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Voung.

1913

Hammond,

Indiana.

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JANUARY,

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FLOVD

S.

YOUNG,

Blauband THE sometimes It is

haunt the small While numbers. very prolific, and has

said to

countless

brooks in short lived,

it is

warm

gained a

Chicago.

Barbe, as this Danio called, is a native of

is

East India.

spot in the heart of the

aquarist, not solely because of beautiful

coloration as with

but on account of It is a wonderful sight to

or

thirty

some other its

species,

incessant activity.

set vertically.

receptacle,

Fahrenheit, and

when

de

The

and

fertilization

fall

between the rocks, beyond ces

s-

DANIO RERIO (Ham. Buch.)

Drawing from life by E. S. YoUNG.

be animated streaks of

light.

This species seems to spawn freely when abovit a year old.

When

may be

most

distinguished

ripe,

the

most

readily, the female having a greatly

sexes

eggs after

protrusion

into the intersti-

ground to

much

higher.

blue, they

seem

breeding

should be

-

i

the same as in

is

be taken. This cannot be successfully kept at a temperature less than 65"

length wise with orangeyellow lines r

care being exercised

fish

Striped

i

great

to

pup-

bial gamboling

cent

well to select pieces

tank from which they are

see

prover-

on an

J

the

remind one

lambs.

It is

that the temperature

pies, in an aquarium given to them alone.

Never still for a moment, they of the

8

about two inches long. Limestone, or other rock containing matter soluble in water should be avoided. A few sprigs of Anacharis (Elodea) may be introduced to give a home-like touch. The fish may now be placed in the breeding

forty,

playful as

Number

1913

about two gallons capacity is excellent.

In it should be placed chips of granite

Danio Rerio

of

=^

distended abdomen,

while that of the

As the yellow. male is Danio is very fond of spawn it is necessary to take measures to prevent its loss.

A small square all - glass aquarium of tinged with

reach

of

fishcS.

As

the 1

am

not at home during the day to observe, remove the fish after two or three 1

and carefully take out the plants and stones, one by one, agitating each to shake off any eggs that may be adThe water should be allowed hering. to settle, then slowly poured out until but a little remains. If one is lucky and the fish have spawned, the eggs being non-adhesive may be found in the days,

a

At the

sediment.

be

The

needed.

glance one

first

disappointed

sharp

as

are very transparent.

water,

is it

are

eggs while comparatively

large for such a small fish,

soup plate and into

may

eyes

A

and heavy,

shallow dish

mature the water may be An aquarium of about four gallons is a good size for the permanent tank, and well planted or

As the

made

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

artificially aerated, will

good â&#x20AC;&#x201D; should be at hand, the remaining is poured

swirling the

eggs from the sides.

much

it

will

it

light,

will cause too great

pound of

boiling, or

fish

it

will break the glass.

The

compound

becomes firm in a few minutes and the aquarium may then be tilted and another angle treated.

It is said to adhere firmly to the glass and to be very firm, yet pliable enough to be pressed into any shape with the finger.

Personally,

I

would recommend the sub-

stitution of pitch for the tar.

I have not as yet used this cement, but intend to try it in my next small

and about two inches of water. Here may remain until developed. They must now be fed abundant infusoria until large enough to eat Daphnia.

troduction

resin are placed in a small

and melted and thoroughly mixed over a gentle fire. The cement is to be used in a liquid state, but not when

tank.

they

is

If

any reader of The Aquarium with this recipe, and has would be glad to know what

familiar

tried

it, I

success attend

large

its

use.

It

has at least

one point to recommend it to the busy man (and the impatient man), it is easily prepared and sets quickly.

take the minute Crustacea.

medium weight lawn

Ind.

pot,

containing both Riccia and Anacharis

food should be strained

HEOKWITH, Hammond,

while looking through magazine devoted to general natural science, I came across a formula for a cement for small tanks that I do not recall noting in any contemporary books on the subject. The preparation is most simple and worthy of a trial.

The ingredients, an egg-cupful of linseed oil, four ounces of tar and a

fry to a larger tank, previously prepared,

slow until they are

D.

a

such as Riccia Jiiiitans, which should then be provided, Anacharis {Elodea) will do, but I prefer the Riccia.

About four days after hatching I transfer the

to

the life

RECENTLY,

selves at the surface to floating plants,

All

about

An Aquarium Cement.

JAMES

but avoid

between night and day temperature. Care should be taken to avoid too large crevices between the rocks lest the fish become imprisoned with fatal results. Under proper conditions, the same pair will spawn at intervals of two or three weeks for several months.

Presuming that we have the eggs, the dish is placed where it will get a little morning sun and an even temperature maintained. In from three to seven days, depending upon conditions, very minute fish wriggle forth equipped apparently, with a sort of hook under the lower jaw by which they attach them-

is

them

to remove no eggs are dis-

fluctuation

Growth enough

showing

illustration

be sufficient for

as they are small,

water If

have good

sunlight as

number

quite a

covered, the tank should be reset. Place

where

fish

deeper.

through

to avoid the in-

of obnoxious

life.

