The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-10
TAXING A NAP AFTER EATING.
Two Bius Parrot Fishe. That Always Lie
Down After Dinns~-Oth-r Fishe,' Hnbiia

Down After Dinbsr-Othrr Fishes Habits
Among the many fishes at the Aquarium
there are .wo these heing the two b ne rar OF
Gshes from Bermu Ia. that, aft-r feed M. bury
themselves in the grave, in the Bottom ~ their
talk. as though they wanted to lie down ami
take q mar ter d inner. Trey have done this
almost every LAY for ak months.
The bottom OF the b Ne parrots tank Ia COW
cred with coarse gravel. whose p.brles are
coated with fne growth Of mar M vegetation.
making Of It n dark iron-rust color: in one rnd
OF the tank. rising abovs the gravel bot ON. 1,
\ lttie rock OF tn. -ame hue. ThA blne parrot
fishes. as wonl he in erred from their n me.
ar- bright colo ed. They are led between
and 4 10 tho afternoon. Soon AZ erward they
bury Themselves. on. very likely on one aide
OF the rcck and the other on the other. II Il
practica ly Tx. going 10 he'd and drawing tho
cover ids up over them. One not moving
al out these tshe- and their WAYS. com ny uprn
the tank when they were thus buried. mi H.
m STAKE the Tortlo oi them that we're 81
bic Tor pieces OF smoky pearl turieI In the
They may stay there for hours. pe-hnr. all
S 81 m n. re nny an h2py u, o, PEI"
me-, the oth-r vi strv ahed ona"r Getting
u, the blue rrr,ot gives IT, ody little .wris.
rising up throwing on tn" Rrlve'ly hanke' rs
i rises. II goes sal ing round the tank. pre-
u
Tn r. were once in the. Aquarium s>ms
srotr ed coil ng thar buried tham.e yes more
or less aft "a'inL a, niQht. remain ng IN -
nrsns a weight 81 two "onnis: the f.hrs
weahinra a. aunrte H" ~ ro" %" e"h
II IL ~ course fam ! ar f'ct thar many hot
tom Ies'ing fishes hurry Themselves u h. mud
very y"t COMMONLY al BIZ ii he'r eyes. an sons,
times covering even these with a thin, MIN OF
fee ,crs 70 bury thsm.e'es in ,he ' sand ' or
gravel In the bntt"m Of their tans. at the
the sn" NAV ava" Ho s st TSs
carnclty q, many fishes to change coor. N n
Qrea er or less degree, Ia well known they ac-
and 40 es.ar., oha-ryn'ion.. r.. founder. ,f1r
exampe, hus'ss IN The mut or crsSs' ss a. ic:
!. g-rhG,s ernyI.h r. wh't,s. u COLO; o-.s.Hy
vsihia. bu, this IL at a CONTINUOUS level. with
With RrAT 10 rs pa""art es md cocr a. t e.
cane observation unless It IL looked Tor How
EYER: after one may Sc. th.. 7 never seems ems
Ing trait OF the ho'tom- 'N.' ne nsh VII IL. the
busyng Of The tw" 20 "r" rsr r,,t,: a, nEsd
taking nap after the m"al.
At the same time. there are various fishes
49,. ID 40 n,,,o H. n ecbno, Nc sho,i rat,
to feed might. after fe"dlnG. il the holy oi
water were an situated that II was not Ia
tnrhpd ty RAISING vessels nr Otherwise r. ny
there. 1uiet. TO- hours. or II m Rht he that
after 'eeding hey would 60 on into 'eaper
wa'-r an perhaps into hoe or dpprpss on In
the bottom That was eight or ten 'eet below
the snrroun ing level. and an cnnta ming a
body ~ water less dis u-l ed nv the tiles. and
STAY In TINT hole. motonless, TO- hour.
IA ever, bohg knows. people GO hohhng for
eels nights: the eel. or sone reason. appears
to hurry himssif. when he doe hurry AMI IA
keep stiil. generally. hryti'nes; and n get on,
sna move AROUND nleh,lr"e; he might. rer.
har = he descrhad as a night bird ahea iha,
hurry commonly hurry ~ my hour: ne To ESCAPE
danyer AMI then there are various fsh.s
thar never bury. Rs mackere'. w"akdsh her.
ring m 40 IN. TIL re ar" soma nsh.s that
herd together. and that IN captivity. n lowing
on edge side ~ side on the bottom
o. the tank an1 hanging there for
long time. Rp arentlv motionless. max nc
inst An movements enough to keen them
nnriyht In the waves: and some 1Shel nt The
hI,iarIum. not ~ kinda that get together in tht
manner Described. may. after the building re-
comes quiet get in one post on aud s'av There
aiwavs ha swimming. Looking aronnd m,
A1unrum Mt night there Il never moment IL
which thare may mo- he seen. through m.
glass front ~ the tanks. In tie lin light tn,
: glnting OF the p 'arly sides NJ fsh in motion.