The SHUBUNKIN is one of the most attractive Goldfish for the Water Garden because of its extreme variation 
of coloring in red, black and blue patches against a pearl background. Shubunkins often are scaleless, and no 
two fish are at all alike. The Calico Fantails listed in our Goldfish Collections are somewhat similar in appear 
ance, but have the body formation of the Fantails. 
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Goldfish for Water Gardens, 
gardening can hardly reach its best develop¬ 
ment without Goldfish in the Pool, so much do they contribute to its beauty and 
interest, and to easy success of its maintenance as well. Almost any outdoor Pool 
gives suitable conditions for the fish to increase in size and also to reproduce. 
Goldfish fed occasionally at the edge of the Pool will soon be inclined to school 
and approach the visitor at the Pool border, bringing life and color to the whole 
scene that could be had in no other way. Goldfish in the Pool will destroy insects 
and their larvae, and are especially effective in destroying mosquito larvae. 
With the tremendous resources of 
Grassyfork Fisheries, Inc.—the world’s 
largest commercial Goldfish Hatcheries 
—at our command, Hoosier Aquatic 
Gardens is able to offer you the utmost 
economy in Collections of Goldfish for 
the Pool, and to supply any special or¬ 
ders. We invite special inquiries. 
Be careful not to overfeed Goldfish. 
In large Pools they will not require any 
feed other than what they find natu¬ 
rally. In small Pools some special feed¬ 
ing may be desirable. But even in in¬ 
door Aquariums the danger is that the 
fish will be fed too much. We supply a 
variety of special fish foods suitable for 
all feeding requirements. (See page 30.) 
Goldfish may well be left in the Pool 
over winter if the water is deep enough 
not to freeze solidly to the bottom. 
Break a hole or two in the ice occasion¬ 
ally to increase air in the water. If you 
keep an indoor Aquarium, seine out the 
best specimens from the Pool for your 
enjoyment throughout the winter. 
If the Pool must be drained for the 
winter, fish not to be kept in an Aqua¬ 
rium can be stored in tubs or other con¬ 
tainers in the basement. Here the water 
must be changed occasionally, or a 
trickle of running water provided, un¬ 
less you can transfer some sagitarria, 
myriophyllum or other oxygenating 
plants with the fish and establish bal¬ 
anced Aquarium conditions in the stor¬ 
age tubs. The use of our Galva-Tank is 
recommended for winter care of fish 
taken from the Pool. (See page 11.) 
If you are interested in raising Gold¬ 
fish in the Pool, get them in before the 
spawning season in early May. Provide 
root clumps of floating plants (Water 
Hyacinths, etc., page IS) or bunches of 
submerged grasses tied together and al¬ 
lowed to float (see Milfoil, page 15) in 
which the eggs will be deposited. It is 
difficult to determine the sex of Gold¬ 
fish, and a dozen or more should be 
placed in the Pool if breeding is desired. 
HOOSIER AQUATIC GARDENS 