Patience, diligence and the capability

Larger

may be fed dried shrimp, Daphnia,

of bearing a fair

or

amount of fatigue,

dried water plants rubbed through wire

necessary

gauze having about 100 meshes to the

undertake the study of nature.

inch.

qualifications

for

all

are

who

Selected.

m

Brackish- Water Aquaria.

EUr.ENE SMITH, New York.

BESIDE

the freshwater aquarium and the marine aquarium, there are several other kinds, of which I will mention one,the brackish-water aquarium which may be made of great interest. may vary greatly Its animal inmates

can be used Fundiilus majalis, the marine killy; Fundulus heleroclitus; and Fundidus diaphaniis, the freshwater killy; Lucania parva, the rain-water fish; and Cyprinodon variegatus, the sheepshead

minnow.

The

pu^Uator,

is

life

Fiddler-crab, Gelasimus one of the best forms of

for the brackish tank.

mouth of

usually

It

burrow with the large claw folded over its mouth, ready the

according to the degree of salinity of the water, from almost fresh to those found

sits at

in the estuaries of the streams.

to spring at anything edible.

This aquarium may have a sand and or a clayey bottom, gravel bottom, simvilating a mud flat. Do not think that

amphibious and will climb out of the water, so that the tank must be kept covered. The clay bank should project above the surface of the water, to

a

mud bottom must mean

roily water.

was always

crab to have a resting place out of

hasta-

Callinectes

secured a tussock covered with young shoots of marine

tus, as

grass

be kept in

Fiddler-crab, Gelapugilator.

This was placed in the tank on a layer of

stiff

clay

other.

from

garis

but

[Courtescy of Doubleday. Page

mass of the long Enteromorpha intestinalis which floats about with the tide, also some pieces of laver,

brackish water.

Ulva

or

discolored.

latissinia,

which,

will live for a while in It

and renewed when

vul-

commonly, erroneously

shrimp, is another interesting

FIDDLER-CRABS.

of this tank was a

green

The prawn,

called

vegetation

though marine,

also

quite

Palaeinonetes

the same source.

The

may

freshwater. These two are great fighters, and always at war with one an-

with

the burrows of the

simus

well as other

Crustacea,

{Spartina),

pierced

it.

Small edible crabs'

clear.

I

and

quite

It is

enable the fiddler-

I have had such a one for a considerable period and it

its

should be removed becomes yellowish

it

In less salty water, the

pondweeds, Ruppia maritima, Potomogeton pectinatus, and Zannichellia palustris, as well as Spartina, may be grown.

The animal life of brackish water shades off" at either end into purely marine and freshwater forms.

Here

& Co

inmate,

as

it

is

always active and ready to dispute with the fish and the crabs for any morsel

Small eels too, are eligble, and lie buried in the clay or sand bottom, with just the head protruding, they make a very interesting picture.

Sometimes they appear to be completely of food.

when they

buried, but the

moment

a piece of

meat

or clam is thrown into the tank near them, they will come out and devour it, often pulling it away from another. Saltwater snails may be kept for a while if the water

is

quite saline, as well as other

more purely marine

creatures.

A

Year With

EDGAR

S.

AFTER

mehed and

his nightly journey.

Illinois.

has

the river

in

the ice

of April

the rains

have caused the creeks and rivers of the Mississippi valley to rise, just that soon you will find the catfish coming from his home in the mud-bed of the stream or from beneath the logs that are very com-

mon

in the

west,

and

up the stream

in

seeking his

of food as well as

search

home

slow-flowing streams of the starting

of the year before.

This migratory

movement

of

fishes

of inland waters, as compared with that of birds fish

more pronounced

is

in the cat-

He

has had but

to eat during

little is

always alert to

secure food, such as bits of grass, insects

He

up and down the river as and falls, but by the first of June has chosen a part of the river in which he generally stays until the rise of the river in the autumn.

Great schools of catfish make their upward and downward migrations (the first general movement does not begin however, until the hatching season is principally over), but by the first of July at the farthest they travels

rises

begin to isolate themselves,

excepting

the younger ones, which stay in schools.

By

the

his

hungry

of June he has gotten over

first

spell,

going in quest of food

during the night, beginning shortly after dusk, along the shallow water near the banks or ripples procuring frogs, crayfish

and other species of

wait

for

equalling

often

fish,

him

fish,

lying in

capturing

those

in size.

Fishermen find that bait placed two or three inches from the top of the water

near

the

edge

of the

boat

is

generally safe from the turtle and cray* Reprinted from The Atlantic permission of tlie autlior.

