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BALL FISH OR FROG FISH I//ii!trtttion
The
Ball Fish or
('.ofyrii;ht.
1013. by
Frog Fish
import
Walter Lannoy Brind was
fish
troduced into this country by autunni of 1911,
when
from Germany by a
imported from India.
My
the
summer
me
mate
the
in
fishculturist wlu) fish
of 1.011, in
received them in
merly resided. ate
their
eggs
another
This
had
water,
but
lives
in
if
Oermany, before
temixrature
—
bred
Chicago, where
my
I
will
fish is of
spawning time.
fish is
fresh water
})air
I
have to
and try again
this
a voracious
must only be kept with
at ,'utual
India this
which he had
Unfortunately
])air
his
Thereafter In
the finiale nuist be at once removed.
being sliipped to me, and bred twice after I
female, so that
nature, and
first in-
a i)air were shipjjed
bred them from jjarent
Brind
coming sunnner.
New York
1
{Tetrodon cutcnlia) H.L.
killed the
Tetrodon cutcutiK
This truly remarkable
Number
1912
heit).
My
what the
for-
found
in salt or brackish
and breeds happily
in
kept at a uniform sunmicr (75 to 80 degrees Fahren-
wash-drawing shows exactly
ball
fish
looks
like.
My
pair
were about two inches long and were one year old. There are no scales whatever on
ball fish
and the male eventually 9
—
tlif
whicli
skin,
is
exactly
a
like
breeding this
frog's
skin in texture and in color^ a shade of
There should be some stones provided and
covered with clay.
varying to olive brown, with
olive green
and the bottom should be
fish,
smooth,
large,
flat
black blotches and mottlings on back and
some small flowerpots (say three)
become paler or darker at the will of the fish. The under parts are snowy white. There are no
their
markings
which
sides,
ventral fins at
The rays
all.
more suggestive of the hind feet of a frog uneven and when the fish is excited
are
—
time he ex2)ands his like
a pair of
frog's
feet
the
in length at
and
tail,
in
it
it
Then
rat!
will then
grab
and
fins
— not with
he carries his
tail
straighten his
away by
tail.
his
are
then
curled up
fins
of the parent
be
If taken
I
in
am
hand he makes a peculiar chatterby drawing in air rapidly through his teeth, and in a few seconds
move
he has inflated himself as round as a ball
death by the male.
who do not bother The adults may then another
aquarium
to
not in favor of breed-
as soon as the eggs are laid, I
lies on his back motionless. If laid on the water he will float back downwards
the
young ones
ing them more than twice in a season, and
and
to
as
Ac-
fish,
all.
together
set
breed again.
noise
(owing
so
fins,
swept aside by the
carelessly
about them at
in the
ing
jjectoral
temperature the
his tail as
when alarmed will he tail, making a rapid rush
flipping out his
to
up-
its
hovers over
fish
hatch out in from six to ten days, and
swims
Only
sideways.
stone on which they are
keep up a fresh supply of oxygen.
cording
fish,
not eaten at
is
fans the water over them
with
constantly
he will crush the end of
with his pectoral
eat
Feed
finely scraped.
The male
the eggs, and
snail-meat left in the bottom of the shell,
fish
flat
per surface.
and
do most
If
will
fish
deposited, being scattered all over
worrying a
Ordinarily the ball
ball
tube any food that
surface of the
there will usually be a bit of
to get this
aquarium.
the
the
and
beef, fresh
to
the shell.
of
The eggs are large, clear, like glass, with a bright brown embryo clearly visible through the shell. They adhere to the
and shake
it
shell like a terrier
its
scarce
once.
waits until the snail sticks his
and
out,
from
sides
are
di})
crushes small snails which are his favorite
head
the
snails
few
should be planted
sparingly and be careful to remove with a
held close to-
or squirrel, with which the fish seizes
He
— Sagittaria)
looks just
teeth in each
food.
(
along
raw
breeding
The mouth has two projecting jaw in front, like a rabbit
gether.
