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Title: The aquarium
Identifier: aquarium3291893mule (find matches)
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Mulertt, Hugo
Subjects: Aquarium animals; Aquarium fishes; Aquariums
Publisher: Brooklyn, N. Y. : H. Mulertt
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THE AQUARIUM, OCTOBER, 1893. 71 THE GOLDEN-CARP. (C. aureus.) Der Gold Karpfen. Carp d'or. This variety is very popular in France and is cultivated to a considerable ex- tent. It must not be confounded with our common goldfish, as it is in no wise identical. The flesh is salmon-colored and of an exceedingly fine flavor, which, together with the rich gdden color of the scales, are due to the circumstances of locality and the quality of food upon which it subsists. With the exception of the color of flesh and scales, it otherwise resembles the noble carp The large pond situated in the city park of Leipsic, m the rear of the Opera House, and known as the "Swan- pond " (Schwanen-Teich), is stocked exclusively with blue carp. THE TENCH. (Tinea vulgaris.) Die Teicli Schleihe. Le tanclie. This species, although very closely allied to the carp proper, differs some- what from it in the shape of the body (which in young specimens is cylindri- cal,) and to some extent in habits. It has but one pair of barbies, one situated at each corner of the mouth. The color
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The Tench. THE BLUE-CARP. ((J. nohilis.) Der Blaue Karpfen. Carpe-Ueu. This variety, like the one above, also greatly resembles the noble carp. It is highly esteemed, especially so in and around the city of Leipsic, Saxony. When cooked, it still retains the blue color of its scales, though this is in- geniously imitated by placing some other variety in vinegar for awhile, the scales thus turning blue. In such cases the fish is known as " Karpfen blau," instead of " Blauer Karpfen," the name of the genuine fish. of the body is a beautiful golden-green, darker on the back and shading off to a golden-yellow on the abdomen. It is protected with a coat of innumerable small scales (some 30,000 or more), this in turn, covered with a thick coating or skin of slimy mucous, mak- ing the fish "as slippery as an eel." The head is small, the eyes com- paratively so, but of a rich blood-red. The dorsal fin is small, consisting of but one spine and eight rays. It is a beautiful fish, and one very tenacious of life, thus rendering it easily cared for and a desirable addition to the aquarium.

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