Slope Naturalist

by

home

commonly found

is

Very

sides of the banks.

often,

during

the months of August and September,

when the water is at the lowest, men who are engaged in capturing the catfish for

market, place hollow logs in

the

favorable positions for the fish and also

make

excavations in the banks, making

tempting places for the larger ones to take up their abode on their return in the spring. The catfish has been captured by this method weighing as much as fifty pounds.

summer, quantities of

early

grain are placed near these places, to

further attract the attention of the

the

Frequently, the

or smaller fishes.

it

His summer

in hollow logs or small recesses in the

In the

than in any other species.

the winter months and

but easily found by the catfish in

fish,

a Catfish.*

JONES, Lovin^ton,

of the catfish

size

fish.

misjudges

kingfisher

when near

the

and consequently is very often seized by him and drawn beneath the water.

He is the Scavenger of the river surface,

His principal food during the

fishes.

decayed animal matter, seeming to relish most that which has undergone the most putrefaction. In the fall

being

late

summer,

if

the streams

become very

low, catfish of considerable size

seen

making the

rivers

As the

ripples;

do not lower,

this is

rainfalls begin

he

but

may be if

the

seldom seen.

starts

down the

stream, collecting in small schools dur-

Many times he can be seen through the ice at the edge of the water, remaining there for days ing the winter months.

at a time.

When

the ice, great

openings are

made

numbers congregate

in

near,

remaining for a short time, then returning to their homes in the mud to emerge again at the coming of spring.

Believe me, the talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well, and doing well whatever you do, without a thought of fame.

Longfellow.

The Brook W. A. POVSER,

H

E who

has observed the

bearing

scientific

agree with me, even though

sicculis, will

he be most

critical,

we have here a The dainty little

that

veritable finny beauty. fellow,

in

seldom exceeding three inches and semiis very slender

length,

A

translucent. silver, is

fish

little

Lahidesthes

of

appellation

are

forbidding

rather

the

the

lateral stripe of brilliant

bounded with

our subject among the number, found in freshwater. The silvery band which is a characteristic of the family, gives the common name.

Our silverside is fovind from the Great Lakes southward to Florida, and southwestward to Missouri, Arkansas, and Texas. It occurs in a variety of waters, but seems to prefer cool and species,

Silverside.

Hammond, Iiid.

a dark line above,

characteristic embellishment

of

Above, pale olive-green predominates, while the abdominal region is of the same hue, but of a lighter shade.

The back may be slightly dotted with black. It will be noted that

the body.

HKOOIv SILVERSIDE

quiet places.

Its mouth is well provided with teeth adapted to the capture of the sundry minute animals which make up its food.

In common with other fish of carnivorous proclivities, it has a very short Vegetarian fishes require a intestine. greater length of time to digest their

food,

Lahidesthes sicculis (Cope)

Urawius by W.

our subject is burdened with two dorsal fins, the forward one of which, it is often prone to alternately fold and erect independently of the rear one. The pectorals

carried

are

The

high.

rather

males may be distinguished from the females by the slightly black-tipped dorsal.

The conformation

of the

nose

and

jaws, at once lead the observer to con-

clude that the

belongs in the fishes called

fish

is

carnivorous.

family

It

of carnivorous

Atherinidae.

The

various

species are mostly of small size, occur-

ring in great schools near the shore in

temperate

and

tropical

seas:

a

few

so are provided with longer inÂŤ

A. Poyser.

Examinations of the conof specimens have revealed the minute larva of gnats, and

testinal tracts.

tents of a

number

many

species of Entomostraca, together with remains of land insects that had fallen into the water.

To the aquarium, the silverside forms an interesting addition. It is active and harmless, at least when kept with such as the usual tropical species Xiphophoriis

helleri,

Barbiis

sp.,

Girar-

dinus reticidatus, and the sundry species of gourami. While it devours Daphnia

by no means averse to dried shrimp and prepared foods. Though

with avidity,

it is

(Continued on page

72.)

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its

the publication

is

feel free to

ested

Issued in the Interests of the Study, Care and Breeding of Aquatic Life

object of

to afford those inter-

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in

The

pages.

medium through

a

which observations may

may be

opinions

No man

tions asked.

Published monthly cxt-ept July and August

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is

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an entire

questions,

page will be

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When

ments and Queries. ::

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Business Manager, 105

and mere items of interest to are solicited from all.

Nothing will be too short to receive our Articles

;

other

Com-

illustrations

are of real value in elucidating the text,

::

they will be utilized as in the past,

1913

No

8

provided, that the author will furnish

the necessary photographs or drawings.

WITH

The Aquarium, burden of publication falls upon new shoulders in the Middle West. this issue of

the

The new ing to

their

staff

extend hearty greet-

fellow

enthusiasts.

point

for publication near the center of population, and will greatly expedite matters in many ways.

magazine continue, it is necessary that it have the hearty cooperation of every society. How good it may become depends entirely upon the eflForts of each and every individual member. There is no valid reason why the magazine should not become the authority on all matters pertaining to the

the study of aquatic

life

in aquaria.

