The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-08-03

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pond and finally 10 the breeding
pond, AS the great advantage OF
separate ponds for the different
ages Of fish over the mixed pond
system soon became evident.
In such Il mixed pond no pix c
must be kept for regulating stock,
as may be done in class-pond,
for all tho small fish would then
soon be devoured. II must he
made q strict rule that, with the
exception of the tench (Cypvlnus
tinca,) no other kind of fish, how
ever harmless, is allowed in the
pond. Tho tench is related to
the carp, but it spawns four to
five weeks later, SO there can be
no danger Of cross breeds.
Great care should be taken that
no goldfish (Cyprinus carpio aura
tus) or Dream (6rama) get in the
pond, for these fish would soon
mix with the carp and tend to
degenerate the breed. Such fish
should therefore be removed or
killed at once. The goldfish cs-
peciaiIy the miIter, swims in
spawning schools like the carp,
and at the very same season. 1t
thus spoils the eggs OF the carp;
as all eggs which it impregnates
will produce spotted fish, having
at least a silvery streak ! to inch
long and ] inch broad, between
the caudal and the dorsal fms.
Such bastards (the cross. breeds Of
gold fish and GarasSiuS also re-
semble them) do not grow larger
than goldfish, and have as maoy
bones. They are unfit for table
use and entirely unsuited for Or
nament, as they arc neither gen
uine carp nor goldfish, and are
disagreeable objects in the eyes of
the scientist or connoisseur. If
such fish are not removed imme-
diately the consequence will be
another cross-breed during the
next spawning-season, for such
u hybrid spawns like the goldfish,
when it is a year old, and the
breed of carps would degenerate
still more. 1t is best to kill such
worthless cross breeds at once, as
they are apt to give great trouble.
| would embrace this oppor-
tunity to impress upon every
carp-cullurist who intends to make
neutrality-suspicious. with any
carp procured through the United
States Fish Commission, the i'm
portance of having ifposslble only
one of three aforementioned
kinds Of carp, unless he can have
every kind iu separate pond.
Thus, the common carp (Cyprlnus
carpio communist should never he
placed in the same pond with the
mirror carp or the feather Or
naked carp Cyprinus carplo ale-
pldotus, coriGceuS vel nudus,) nor
should the two last.mentioned
varieties ever be in the same
pond. Cross breeds would in
7ariably be produced, and in
such q manner that one would
have neither genuine common
carps nor genuine mirror or
leather carps, but a cross breed Of
all the three varieties. Not even
when quite young ard not yet
capable Of spawning should these
varieties be put together, because,
even if they arc kept strictly sep
arate during the spawning pro-
cess, the young fish would never
have the sharply-marked charac-
teristics Of their variety as re-
CARDS form and color, but would
approach nearer to the mirror
carp and the common carp The
carp has a striking tendency,
when living with other varieties,
to approach the primitive form of
the common carp, and finally to
be merged in it. These beautiful
| varieties should therefore be kept
strictly separate !; lack of ponds or
any other reason should never in
| duce people TO mix them.
If the neutrality-suspicious. are
to be accompanied by good re-
suits, pure variety should be
selected, and the finest and best
miiters and spawners, showing
! strongly all the characteristics Of
their variety should be procured:
and the experiments will be
crowned with success.
must return to the so-ca!led
mixed culture by mentioningthat