The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-02-13
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Care Of Goldfish.

Authorities differ greatly in regard
TO the goldfish according to Harper's
Young People. There are those who
maintain that It can stand any change
OF temperature and instances have
been recorded in which a goldfish
found frozen in solid piece of Ice has
so far recovered, on being gradually
thawed, as to swim about pond again
as though nothing had happened. But
hardy as, in its natural state, one OF
these little cieatures may be, expert
enee has proved that once transpIanted
TO aquarium or globe much OF this
vigor is lost. Itthen becomes sensitive
10 almost any change. Too much sun
or heat OF any kind wiH kill it, and
during a thunder storm globe must
be removed from the window, and the
water changed almost Immediately.
Not only after storm, but every
day as well, the water in the globe
should be changed While doing this
the fish should be carefully removed
with the hand and placed in basin
of water, net being apt to injlire the
scales and so destroy their brilliancy
OF color While in the basin-and the
fish should remain there for half an
hour i'm order that the globe may be
thoroughly cleansed-they may be
fed with bread crumbs or biscuit. In
this way the danger of having the
water In the globe made impure by
the bread becoming sour is avoided.
IL is altogether wrong to suppose
that the water of the globe supplies
all the nourishment necessary to gold
fish. 1t must have something TO eat
once every day. 1t is quite satisfied
with bits Of bread and biscuit-though
it is wise occasionally TO vary this with
duek-weed, lemma, aquatic plants and
small fry.
A branch of box ought TO be placed
in every globe against which a fish
may rub, and so rid itself Of the slime
that collects and clogs its gills. The
globe should be large enough TO allow
free movement to the fish. In globe
of twelve inches in diameter only two
fish each of four or five inches in
length can live comfortably. Fol
three fish of that size the globe snonld
be at least sixteen inches in diameter
A wide-mouthed globe is by all means
best and square or oblong tank is
best of all. Efforts should be made to
introduce a small jet of water into the
globe or tank, thereby iutrodqcing>a
constant supply of fresh air, without
which no ash can keep well; for water
has the power to absorb a given
amount OF atmospheric air, and eur.
rent OF fresh water Is in reality then q
current Of fresh air. Without this ali
no fish can live. One that is healthy
has power in its gills to extract this
air while under the surface of the
water. A sure indication of disease
in fish is its constantly rising to the
surface to breathe.
Another symptom of disease Is the
languid undulating movement of tn,
fish, the loss OF brilliancy of color, and
the lying motionless at the bottom o.
the globe. Such fish should be i'm
mediately removed from their fellow,
and placed in basin of fresh running
water Generally few days vii
effect cure.
Keep the globe not more than four
Ififths full Of water. Let it stand il
the coolest part of the room, near al
open window. Protect it from tn,
sun. OF all things have plenty of pur'
water and room.
In purchasing fish the greatest car,
should be taken, not only in regard t
their being absolutely healthy, bu
also that no fish from different local
tiles should be compelled to live to
gether; for fish, like almost all an
imals, dislike outsiders. The oldes
inhabitant will always hunt stranger
sometimes even to death, just as on,
that is strong will destroy another tina
is sick.