It

can readily climb to this much to be desired place in contemporary literature, contribute to

columns, and make it contain the concensus of opinion of American aquarists. Every one should if all will

its

very desirable that articles pertain-

ing to plants,

fish,

and other aquarium

denizens be illustrated, tion

The

formation of new societies in the Far West and the Far East places the logical

That

It is

is

The

when

a

descrip-

incorporated.

Editor-in-Chief will be delighted

overwhelmed with copy. send them along. It should be deemed an honor to con-

to

be

fairly

Long or

short,

tribute to the interest of its pages. Don't

imagine that you must be a Doctor of Literature

to

become

a

contributor.

Write your data as you would explain the subject verbally. place

Your

local

editor

Editor-in-chief will be glad

or the it

in

the

to

proper shape for the

added for good measure and euphony. All readers

printer, with all the flourishes

are invited to take exception to the an-

swers to writers,

and the opinions of they are not in accord with

queries, if

experiences. Much valuable information can be secured in this way.

Don't be a clam. their

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make

your journal a real live magazine, full of meat for every one. If you can suggest any improvements, by all means do so, we want to please all. Don't say, "We have officers to run that affair, why should

The man who needs

bother?"

I

a title to spur

member

him

to endeavor,

The

or intellectual.

a

is

of any organization, be

it

poor

social

"Many

old adage,

Every

you put forth in the your magazine and your club, will add a bright ray to effort

little

of your study,

interest

dawn

that

of

promise.

great

Little

pave the way for greater things.

The sincere thanks of every society member is due to the former management of the paper. The admirable manner in which the magazine has been efforts

hands make labor light", applies forcibly Emulate the ctrenuous T. R., to you. even though you do not embrace his political convictions; throw your hat into the ring that has been prepared for you, put your shoulder to the wheel, and

approbation of all.

It is to be greatly regretted that the illness and subsequent death of Mr. Smith rendered a change necessary in the Mr. Smith office of Editor-in-Chief.

work indefatigably

by reason of

in the interests

of

your hobby.

If the support we expect is forthcoming the magazine will increase in value, The size at present scope, and size. will be governed entirely by our resources.

If the wherewithal and copy are available for

sixteen-page

a

issue,

such will be published. On the other hand, it may contain but eight pages.

However, an efTort will be made to maintain an average of twelve pages.

It should be borne in mind that the valvie of a magazine, like the value of many other things, does not necessarily depend upon its size, but upon the conIf there is a place for this little

tents.

on

bark

the

ÂŁreat

Natural

of

seas

History journalism, and

we

feel there

is,

edited,

should

managed and printed

his extensive store of know-

ledge of fish and aquaria was peculiarly fitted for

much

With

room

for at least one.

American nation

Can is

to support a periodical that

to a

hobby

that

is

it

be said

too utilarian is

Mr. Schenk.

For similar reasons the magazine will hereafter be printed under the supervision of the

Editor-in-Chief in

The

mond, Indiana.

Ham-

position of Treas-

urer has been created and will be

by Mr. F. S. Young of Chicago.

filled

To much praise cannot be given the gentlemen who have so willingly, and cheerfully given their valuable time and knowledge

work

a

to

that

is

purely a

Mr. Innes' great interest

labor of love.

him

to give his per-

sonal attention to the publication of the magazine, with the result that the paper

been

perfect

a

printers art.

example

We move

of

the

a rising vote of

thanks to Messrs. Smith,

De Voe and

Innes.

devoted

purely intellectual?

Let us disprove such a suggestion. In this immense country nothing is im-

The day of the aquarium in America is just dawning, compared to its development across the Atlantic. possible.

it

in favor of

has

that the

so

Voe resigned

on aquaria and aquatic life.

Surely in the great United States there is

this

seemed desirable that the Business Manager be in close personal contact with the Editor-in-Chief, hence Mr. De

in the project led

lished

him

change,

the position which gave

pleasure.

should grow and keep apace with the demands of American aquarists.

In Europe many periodicals are pvib-

it

in the past,

call forth the

To

the

attentive eye, each

of the year has

the same field

its it

own

moment

beauty, and in

beholds every hour, a

picture which was never seen before, and which shall never be seen again.

Emerson.

himself a few questions. Have

Public Interest in Aquaria.