A
for hiding places for the female.
plants
in the tail
toes
laid on
facing in different directions
sides,
finely
would
may be bitten to The 3H)uug ones eat
the female or she
powdered
This
fishfood.
fish is
weight of the backbone, all
known aquarium
fishes,
and
it
un-
among
questionably the greatest curiosity
and as soon as he thinks that the danger is past, he lets out the air rapidly,
re-
is
to
be
etc.),
hoped
turns over and dives head foremost to the bottom. The eyes of the ball fish are
bronze-blue, large
.'ind
some
one
succeed
in
breeding some this summer, and will
re-
that
will
port his success in an article to this magazine.
are moveable inde-
pendently of each
oilier. One eye will when you feed him a snail, other may look downwards or
About one hundred species of submerged
look up at you
while the
aquatic
His breeding habits are very interesting. At sjiawning time the water sliould be
tropical
warmer than normally a(]uariuni
should
be
— an used
plants,
most of which arc
aquarium use, occur
sideways.
tile
Rocky Mountains.
in
the
for
this luiuiber.
10
for
Closer exi)loration
of the Southern States will add
ideal
fit
U. S. east of
more
to
Types
of Goldfish
(The VeiUail Telescope)
Wm.
T. Innes, Jb.
Philadelphia
Among
advanced goldfish
the
breeders today, the ruh'S king.
seoi)e
greater
number of
other fancy-bred
veiltail
tele-
combines a
It
points than any
and
fish,
in spite
of the great numbers raised, perfect
specimens are rare.
the
In
centres where these fish are in de-
mand
the fancier possessing a
sized coUection of
fine
fair-
specimens
has an asset of positive value, for it
can be converted into cash to
better advantage than most sonal belongings.
It
per-
sounds like a
figure of sjieech to say that a certain fish 1
worth
is
its
weight
VEILTAIL TELESCOPE GOLDFISH
in gold.
Half
am
accurately, but I
known
sure
I
life size
rhinensis penfh(libica}id(ilis Photograph by the author
Carassi}!.'} fnnritiis, rar.
have never gone into the matter
have
They
number of cases where twice the weight in gold would not match the price
elegance and grace. tyi)e
known
brought by these aristocrats of the aciuarium.
short
body and extremely long
Fifteen to twenty-five dollars buj'S a fish
ir.ent.
a
out
originated the
as the fringetail, a fish with
The creation the making of
ordinary
class.
These are prices frequently paid, but which are perfect in all points and
for fish
deeply connected with the
])()ssess
or temperament of a people.
considerably
of
the
like
extraordinary coloring, one hundred dollars
is
by no means an unheard-of
especially
if
;i
the purchaser has the begin-
believed,
sco])(_ i
The standard
worked was
length, brilliantly ])r()truding
eves
length
The
tail, fully
fish
to
of a
th;it
whatever
may
it
to cross
the
of very different cliarac-
fish
They have succeeded very
much
!
it
is
doubtful wlietlier so
as one fish has ever ap])eared pos-
sessing
body of moderate
and the
the \
astonishing
ivid
coloring
eye development ol'
the
originally
im])orted Chinese telescope, together with the extreme
moderate
fin
development of the Jap-
anese fringetail or
divided, anal fins doulile. grotescjue, well in
the
name given
full tails,
a kind of beautiful ugliness not to be de-
to
The Japanese mind runs more
but they
fish
keeinng with Chinese fancy, yet having nied.
life,
try to retain all the points
which the Chinese
violently,
genius
The Ameri-
— and
well indeed, but
colored or very black,
was altogether
—two
eristics
of both
by shaking the
eggs at a certain period of their development.
somehow
Jajjanese fringetail and the Chinese tcle-
strosity of protruding eyes being originally is
is
artistic
This has brought them
be.
Germany. The telescope fish was first bred in China or Korea, the peculiar monit
national artistic
definite
(loing the difiicult thing,
indc]iendently in the United States and in
])roduced,
Hower,
a
have a genius for experimenting and for
telescope has been evolved
veiltail
develop-
cans and (iernians are somewhat lacking in
price,
ner's fever in violent form.
The
fin
of a type of animal,
breed.
veiltail. the latter
and which are the more difficult Those with long narrow tails
are termed ribbontails.
to 11
being
the type with very broad,
illustration accompanying this arwas made from one of the best veil-
should have at least one good-sized
The ticle
telescopes I have ever seen, yet expert
tail
judges will recognize that
The body
it is
fish
ably by me,
not perfect.
not as deep from top to bot-
is
snail
and preferably two or three. Tadpoles are not lookt upon very favoreach
for
layers too
they
as
much and
stir
up the lower
scatter the debris but
tom as it should be. Otherwise it is a remarkable fish. The dorsal fin is high and always erect. In being judged on points
if
by the American system the dorsal fin would receive 1 5 the tails which are very
particles
broad, long and fully divided, 20; anal
ant matter and should be taken up in detail
double 5
constant
protrude like small mar-
ej'^es
;
photograph can give no idea of geous
yet
Body
the following recipe
this gor-
sprinkling
delicate
of
factory
color.
