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roundings, the Paradise Fish cannot be sur- 

 passed in value for the aquarium by any 

 other fish. The color of the Paradise Fish is 

 subject to many variations and changes 

 caused by local conditions, such as differ- 



Fig. 87. Paradise Fish, Macropodes viridi-auratus. 



ences in light and temperature, or by excite- 

 ment, or by the approach of the mating 

 season. On a ground color of a more or 

 less intense bluish green appear vertical 

 bars of bright orange. The head and the 

 adjoining parts of the back are dark, silver 

 gray with large dark irregular spots. The 