G. H.

('.

astonishing

is

IT

in the

interest

and

how much

subject of aquaria

In Milwaukee

throughout the country. the activity

felt in all directions.

is

The

Public Library formerly had one copy A great of Wolfs Goldfish Breeds.

demand by

made

the patrons

sition of three

the acqui-

additional copies neces-

other books. There no doubt that the Milwaukee Society sary, as well as

responsible

popular

the

for

The demand made

aroused.

is

upon is

a

a

sure and accurate indication of the trend

Throughout

thought.

public

country, the schools have done aid the

movement by

the

much

continued infusion of new blood

the

and new enthusiasm? Therefore, it is your bounden duty to round into the fold every tyro that crosses your path.

is

interest

library for any class of literature

of

invited him to the club and tried to secure a subscription to The Aquarium? What is your answer, member?

Did you ever pause and ponder over the indisputable fact that the continued success of any movement, or organization, depends entirely upon

beginner, general

sprung up very recently

fishes has

evinced

I

sufficient interest in the queries of the

SCIIENK. Milwaukff, Wis.

Foster patiently that kindling desire for

knowledge. Every additional subscriber

you secure means and a larger field us full

to

the maintenance

for our hobby.

pull together;

all

readers,

least five

at

Let

a great work,

it is

of interest and well worth our best

endeavors.

of aquaria in the class-rooms.

In Chicago two long articles appeared

The Brook

in one of the daily newspapers relative

proposed public aquarium, to be similar to the one in Battery Park, New York City. A movement has been inaugurated to have an expenditure of

to

(Coiitiiiiu'd

Silverside.

from

pus't'

l!!*.)

a

$25,000.00 authorized for the erection of a properly

equipped building in Lincoln

Park, in conjunction with the Zoo.

If

consumated, an effort will be made to have a state hatchery in the

the plan

is

may

building, that the public

see

and

understand the efforts that are being made to maintain the supply of food

and game

Our this

fishes.

societies can

growing

The public

do much

interest

in

the

exhibits by the

and Brooklyn

Societies,

to foster subject.

New York

and the more

delicate, it seems to take kindly to confinement in the aquarium, but is im-

patient

warm

of

A

water.

rise

in the

temperature to seventy degrees made it decidedly morose, in contrast to the delight of

its

heit)

death.

spelt

about

and

tropical companions,

seventy-five to eighty degrees

A

(Fahren-

temperature

of

seemed the The specimens of which I

sixty-five

happiest.

degrees

were secured in the early autumn from the broad cool shallows of a large lake, which probably accounts for their

write,

preference for cool water.

Thus

far,

I

been unable

have

secure any information as to

its

to

breeding

of the the preparation indebted to the report of the Illinois Natural History Survey on

private ones of the Philadelphia Society,

habits.

have done inuch to direct attention to the "wonders" that may be kept in the household aquarium. Just how fast this desire can be fanned into ;flame depends entirely upon the efforts of each member of our clubs. Every one should ask

article

In

I

am

the fishes of that state, and the observations

the

of the writer

species,

Lake, near

which

is

Hammond,

who

has studied

found in Indiana.

Wolf

ÂąXz

"^

(T

The study of

natural history

who

is

presented at every step in his progress with something capable of awakening pleasing emotions.

engaged in

AND

QXJERIES

^

within

is

the reach of everyone; and he

J)

A

it, is

knowledge of the food and feeding fundamental to any understanding of their place and

activities of fishes is

What

is

the difference between square-

and

broadtail

tail,

veiltail

goldfish?

W. R. R. These terms all refer to the same type, and are used interchangeably.

Earthworms may be kept on hand

for

winter feeding in boxes of moist soil, placed in a cool cellar. The addition of

some to

coffee grounds to the earth to the worms. be beneficial

is

said

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

A

common

variety,

many

attaining a length of ten to twelve inches.

is

Dried shrimp imported from Germany, popular food among aquarisls a

keeping native and foreign wild fish. It has the merit of being much cheaper than the usual prepared foods. Many feed it exclusively when live food is not available, even to goldfish, with excellent results.

Where located? lateral

is

organ of hearing in fish

the

E.

J.

line

on

E.

Each

fish

is

scale of the

perforated by a

tube leading to a duct connected with a sac in the head; their function being the secretion

body

of

mucus which covers the

to lessen the friction of scales

and

impervious. This mucilaginous system is also provided with nerves and is the seat of a peculiar

water,

and make

it

sense which corresponds to the organs of touch and hearing. From Goldfish

Breeds by H. T. Wolf.

life,

and especially for their sviccessful maintenance and breeding in aquaria.

With what mechanical means are snails provided to scrape the algae from the objects

Snails

upon

ivhich

it

grows.

secure their food

C.

I.

S.

by the action

odontophore, radula, lingual ribbon, or tongue as it is variously

and parks of Baltimore is the number of concrete ponds or basins for goldfish.

Those observed contained hundreds of of the

function in the general system of

of

noticeable feature of the boulevards

fish

fair

the

termed.