pound
The American system
respond with the
tail.
parently scaled, but
show more
scales
do
tliey
to
I
in
The
fish
after
than
in
fish.
up in
breeding season, as can
gill
plate
are
plainly
The Household Aquarium
day
it is
precipitate, it
whicli
removed.
large
amount of
may be ground
enuf
in
Winter and once a day
for fish over six
fish
entirely
too often, once every other
months
old,
No
should be fed oftener.
given.
It
should not be allowd to
A
good plan
float is
to
above a bare space on the bottom and drop
will
I
it
is
]iossible to get
believe
I
a
we
lube 12
sinks
it
Live food such
as daphnias should be fed
eas-
remove
it
not lodge on plants or be hidden to
ferment and decompose.
in the de-
snails
when
the food into this so that
humus and
found
this material.
it
not be used constantly,
around })romiscuously.
on the bottom,
Tadpoles and
dried
toppt when
pression previously mentiond, so ily
it is
wise to use a di))ping
will ne/irly all be
it is
Abovit once a
if
collect
a paste, steam
have a large circular piece of cork directly
tube or siphon to remove the
and
care-
Snails should be examined
and mussels
make
food should remain fifteen minutes after
dead ones pollute the water and
week or oftener,
is
younger
alive will close their shells.
to
Most people feed
Summer
M.D.
Philadelphia
occasionally
After
much and
in
cause trouble.
four
has been spread out in thin layers
intervals.
(Concluded)
The scavengers should be watched
;
;
but should be varied by using other foods
too
fully, as
a tablespoonf ul
salt,
an ordinary kitchen food chopper, pans, after it is dried it may be ground
at
3d,
shredded codfish, one pound
in
illustration is about half life size.
Sam'l McCi.ahv,
cornmeal
Bethlehem oatmeal, one
One food should
The
visible.
Take
satis-
up with an ordinary kitchen food chopper.
be seen by the fact that the tubercles on the
it
in pans.
This was a male two years old, and was
photographed
I find
makes a very
four hours, then dry thoroughly in the oven
have noticed that the
the eye in this type of
Most foods are they have not enuf
food. ;
add enougli water
was trans-
a photograph
is
a very import-
epsom a tablespoonful; mix thoroughly and
salts,
they usually cor-
fins, as
;
eggs, table
does not take into account the length of
anal and pectoral
general
one pound
flour,
16 out of a possible 20, giving 96 out
of a possible 100.
is
and frequently cause constipation.
The
and pale gray.
red
Feeding
bulk for the amount of nutrition containd,
black, white, cream, yellow, lavender,
brown,
to a certain extent act as a
too concentrated, that
;
blue,
and filter.
a subsequent paper.
in
from the head, and both of same size, 20 color, 20. It was extremely variegated
bles
in
is
Mussels keep the water clear of small
;
fins
used, one for every two or three fish
sufficient.
whenever
it
is
them.
have already mentiond the dipping
and siphon.
The
net
is
very im-
:
commonly
portant, those
sold in stores are
over the Hoor of the tanks, so that the
rough and often injure fish, bobinet makes a good soft material for this use.
could not empty the pots.
The
healthy
too
net should always be used slowly and
many
carefully, as
beautiful tails, fins and
the point for the wise aquarist
glass of the aquariums light
plants and
much
better to cut than to
it is
Thermometers are
break or tear them.
most a necessity,
al-
in order to regulate the
temperature of the water, especially when transferring fish from one receptacle to
Fine
another.
fish
should not suffer a sud-
den change of more than
four
or
five
degrees.
In
long, of beautiful green alga?.
Be
:
wish
I
to
emphasize two
clean, sterilize everything pos-
Disinfect
sible.
even then,
all
plants and animals
if
long moss, the red color entirely hidden.
The
down
and the tanks
apparently never in better health. the Japanese Snails are their backs,
Each week of sheep
every tank
of
the its
I
sending
pour into each tank a half
manure dissolved
week
in a quart jar
I
who wants algae, and oxygen. For raising daphnia it cannot be exceld. A tub of water with some anacharis, a couple of quarts of sheep manure water and about
plants
and emptied
The
gravel.
boiled in big washboilers
is
omit it. I cannot reeomend this too highly for anybody
Chichester Lloyd all
I
of water, every third
Brooklyn, N.Y.
washed
and the Sagittaria
glass of the water from a tablespoonful
(Concludkd) S.
