New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-02

"hgor' golden carp. which have been known IN
Europe only for two years and have never been
seen here until these were brought over and the
Brazilian "chanchito," or zebra fish, (Heros
facetus) These latter are prettily marked at all
times but are especially handsome during the
breeding season. when their Ans become brilliantly
blood red Ferocity is their distinguishing char
acterstic at all times. They will attack and bite
pieces from Q stick poked into the water. and will
even leap out Of the water TO snap at finger
a nose that may seem 10 them within reach.
The tank most interesting TO those who admire
things for their beauty than their mere
variety or scientific interest Is that containing the
Japanese "fringe-tailed" Ash. or these there are
three distinct varieties. equally odd and charming.
one the hooded fringe-tails,' are OF brilliant
crimson and FURNISHED silver and have queer hood
like formations upon their heads a second. nave
Jet black backs, with bright gold on the sides and
belly and those hues blended in the tails; the
third are the comet fish" which are or change-
able bood-red and gold. sometimes seeming alto
gether one or the other tint and again showing
both az every movement changes their refracting
surfaces All Of them are wcndrously taiied' other
fringe tailed fishes have been seen mere put none
so literally endowed and perfect NOT only the tails
proper but all the fins are prolonged INTO
d,anhanous ribbons several inches In length-much
longer than the bodies OF the fshes-n which the
osseous foundations and velnings show through
uke exquisite decorative markings, ceaselessly
waving floating undulating. so that they suggest
10 the mind strange orchids endowed with con-
sc,ous life and power OF motion II is averred by
nisc,cul,ursts that these remarkable fishes
no, anywhere natural products TO be found wild,
M, that they are the result Of many generations
~ ,pecial development liberalization, selection and
breeding by the patient cunning OF the japanese.
They reproduce here or In Europe freely. but 1t Is
found that each generation shows degeneration
from their extreme type reversion TO an an
cestral form Infinitely less distinctive so that In
about three removes from the imported parental
narlly pretty goldfish. Only by the constant In
PRODUCTION OF blood OF the highly developed
strains, can the fringe type be maintained
These are all imported fish from Japan. bought In
Berlin. With them Herr Won Schlchting had a
pair OF the rare and valuable telescope fish
which are fringe-tails like the others. but distin
gushed by surprisingly protruberant eyes. The
were large and him 200 marks. but both die
one from greedily stunning himself with sore
marine plant that was too much 10 Its liking. Hd
the other seemingly through grief at the loss ofts
mate. He keeps them In alcohol and has not get
got through mourning for them
The aquariuns In the hotroom contain several
more fishes that entirely new In this cou,try
and that. owing to the difficulty In keeping nem
are little likely TO ever become common, eNn In
the best collections They were procured in Europe
last year by Herr Won schlichting and In tvera!
instances-whsxevsr at all practca ble-he aSisned
the collectors within for sxclusvsness Of ioesss.
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