It is essentially

a strap

which

bears a long series of transversely-disposed teeth. By means of muscles the strap acts like a rasp or

file

vipon any

which it is applied. The resulting wear of the teeth is made good by the development of new teeth in a secreting sac in which the rear end of the tongue is lodged. In some species the teeth are not all of the same shape object

and

to

size.

W^hy is Vallisneria spiralis so called?

S. S. H. The genus was named in honor of Antonio Vallisneri. an Italian botanist of the Eighteenth Century. The specific name, spiralis, refers to the habit of the

stem of the female flower. The flowers of the female plants rise to the surface of the water by uncoiling their long spirally twisted stalks; the flowers of the

male plant become detached from the short pedicels at the bottom and rise to the

surface.

After

fertilization,

the

female flowers return under water by the recoiling of the spiral stem and the seeds are ripened under the surface.

Vallisneria spiralis is a dioecious species, that is, the sexes are distinct and not present in a single plant, which is either male or female.

COMMENTS AND QUERIES

It

than Teleost

name

the

is

which have a

has been asserted that a carp weigh-

applied to fish said that snails will eat the gel-

It is

fully ossified skeleton.

According to the Reverend Batenian eels have been known to live in aquaria for twenty and thirty years.

The

addition of small pieces of plaster

aquarium,

the

to

materially

assists the snails in forminir the shell.

Tritons

common

newts in

or

with

and some other lower animals, have the power of reproducing lost limbs. lobsters

In Japan Daphnia is called mijinko.

As much space and attention is given to its propagation as to the fish to which it is

envelope of frog eggs, thereby

fish

of the

genus

Carassius

to

which the goldfish belongs, are without

The

barbels.

anyone observed

this habit?

If this copy of The Aquarium is of no special interest to the reader of this item, it would be a favor to hand it to some one interested in the subject.

It would certainly be appreciated by the management, and also, probably by the one to whom it is given.

"Those salmon that are taken in the Mersey in Cheshire, the first year

river

are called smelts, the second sprods, the

third morts,

the

fourth fork-tails,

and the

have attained their proper growth, are thought worthy of the name of salmon".

From Art of Angling published in 1774.

Contributors will add to the value of their articles

in fishes.

by using

well as the scientific

The goldfish was Japan from China

first

in

introduced into

at the

the Sixteenth Century.

Europe

the

when they

sixth,

barbels are fleshy elongat-

ed projections, usually about the head,

to

Has

causing the death of the tadpole.

fifth half-tails,

fed.

All

contain more

will

a million eggs.

atinovis

of paris

pounds

ing twenty

CONTINUED.

1611

It

and

beginning of was brought later

to

the

United States.

Many

discussed.

names

animals have popular

All are indispensable, as

to interest all classes of

tors.

as

of the subject

that vary considerably in diff'erent

localities.

aim

common,

all

name

Many

we

investiga-

microscopic organisms, and

those that are of such infrequent occur-

The climbing perch (Anabas Scanwhen migrating from a pool which

dens) is

rence as not to attract attention,

may

not have a vernacular, however.

in danger of drying, usually chooses

the night or early morning, while the

dew

is

specific

on the vegetation.

The name scandens means climbing. still

At the meetings of the various

Catfish

smallest

are

once our largest and

at

native

The

fish.

little

stone

socie-

mature at three inches, whereas the mudcat attains a weight of one hundred pounds. The giant sheatfish, a

made

cat

is

member

of this

which arouse interesting and profitable

Europe

abundantly

Why not elaborate upon such questions and form articles for

weighs as much as pounds, being next to the sturgeon, the

ties,

inquiries are constantly being

discussion.

publication

in

The Aqnarium,

item for this page? editors please take note.

least a short

or

at

Local

largest

tropical

family,

occurring

in

Danube, three or four hundred

European

in

fish.

the

A number

of

species of catfish are popular

with aquarists.

SOCIETY BULLETINS

Brooklyn Aquarium Society

^ ^

J-

Regular meeting 4th Tues. in every montli except.Tuiie, July &Aus.!)tFaircliildBlds 702 Fulton St., at 8 P. M. Initiation Fee,

President, W. F. DkVoe, Box 383, Baldwin, N. Y. Vice I'resident, Dr. Rudolph C. Lien.\u, 1.3~ Bain bridge St. Local Editor Dr. Frederick Schneider, 04 Grove Street.

Corresponding and Recording' Sec'y, .Owen H.Smith, 52 Wall St., New York Treasurer, Harry Roessle, lUi Harman St Financial Secretary, Theodore P. Fritz, 805 Halsey St. Owen H. Smith, 702 Fulton Street Local Business Manager,

Tuesday, January 28

•-

Members and

"Auction night".

friends

SI.OO

Annual Dues,

invited.

?2.00

Chicago Fish President

Fanciers' Club

F. S

Treasurer Librarian Local Editor

at 8.30 P. M. $1.00

Annual Dues

$1.00

New

q u a r Society J-

i

u

m

^

<^

Edw. W. Kiernan,

President

the the School,

German- American Sherman Ave., .Tersey City, and on the Fourth Friday at the American Museum of Natural History, 77th St.. and Central Park West, New York, each month except July and August.