Even
growing moss on
shoots from one pot to root in the next.
Feeding Aquarium Plants
gravel
— about half
a glass of daphnia will be alive with daph-
The
nia in ten days.
I
excess of algae on the
a ton
front glass of aquaria can be rubbed off
also decided to never again under-
with cotton or a piece of rough toweling
take such a big job it.
I
all
at once if
next bought a
I
shallow
lot of
fern dishes of red pottery, about
on an old toothbrush attached
could
five
inches
these, after giving
to
a long
handle.
two and
I
regard sheep manure as stimulating
Into
and nourishing for both plant, insect and fish life, and find that I am no longer
them a thoro soaking
troubld with black soil or decayed roots.
and a half inches deep, some deeper, and about
anacharis had thrown
floating
a perfect forest of white roots
possible, use a quarantine for
and you may expect success.
possible
help
in a slightly longer period, while
the pots themselvs were covered with this
week or ten days on new inmates. Second, Get all conditions as near nature as
it.
same
the
a
of
Tanks without them did
a vestige of sunlight ever reaching
before adding them to the aquarium, and
I
exposed to the sunhad a magnificent growth, over an inch
are today in an ideal condition and the fish
closing
points
is
who wants
and beautiful growth of plants weeks after the re-planting, the
even eyes are injured by careless handling are useful to trim
fish
here
fish
In three
of the net.
Scissors
Now
across
the
top.
over night, I put a piece of broken
Once a month
jjot
siphon
I
off the refuse
on
over the hole in the bottom, and then a thin
the bottom of the tanks and replace with
layer of gravel, on top of which
fresh water,
if I
have tried
soil
a full
(not heaping)
my
I
happen to have the time. and all kinds of sand and
to
mixtures, but soil from ponds frequently contains leeches and garden soil generates
filling
too
plants as closly as possible
avoiding crowding. closely
spread
Into these pots
pulverized sheep manure, then the top with boiled gravel. I inserted
I
teaspoonful of dry
These pots
I
much
gas.
I
am
very much pleasd with
the results of the use of sheep manure,
placed as
together as each aquarium would
if
hold, and scattered a thin layer of gravel
my
fellow 18
experience
members
I
may shall
and
be of help to any be glad to hear of
it.
THE AQUARIUM
compelled to return to orthodox spelling, the
Care and Breeding of Aquatic Life
English in the
placing
Publisht monthly except July and August at 2th Street, Cor. of Cherry, Philadelphia,
I
forefront
the
for
claim of the coming irorld tongue.
by the Aquarium Societies of Brooklyn, Philadelphia Chicago, New York and all
when
not be far off
Anglo-Saxon type of mind can see the wisdom of spelling reform and of thereby
Issued in the Interests of the Study,
Send
may
trusting the time
Some
of our articles having been already
set up, will still
manuscripts, exchanges, books for
review, etc., direct to the Editor-in-chief; all other matter to the Business Manager
appear
newer form
in the
number, but hereafter
this
in
will
it
be
regular school style. Editor-in-Chief,
Bank
EUGENE SMITH
for Savings Building,
Manager, W.
Business
DeV O E
Advertising Rates upon Application
MAY,
I
Our
number was
first
No.
We
month has
FisED. G. Orsinger Chicago
membersliip, but also by others interested
too early to say
the outlook
is
Since
So far no adverse opinions
have been heard.
most
is
essential,
success.
a bicycle tire valve.
have
length
Only ignorance, both
such
expressions,
wliether
and
many people
tre^iting the
is
wlio
nblior
To
But
as
we
we want
reach
tlie
operate
apparatus,
the
is set.
connect
amount of
rubber
air
tubing)
a
(not enough to burst
and
then
regulate
the flow of air by contracting the
"mal-
the lead
ti])
A
obtained.
till
slit
in
a fine mist-like s])ray
is
e;in full of air
should last for
half a day.
