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Title: Aquatic life
Identifier: aquaticlife219161917baus (find matches)
Year: 1916-1917 (1910s)
Authors: Bausman, Joseph E
Subjects: Aquariums; Fish culture
Publisher: Philadelphia : J. E. Bausman
Contributing Library: Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library

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aquatic JLite 79 The Unity Hatchery The average city breeder of goldfish or the tropical species aptly terms his estab- lishment a "hatchery," inasmuch as there seems to be no diminutive of the name. These little laboratories of aquatic biol- ogy, measureable in square feet, form quite a contrast to the vast commercial hatcheries specializing in food and game fishes. A view is shown of a pond of the Unity Hatchery, New York. This people the ponds. From them came the pickerel shown in the New York Aqua- rium. Of smaller kinds, those we mav call aquarium fishes," may be noted Ftindnliis diaphaiius (killifish), Rhinich- tJiys atronasus (black-nosed dace), R. cataractae (long-nosed dace), Nofropia cornutiis (shiner), Ahranns crysolcucas (roach), and Bxoglossum maxillingua. These little fishes are used primarily as food for game fishes placed in waters
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A Vista—Unity Hatchery enterprise covers a water area of nearly two hundred acres, and has a production Cjuite in proportion to this great exp. .nse. Last spring between sixty and seventy million yellow perch and two hundred and fifty to three hundred thousand small-mouth black bass were hatched. More than thirteen million fishes and eggs have been shipped away during a single month. Bass and perch are not by any means the only fishes of Unity waters; more than twenty-two species are known to lacking such forage. At Unity sunfishes and eels are persona non grata, it being the opinion that they enter into hard competition with the more valuable fishes and destroy more than they are worth. Mr. Ernest Clive Brown, manager of the Unity Hatchery, is not only inter- ested in food and game fishes, but in "aquarium fishes," too. Incidentally he is an enthusiastic admirer of Aquatic Life, and declares that it should be brought to the attention of all persons interested in aquaria.

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