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GOLDFISH IN THE OHIO.The Unique Industry of * CincinnatiNaturalist,Do you happen to know that the flood has resulted in stocking the Ohio river with goldfish?1’No.”Well, it has, to a limited extent. The backwater from Mill Creek flooded Hugo Mulortt’s goldfish nursery out back of Spring Grove and carried awav some thousands of young fish of all kinds—Japanese fringe-tails, hog-noses, telescopes, tumblers, piebalds, double-tails, mottled beauties and a hundred other rare kinds that you and I have never heard of. The same thing happened last year, and, if it is kept up, in the course of time the people along the lower line of the river will have a chanco to taste a finer fish than the channel cat.”But goldfish are only fit for ornamental purposes. They were never meant for the frying-pan.”“That is where you are mistaken. One variety that was washed away in large numbers—known as the gold orfe —is as fine a food or game fish as any man need want, and, at the same time, is a bright vcrmillion from the tip of his nose to the end of his tail. He is ft9 big 9 a full-grown trout and a9 knowing as a fox. But don’t take my word for it. Go and see Mr. Mulertt about it. He is the only fish-farmer in this neighborhood, I think, and can tell you more .interesting facts about gold-fish in an hour lhan you can print 1 in a week.” . •Yes, sir; I am a fish-farmer, if you like to give me that name, although the usual designation for a man in my business is *a pisciculturist’ ” said Mr. Mulertt. See here.” He dipped a long-handled net into the clear water of a pond before him, and after a few quick motions, land high and dripping on the grass, a piump, two-pound fish. Its color was a very dark gray— almost black—and the black scales, fringed with white, which covered it were as largu as oue’s thumb-nail.That llsli is the Gentian mirror carp. It is a lino food fish—hardy and | a very rapid grower. The government wants to give every man in this coun-try as many of those fish as ho will care for, and. it has always been a surprise to me that there are comparative- [ ly so few applicants for them. There is I fully one pound of meat on that fish before us, aud I can truthfully say that he has not cost me one cent for food since he was given to me. Ualike other animals, a fisli in confinement will forage for himself all the year round, if his pond is properly built and contains a few aquatic plants.This is a fish,” said the exhibitor, which is but little inferior to the trout in ganicness as well as on the table; and then notice his brilliant colors. He is called the gold orfe, and is pre-eminently the aristocratic game fisli of the world. He is to bo found in the pond of every Gorman nobleman, and, I must say, is worthy of every honor. These fisli swim in schools near the top of the water, and in con- • sequence, are partially fitted for fountains and ponds. They are perfectly hardy, may bo left in the ponds all winter, and in a couple of years, will sometimes reach the length of threo feet.”What are they ”Hist! Keep perfectly still for one minute. Don’t move, please”—and before the writer knew what was theAl* \l f. tilnnff )• n lt;1 nllnnnil am «l.n
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New Ulm Weekly Review
New Ulm, Minnesota, US
Wed, Apr 09, 1884
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