Tudors.
are an aquarium magazine
to
bottom of
reach the
to
doubt
we
About 100
cannot go into any extraneous matters, and as
sufficient
sonaJile
the
even ca])abU' of reading that same language tlie
the spout of the
bicycle ]>ump to the valve, |)ump in a rea-
language of Sliakespeare" are
as written at the time of
To
which has been squeezed together, leaving
of changes of
is
and
a slit-like aperture.
excusable for
there
five-
short piece of lead tubing, the free end of
in-
can compare new spelling to any such
language and of history
joints
Into the other end of the tube insert a
as no person witli the slightest regard for
oddity.
its
the aquarium from wherever the can
variably been put into the waste basket,
trutli
can, re-soldering
oil
can attach a piece of rubber tubing of a
will
made is the adverse stand taken by some of our members and friends on the "new spelling" used in some of the articles. References to this feature under the reetc.,
Such an ap-
then soldering into the side near the bottom
|)e
marks of "Josh Billingsism,"
instances,
can be made by taking a new
jjaratus
gallon
matter of which brief mention
many
many.
])rove of interest to
Hard work
on the part of all concerned, though is of first importance to make the venture a
A
in
an aquarium, the description of
a cheaply constructed outfit will doubtless
at this time than that
flattering.
it
to aerate
It is, of course, entirely
more
somewhat delayed.
l>een
A Simple Aeration Apparatus
day, was well received, not only by our
in the subject.
(luarters,
do better next month.
will
present
to the
new
2
issued in April,
and judging from results up
Sons, to their
other reasons, the issue of the magazine for this
::
1912
&
12th and Cherry Streets, as well as for
at
Single Copies, ioc
Subscriptions,^!
Vol.
F.
to the removal of our pul) Ushers,
Messrs. Innes
383, Baldwin, Long Island, N. Y.
Box
::
Owing
Hoboken, N.J.
scliools,
we
oeeiM-
are
in
s])ecies of fresh
water
Canada, and temperate Mexico). 14
fishes
North America, (United States,
Society Statistics According
to a list
"Kalendcr fuer Aciuarien Kuude, of the
minute particles, otherwise some eager for
published in the 1912
Kos7uos
— iind
Society
and choke
Terrarien
number of aquarium known in Europe: Belgium
1
Denmark Germany Holland
5
This
list is
The Morris Canal runs
nature and out-of-door
New
of
3
Jersey from tidewater at Jersey
1
City to the Delaware River at Phillij)s-
Switzerland ...
7
burg
— Easton.
of the State, since
company.
canal
of
Many
Food
Fish
if
have found
better, than
not
its
and there was talk of turning
make
proposition to
way and to be
any imported
many of us of the metropolitan district who have fished and picnicked along it.
foods,
we passed along its Newark, past Patcrson and up into Morris
]\Iany a holiday have
sideration that they are very rich
and con-
quiet banks from
centrated,
and that they must If manj'
sparingly.
with the fishes soiTie
it
large
snails
and
used
lie
The natural
raw or boiled,
flesh, of either the
rieties,
finely
fish,
scraped
ures.
shrimp, or
verized.
A
good food
When
powdered
be taken to have
it
the
its
treas-
in so placid a
For some miles
canal.
tile
(/ibho,sii,<i)
our local
Eastern
{Ahrcnnis
beautiful;
the most ))lenti-
sunfishes, and,
I
fishes,
rri/.sol('ucas)
the
freshwater
diaphaniis),
hornjiout or catfish
ever
may as
killifisli
active,
and
{Ameiuru.s nchu-
ber of fishes increases as they eaiial.
say,
well;
connnon.
losus), with each mile further on the
the
may
num-
enter the
perhaps from some small streamlet,
or the overflow of a ))ond situate at about
with meat care must cut or scraped
(Eupoinotis of all
{Fundiihis
state.
fishes are fed
this
ful
but
yolk of a very hard-boiled egg, fed in a fluid or
as
shiners
for all small fish or fry is
and gathered of
it
remarkable how different the
fish
of all
these
that have past the yolk-sac stage
is
northward of Newark mostly common sun-
lobster
such as herring, white-
After
It
stream
salmon, can be used with more or
success.
shut us out, as
ice
and on different days, even
fish
come animal foods such as beef, veal, and lamb, or game of any sort, used either raw or boiled, but in all cases scraped, or dried and pul-
less
tlie
till
results of collecting are at various places
fish
fresh or salt water va-
oysters, clams,
meat, smoked fish or
have visited
Polyphenms and worms are of
course the best, but aside from these, eggs,
seasons of the year from
all
long as there was water in the canal, we Dai^hnia, Cyclops,
foods,
P'alls
At
early spring
food for the snails.
