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Excerpt from Goldfish Varieties and Tropical Aquarium Fishes: A Complete Guide to Aquaria and Related Subjects
There is perhaps no other means of bringing so complete a bit of Nature into our very homes as that afforded by the aquarium. Here we have opportunity for the student, the artist, the scientist, the photographer and for those who simply love pets. Modern research, by the discovery of a few simple principles, has enabled us to reproduce the conditions of aquatic Nature, so that now we may have, at first hand, an intimate knowledge of much of that mysterious life of the water-world. Through the glass of the aquarium we have a window where that which we see is only limited by our own capacity for observation.
Although interest in aquaria has undergone a great awakening in the past few years, the public in general is still ignorant of the correct principles of aquarium management, and of the wonderful accomplish ments of the breeders of fancy fishes. In addition to the extraordinary goldfish forms there are now available for our purposes over three hun dred kinds of aquarium fishes. These, with other aquatic animals and a wide range of plants, give us a great wealth of material from which to choose.
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There is perhaps no other means of bringing so complete a bit of Nature into our very homes as that afforded by the aquarium. Here we have opportunity for the student, the artist, the scientist, the photographer and for those who simply love pets. Modern research, by the discovery of a few simple principles, has enabled us to reproduce the conditions of aquatic Nature, so that now we may have, at first hand, an intimate knowledge of much of that mysterious life of the water-world. Through the glass of the aquarium we have a window where that which we see is only limited by our own capacity for observation.
Although interest in aquaria has undergone a great awakening in the past few years, the public in general is still ignorant of the correct principles of aquarium management, and of the wonderful accomplish ments of the breeders of fancy fishes. In addition to the extraordinary goldfish forms there are now available for our purposes over three hun dred kinds of aquarium fishes. These, with other aquatic animals and a wide range of plants, give us a great wealth of material from which to choose.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
William T. Innes
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780265939833
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm
Page Count - 282
Paperback
Contributors
Author
William T. Innes
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781332219575
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm
Page Count - 284
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