 

 recent introductions, coming from China, 

 and are neither generally known nor easy to 

 procure. 



The Hi-goi or Fire Carp (Cyprinns auratus) 

 is a quiet, peaceable fish, of good lasting 



Fig. 60. Hi-goi or Fire Carp, Cyprinus auratus. 



qualities in the aquarium. The chief colors 

 are a light golden yellow, a silvery white 

 and a velvety black. While the silver color 

 is always spread over the lower parts of the 

 fish, the other two colors blend in such a way 

 that it is impossible to find two individuals 

 with similar markings. The Fli-goi will 