Cypris,
Little
County.
are kejit
be necessary to allow
will
a public park-
it
to
as good,
into con-
it
it
also a
is
proposition which appeals
It is the last
now on
of
Tliere
course for water sports.
must be taken
but in feeding,
abandonment by the railroad com-
Several
into a speeding course.
of the prepared fish foods I
first
States
panies have been pulling wires to get con-
life.
C. J. Heede Brooklyn
the market
United
the
in
and has become an ele])hant on the hands
trol of it
Aquarium
was one of the
It
constructed
canals
from the British
be great friends
to
across the State
1
although these na-
etc.,
known
are
...
evidently incomplete, as no
Empire, France, tions
Hoboken, N.J. 1
Sweden
are mentioned
societies
Cafeal
EldENE S.MITH
Russia
1
127
to death.
Along the Morris
are
societies
Hungary Luxemburg
22
Austria
too
of Nature
Friends, of Stuttgart, Germany, the following
fish
swallow big pieces
will try to
it
the
into 15
same
level.
The horned dace (Notropis cornutus) of the beautiful
though very rare
fin^ also,
the canal, the dainty satin
neighboring waters.
{N. analos-
fin
we
fishes
in
find the
only truly
lus viridescens)
tus
and what
Oswego
the
plyllum
;
dolomieu)
very
is
its
often quite deep.
while the rock bass
is
Tlie
caught,
leaved
cat
f/i^rintis)
"mad tom"
or
The long-eared
and and
auritis),
tiful fishes, is
muddy
keeper by
its
palUdus)
is
found only as a
rarity,
would
of day
or blue gill sunfish (L.
many an
in
the
hour, the close
us often miles
find
from railroad or trolley
and
most
the
common
After walking and fishing
bottom.
along the canal for
robustness.
The coppernose
are
virginica
Mussels, too, are
usual.
and one of our most beaualways welcome and repays
which Melantho decisa
snails, of
Goniobasis
fairly plentiful
its
the
burrowing
others, are also found the
ground
S. insignis.
{Lepomis
sunfish
amplifolius^ ,
(P. perfoliatus) and others soon
climbing snails Physa, Lyinnaea, Planorbis
(Schilbeodes
and indeed very rare
{Polamogeton
grow to dense thickets, also the Anachnris and J'allisneria spiralis, affording shelter and spawning fields for all sorts of animals. Besides the common floating and
as the ordinary
Along the weedy edges is found in plenty that little gem, the brown or spotted fin sunfish {Enneacanthus gloriosus). Not so common is the tadpole, sunfish.
stone
pond weeds, especially the broad-
perfoliate
(Ambloplites rupcs-
common
almost as
tris) is
for
even
scarce,
while a perch (Perca flavescens)
the plants,
plumes of milfoil {Myriospicaium and M. verticillatum fine
may find in the spots which originally were swampy places and now are pools,
nearest cousin the small-mouth black bass
CM.
among
usually
,
iDiemycty-
one
or large-mouth bass (Microp-
terus salmoides) in occasional isolation
newt, our
little
aquatic salamander
tanus) and the
little minnows N. bifrenaand N. procne if these two be not one and the same species. Here also occurs
Turning from the
frisky
away
and steps had
car,
along the same path.
For
while other fishes from the interior of the State come down the canal, this fish, for
ease of operations in fishing, the canal can-
some reason, travels
not be excelled, so that ladies on occasion
this
The summit
tionally.
to be retraced
way only excep-
were
level of the canal
Lake Hopatcong, 926 feet over tide, the main feeder next to this comes from Greenwood Lake, some twenty miles away. All
enjoying the outing as
in the parties,
On
mucli as the men.
is
lunch
is
such trips, of course,
part of the
outfit,
and a plain
meal under such circumstances never lacks
therefor which occur in these two
flavor,
and
lakes are likely to be found in the canal,
would
make
though some appear very rarely.
then no true lover of nature has time ever
fishes
these
Among
silver chub {Semotilus corand the creek chub (S. atromacu-
are
poralis)
The members Brooklyn
too
common
bloodhounds of the
are the pickerel, the rivers,
the
old
deavor to
like a ghost over the
fleets of
suckers ico
dace,
preserve
But
New York
the
it.
help
and
for
along
Anyone
anything but a all their
good en-
movement
tlÂťe
has
wlio
seen
to
the
the canoeists glide over the canal on a bright Sunday morning, or who has
inclines, occa-
young brook
(Catostomus commcrsonii).