Dues

Initiation Fee, $1

P hiladel ph

i

Society

J-

J-

^

Regular meeting on the Fourth Wednesday, at 1414

Arch Street Initiation Fee. $1.00

1

$1.00

w

A

q u a Society

r J-

i

k

e e

u

m

J-

J-

Minneapolis

Aquarium J-

Arthur Osborne, 42 South St., Jersey City, N.J. Herman Osmer, West New Brighton, YrY.

Herman Hofimeistlr,

Librarian Local Editor

John Treauwell Nichols, Am. Museum of Nat. History Carl P. Ording, 1931 Broadway, New York

^ ^

H. R. Lippincott, Collingswood, N. JCharles Paxson, 2534 N. 11th Street Hiram Parker, 224 N. Wilton Street L. M. Horsey, Jr 2219 N. 19th Street Wm. T. Innes, Jr., 1824 N. Park Ave. ...L. M. Dorsey, Jr., 2219 N. 19th Street

President Vice President Treasurer Secretary Local Editor Local Business Manager

Wednesday Evening, January 22nd

Aquarium J-

J-

J-

InitiationFee,$l An'lDues,?!

--

Wm.

Philadelphia Public Aquarium, on

Meehan, Director

"The

of the

Artificial

Propagation of Wild Fish".

B Schenk, 105 Grand Avenue August Grad, 3110 Grand Avenue Geo J. C. Steffen, 950 First Street Rev. Paul Roth, 2603 Prairie Avenue August W. Pollworth, 1816 Wright Street

President Vice President Treasurer Secretary Librarian Local Business Manager

C. G.

W. A. Brye,

President

F. L.

J. W. Franzen, Curator

Secretary

Robert Rasmussen,

Tennant

President Secretary

Treasurer

A.

92

15

Packard,

South 7th Street

Perry St

Pub. Library

Loan & Trust Bldg

.504

Dedham, Mass.

St.,

Broomfield St 5

Fifteenth Street

Museum

Lee, 18 School

Chas. W. Alden,

Franklin

304

Tappan,

Treasurer

Boston Society

St., East Orange, N. J. Webster Av., Jersey City, N. J.

165

Local Business Manager

Annually

a u

Nassau Place, East Orange, N. J. New York City

H. A. RichtberG, 85 South 16th

Treasurer

Annual

Regular meeting on First Monday at lOo Grand Ave. Initiation Fee,$l. Dues, S1.20

Society

Corresponding Secretary

Corresponding

$1.80.

Membership

22

«2

a

Aquarium

i

Oakley Blvd.

O. H. Smith, 23 Jacob Street,

Vice President

Recording Secretary

Regular meetings on Second Thui'sday at

M

S.

W. Gage, 1225Glendale Ave.

J.

York

A

Dues.

6Gth Street

North Avenue

457

G. Orsinger, 123

F.

Local Business Manager Initiation Fee,

West

428

W. B. Hoffman, Hammond, Ind. Carl Fossetta, 1500 Diversey Boulevard W. A. Poyser, Hammoiid, Ind.

Secretary

Regular meetings on tlie Second and Fourth Wednesday at 809-813 Oity Hall Square Building, 127-139 North Clarli St„

Yoong,

.

Dr. G. A. Preusker,

Vice President

,

,

Boston. Mass.

Cambridge, Mass.

A TWENTY DOLLAR

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Was

will accept orders

'"

$20.00

This

ONLY

REAL A "IDEAL" Tropical Aquarium with Lamp, .fSOO Siz 16" xlO "xlO".

Another, 3 Corapts, 2U"xlO'xlO", $10.00 A Dealer recognizes, namely, that there

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THE

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K. D. Other Great Bargains "PEHFECT" Tropical Aquarium n'xilia'xir', .$5 00.

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THE

H

Terminal Pet Shop Importers, Breeders and Dealers in

en

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PC

<

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Fish foods, plants and aquaria Pets of every description

Birds, seeds

Burnett's Japanese Fish Booth No.

i8

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Concourse

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F. L.

New York

TAPPAN

Dealer and Breeder of Rare and

T'm

Fancy Fish

Long-eared Sunfish

Goldfish

Prices cheerfully furnished for special sizeJ aquariums

City.

the "Guy" who put the "live" in "Living Fish Food." — If your Gold Fish are dvinj;, try it quick, twelve cents by mail. Putnam's Pet & Wild Animal Store, 50 E. Genesee St., Buffalo, N. Y.

Oir<rdinus reticulatus

Girardinus guppyi Mexican Swordtail Geophagus Platypoecilia maculata Chanchitos And many others Gambusia holbrooki Paradise Fish

A

jjii.oofor

A

my new

practical fish in

92 Seventh

book,

work on

.T.

