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One of the best stand-bys is vermicelli, a
thin relation of macaroni. It must be broken
into pieces about an eighth of an inch in
length, and the most successful way of doing
this is to place a few small lengths into an
egg-cup, then, by pressing down with the
thumbs, the curved sides of the egg-cup will
efficiently break them up. The egg-cup should
then be filled with water so that the vermicelli
can soak for a while ; if it is not soaked the
fishes will suffer acutely from indigestion.
Never give more food than the fishes can
eat; if any remains after twenty minutes,
then you can be sure you are giving too much
Uneaten food, in the aquarium, should be
removed with a glass dipper or pipette. If a
practice is made of feeding the pond fishes at
the same place they will congregate there at
feeding time ; moreover, the food will not
scatter over the surface of the pond or
aquarium if glass feeding rings are used.
These are made of hollow glass and restrict
the food to the one spot, otherwise, in falling
to the bottom, particles may become entangled
with the plants where they will decompose.
Aquarium fishes, like their brethren in the
pond, require little food in the Winter. They
should be fed twice a week in the cold months
and every other day during the rest of the
year.
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