bass, blacknosed
envious.
would regretfully see
used
canal
and L. americanus. The little tesselated darter (Bolcosoma nigrum ohnstedi) flits
tus
sandy
of
societies
waterway, and would use
Lucius relicula-
sionally associated with very
eaten with such relish as
dyspeptics
become dyspeptic.
to
latus). I'ar
is
seen the lovers strolling on
Cal-
mud minnows
its
banks, will
agree with the aquarists, that the old canal
and several other fish are iiardly ever found in the canal though tliey occur in
sliould for all time
ure ground. 16
become a
j)ublic pleas-
Mechanical Helps in Aquarium
Work
spawning has
of
At
The Spawning Net
this
Iiyaeintlis
Wji. T. Innes, Jh.
^Mien the
Philadelphia
sink
In selecting topics for this series of articles, efforts Avill be made to have them ajipropriate to the season as far as possible. The most important thing in the calendar of the average aquarinm enthusiast just now is the spawning of goldfish, and we are taking up in this issue a very ingenious and useful device to be used in
â&#x20AC;&#x201D;
the spawning net. the idea of ]\Ir. A. T. Coles, of Glenside, Pa., and is designed principally for the use of those not having an abunthis connection
This
started.
earlier is the fishes'
is
dance of spawning tubs or other vessels. It is simply a cheesecloth bag, open at the
season
have plenty
of water on hand. are found to be spawning,
myriophyllum
or fish
net in
the
Daybreak or
favorite time.
the
water, allowing the supported on the edges of the aquarium. Put ])lants in ))lentifullv and then introduce the female and such males as are selected. Here they will continue to spawn. As fast as the plants are somewhat covered with eggs they should be removed to water of equal temperature, allowing, of course, a few minutes for
wooden frame
them
become
to
When ing
to be
fertilized.
the fish cease to drive and
complete, which
is
is
spawn-
usually about
eleven in the morning, remove fish from net. ]vjt ])Iants with
eggs in hatching pans,
n %^<K^<yx^y. A<wv^>c>^vVX^
X
â&#x20AC;&#x201D;-zrU / SPAWNING NET top and sus]H'nded by a frame in the aquarium.
The bag
is
tied
to the
frame by
bow knots and the four lower corners For this ])urpose I use weighted clown. lead skirt weights which may Ix; had at department stores, but any weight of about The suspending half an ounce will do. frame may be m/ule very simply of any light sticks, either nailed or tied together. When goldfish are prejiaring to spawn
they usually give
fair
notice of that occur-
drives" a rule female occ-asionally for several days and ahnost always increases the driving the evening before spawning takes At this time it behooves the inter place. ested fancier to go to bed early, for he can hardlv arise before the real business rence.
the
The
male
as
untie Uft from frame and
if there are eggs adhering to that, turn it inside out and place it into the hatching j^an also. It is well to have other nets in readiness, as otiier spawnings may occur before the first lot of eggs are hatched out. Some of the advantages of this method besides saving s])ace are these: There is wo risk of changing teuiperature on the breeding fish. 'I'lie usual dirt stirred u]) by spawning fish and which settles on the eggs is elimi-
nated.
Xo
idle
females are about to eat the
s])awn. X{) eggs arc lost
net
by
(lr(>p])ing to the bot-
Those falling to the bottom of the are as good as those on the jilants.
tom.
SOCIETY 'BULLETIJ^S
Brooklyn Aquarium
Officers for 1912
W.
F.
924. Gates
on
held
Fourth
the
Friday in every
month Au-
except June, July and
Maf
702''FultoirSt.,at 8 PVlvi.
An
Fee,
3
1.
,
New York
Harry Roessle
Theodore
P. Fritz
Local Business Manager, Ov<en H. 702 Fulton Street
Avenue
Smith
Herman Rabenau
1st
2d Prize (Red Rib3d Prize (White Ribbon), bon), Dr. Rudolph C. Lienau for Mrs. Meyer for Mollienesia formosa. At the May meeting we vote on changing the meeting day from the last Friday to the last Tuesday of each month, so that members who belong to other societies may be enabled to attend the meetings of our society. be
Initiation
St.
Financial Secretary
April meeting, Friday, April 26th, the following prizes were awarded:
Prize (Blue Ribbon),
gust, at Fairchild Building,
Annual Dues,
Smith, 52 Wall
Treasurer
Dr. Rudolph C. Lienau Local Editor, Sylvester C. Lloyd
At the are
Owen H.