Broadway, Brooklyn, New York.

IVIICROSCOFE STRIDES W. A. POYSER, Hammond. Indiana.

Illustrated

Minn.

OF

AQUATIC PLANTS

Aquarium Book Herman T. Wolf's work

Always on Exibition Many years of experience has enabled me to make a .specialty of all acjuatic life.

My aim is to assist the student of Natui'iMand make it possible for liim to obtain the specimens he desires in a healtliy and first class condition.

HERMAN RABENAU

1163 Myrtle Ave.

Brooklyn, X,

Y

Near Broadway

"Goldfish Breeds and Other Aquarium Fishes" the standard authority. Tells all about breeding fancy {joldlibli and treats in a practical way on all aquarium and terrarium subjects.

240 beautiful illustrations.

Price, postage prepaia by us, $3.00 is

INNES

Jobber and Importer .-Aquariums

&

All Accessories

".Mention

The

solicited.

Bird Store,

Carefully prepared botanical specimens.

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Correspondence

MARSSDORF, ISlfi

"AQ_UARIA FISH".

Street, South, Minneapolis,

scaleless ffoldfish. all colors. .

little

care and breeding of

the aquarium.

and

Prices reasonata

SINGAPORE SNAILS deposit a mass of large coral-red eggs out of the water; the snails drop into the water as they hatch.

Send

fine lot of scale

& SONS

Twelfth Street ('orner Cherry,Philadelphia,l'a

AyiiAiiiuM wlien writlnir advci'tisers".

WM.

PAULLIN

L.

Goldfish Hatchery

Water Gardener GROWER OF THE

Finest Water Plants BREEDER OF

Fancy Goldfish and

Jacob C. Gassel 915

Arch

Tropical Fish

Street, Philadelphia, Pa. l\I;iiiuf;ifturer of

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Aq uariums Aquarium Ornaments Floral Terra Cotta, etc. and

all

aquarium

Try

Fish Food

Fish Globes

Goldfish

Have you

tried

NoXal Fish Food? why

not?

It's

I

the

food you have

been looking for; it floats; the fish like it and it it has produced wonderful is good for them IT. results and will do the same for you; Four sizes 15 cents per bottle.

425

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W.

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varieties of 181 St.,

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THIELER DEALER

IN

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THIELER'S SONG RESTORER Very Uest 33

in the

Market

Flatbush Avenue, BROOKLYN, N. X. Teleplioiie Coniieotioii

best winter food on the

Will develop

market.

fine

fish

and color; also makes your heahhy and robust; will

act

as

fins

;

1-ish,

Hatchery Fish Food

5 cents a box, postpaid

requisites

Send for Catalog: and Trade Prices

If not,

Paullin's

a

laxativ'fef'ati'd''

is

the

best substitute f6V' Daphhia.

It contains 17 increHients, also It will not sour or Daphnia,

cloud the v.ater, ^Ihis food is used by the New York and Philadelphia Aquaria; also by many breeders in Philadelphia and other large cities Ask your dealer

HARRY

for

P.

it

or send to

PETERS

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1210 North

IMPORTER AND BREEDER High-grade Telescopes, Scaled or Scaleless, 25c each up

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IMPERVITE

WATERPROOF Cement Tanks with

Ordinary cement contains alkali which dissolves in the water and will injure the fish.

IMPEKVITE is an inle^M•al Waterproofing Compound of a bituminous nature, manufactured in Its action is to sea-fireen, tile-red and other tints. seal up tlie alkalies of the cement and also to prevent the water from penetrating it. The accompanyinir letter bears testimony to this fact.

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H nunihor of preparations for waterproofinf; cement, an aii'liitect induced me to try IMPEKVI'IE. Ttie results liave l)ceu all thatcould bedesired and have successfully witlistood the test of time. In concrete aquarium and pool construction I recommend your product on all occasions.

The addition of rMl'EKVlTE to the cement at tlie time it is mi.xed not only renders tlie pool watertijrht but al.so eliminates the danjier of having chemicals from the fre.sli cement wash into the water and kill the fish.

Vours very truly (Si<rned! Wm. T. Innes. .Tr. President of Aiiuarium Society of Philadelphia for Cement Tanks" sent on reiiuest I

The Standard Paint Company, 100 William

Aquarium Specialty Co. 1827-31

WASHINGTON

NEW YORK

St.,

New York

City

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AVE.

CITY

MAKERS OF THE

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Goldfish

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114

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CHICAGO, ILL. Write

for Price List

AN

Imported

SUPPLIES

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315 N. Madison St., Chicago Wholesale and Retail Dealer in AND I m: ^^ r. s

920

West Randolph Send

for Catal<

St

,

Chicago,

g and Trade

Prices

111.