DeVoe, Box 383, Baldwin, N.Y. Vice-President
Society to Regular meetings
Corresponding and Recording Secretary
President
2-i.th
made
Xyphophorus Gambusia holbrooki; for
helleri;
Competition: Labyrinth Fishes, Old-fashioned Telescope Goldfish^ also awards to
Household Aquarium and
for best balanced
best arranged
and stocked Terrarium
auction tor the benefit of the Society development tiind will be held on this date, tne object being a completely stocked all-glass aquarium, lish, plants and tank; a gift from two members. This being the final meeting of the season, a large attendance is desired.
00
52.00
The Society expects Hugo Mulertt, the
to
have
honored guest
as its
known
well
at the next
meeting,
May
"Aquarium
authority and pioneer on
24, 1912, Mr. Fish Culture in
America." Officers for 1912
Chicago Fish
....
President
Fanciers' Club
Vice-President
.
Secretary
.
.
.
.
Treasurer
Regular
meetings are held on
Librarian
Second and Fourth Wednesday ot each month, at 729 Stock Exchange Building, La Salle and Washington Streets, the
at
.
.
Local Editor
.
F. S. Young, 428 West 66th Street Dr. G. A. Preusker, 457 North Avenue F.G.Orsinger, 1 23 South Oakley Boulevard Carl Fossetta, i 500 Diversey Buulevard Tracy H. Holmes, 2816 Logan Boulevard Tracy H. Holmes, 1522 Rockwell Street J. G. Pieser, 3800 Grand Boulevard
Local Bus. Mgr. lVediies(/ay,
8.30 P.M.
May
22,
Ju?ie 12, at 8.^50 Initiation Fee, $1.00
New York Aquarium Society uuu Regular meetings are held on the Second Thursday at the
German - American Sherman Ave., Jersey on the Fourth Friday
Museum
School, City, and
at the
Am
New
"Devices
Subject:
for
Collecting
Both meetings
to
be held at
Rooms
809-12 City Hall Square BIdg., 127-159 N. Clark St.
Officers for 1912
Buchanan, 143 Liberty Street, New York Vice-President, Richard DoRN, 7 Norman Rd., Upper Montclair, N.]. Recording Secretary, Arthur Osborn, 42 South St., jersey City, N. J. President
.
Cor. Sec'y, Rev. Treasurer,
Isaac
.
Henry
Coffin, 129 East 71st
S.
H. A. Richtberg, 85 South i6th
St.,
St., East
New
York
Orange, N.f.
Hermann Hoffmeister, 165 Webster Av., Jersey City, N.J. Treadwell Nichols, Am. Museum of Nat. Hist. Business Manager, Carl P. Ording, 1931 Broadway, New York
Librarian,
Local Editor, John
Local
of Natural His-
Park York, each month
tory, 77th St. and Central
West,
Subject: "Microscopic
Specimens."
Annual Dues, $1.00
erican
8.^0 P. M. A. Poyser.
at
W. P. M.
Live Food," by
Maf
24th:
New York
Mr.
Meeting.
Fishes, photographed by Dr. E. Bade.
Buchanan
I.
will
show
slides
of his Tropical
Explanatory remarks by Mr. Richard Dorn.
except July and August. Dues, S2.00
Initiation Fee, $1.00
June ijth:
Philadelphia Aqu ar i u m Society nuuntr
Jersey City,
business meeting of the season.
last
Officers for 1912
President and Local Editor,
Vice-President
.
.
.
Treasurer Secretary and Bus. Mgr.,
Annual Dues, $1.80 Corresponding Membership $1.00 Annually
Wm.
T. Innes,
Jr.,
i
2th
&
Cherry
Sts.
Charles Paxson, 2521 N. 9th
Street
Fred Schaefer, 1610 N. 2d
Street
Howard
S.
Crees, 3744 N. 13th
Initiation Fee, $1.00
Scaled
fish,
AWARDS
Mr. Schrack (Red Ribbon), to Mr. Bausman (White Ribbon), to Mr. Bausman (
Blue Ribbon
to
APRIL- 24, 1912, Scaleless fish,
Next meeting, September 25
(Fringetails under one year)
Mr. Schaefer (Red Ribbon), to Mr. Walp (White Ribbon), to Mr. Schrack
(
Blue Ribbon), to
St.
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