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Indiana.

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The Aquarium Volume

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Number

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V; The

Celestial Telescope Goldfish.

WM.

T^HE

INNES,

T.

Jr..

Philadelphia.

celestial telescope goldfish has

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been very conspicious by its absence from the United States for the past ten years. For several years the writer has wanted to see one. When hearing some of the old fanciers speak of having had _____â&#x20AC;&#x17E;___â&#x20AC;&#x17E;

specimens,

telescope

is

that the

of

eyes instead

being placed at the usual angle of the telescope type, look directly upward, giving the fish the appearance of look-

ing out of the top of

its

From

head.

side view the pupil of the eye

Various

visible.

advanced

as to

been

have

theories

how

a

not

is

the Chinese originated this strain.

The

it

generally

seemed as though they spoke of some golden age, gone

accepted

never to return.

Too, the diffi-

peculiarities are

culty of keeping

dividual fish by

them alive and the suppo sed

cess.

always

impossibility

ion

is

not a

produced

of

lar

it is

strain

at

but that the

all,

an

opin-

that

in in-

artificial pro-

The poputhought

is

them,

that fish of tele-

added more

scope stock are reared in dark-

breeding

charm and mys-

ened tanks in which the only

tery to the celest-

But it seems that what hapial.

pens

once

illumination

can

happen again, and that sometimes we can go one better.

The fact is, that we again have the celestial stock, and we not only have it in good condition, but we are

The

have hatched and the young are alive and well. This

breeding

it.

eggs

success will bring out facts

and,

no doubt,

some

interesting

blast

some old

top.

in

The

by constantly looking at this spot of light above them are supposed to get their eyes so set in the vertical position

that

it

becomes

a

permanent deform-

ity. is that the muscles of lower portion of the eye-ball are

Another theory the

upper set upward. the celestial is indeed a "made" fish,

cut, so that the tension of the

peculiarity of the celestial Copyright. 1913. by

the

is

slit

fish

will pull the eye

theories.

The main

through a

CELESTIAL TELESCOPE GOLDFISH Photograph i>> Wm. T. Innes, Jr.

If W.

A. Poyse

seems

this

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be

to

the

theory.

The weakness of

of "the

slit

of light"

most

likely

the

theory

that

is

there

is

nothing to prevent the fish looking at any angle by changing the position of its body, which is, naturally what a goldfish is doing all

the light from

the

One

time.

fact

"muscle-cutting" theory

seem

have

to

less

favor

in is

power

that the fish their

to roll

would, of course, be the case if one set of muscles had been destroyed.

I believe, however, that the variety

is

a

breed produced in the regular scientific manner by selection.

That is, by breeding together fish which have a tendency to develop the eyes upward, always breeding from the most perfect specimens.

Marvelous results have been attained through selective breeding, not only in goldfish, but in almost every kind of animal and plant in definite

which certain points are desired. The science of eugenics, of which we frequently hear nowadays, proposes to apply the science of proper selection to the breeding of a better human race.

in the

we

\ouug showing the istics

we may how

is

the absence of the dorsal

case of the lion's head goldfish

not artificially eliminated, for have seen them raised in this it is

country minus dorsal detected

when is

fins.

This can be

the fry are from five to

seven days old. lished fact

a distinct

is

proportion

with

also ascertain

accuracy

fair

variety

the

clearly

of the

character-

celestial

is

established. This should be by mid-sum-

mer of So

the present year (1913).

known, the accompanying

far as

published photoChinese reproduction of a celestial telescope goldfish.

The view illustration

is

the

first

graphic

taken directly from the top, and shows the fish in the act of turning from (its) left to right. This accounts

is

for

the peculiar

position of the

tails,

which are of the ordinary double type.

We are indebted to Mr. of Philadelphia,

Franklin Barrett,

for the

loan

of this

splendid specimen for photographing.

Nature never palls, never disappoints.

She will rest you, interest you, invigorate you, inspire you. Her breath is balm, her presence healing. You need take no long journey across the sea, or across the continent, for she

hand â&#x20AC;&#x201D;often

at

is

always

at

your very door â&#x20AC;&#x201D;await-

ing recognition. to Nature.

point in the celestial

has been definitely established

It

celestial

the

The Guide

telescope

that

From

not?

The secondary fin.

variety.

of the

eyes than the ordinary telescope, which

Why

whether or not the

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scientifically

estab-

that acquired peculiarities

When we note the successive surrender of one out-door magazine after another,

we

there ever will

often

come

wonder a time

whether

when

the

general public will forsake nickel theaters

and moving picture shows

more

satisfying pleasures

of nature. ing what

for the

of the study

Meanwhile we coniirue doto awaken an interest

we can

are not transmitted to

in such things, being possessed of

much

this reason

of the spirit of the Irishman

who

hear-

we have

it is

at least

offspring.

For doubly fortunate that one breeder who has

succeeded in hatching some celestial As soon as the fish are old enough we can definitely determine

telescope fry.

be 200 years old bought a specimen with the intention of proving the matter by exing that

periment.

parrots often

live

The American

to

Botanist.

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THE Xiphophorus Helleri.

JAMES

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H.

OLSHAN,

Chicago,

members

of the most interesting

of the Viviparae

commonly

Helleri,

female as aquarium.

111.

Xiphophorus

is

called the sabertail,

or just Helleri, from Mexico. It is said to be not uncommon in the streams.

Although it can attain a length of four it seldom reaches this in aquaria.

The body of the fish is somewhat compressed, except the abdomen, which is a little swollen.

The upper part of the body is olive green, while the abdomen and under parts are silver white. A red serrated line extends from back of the eye to the tail. A black stripe from inches,

they

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about

cavort

The female

in

the

from the male in the absence of the saber and in differs

being of a duller coloration. The saberdevelops as the fish matures. It

tail

which do not become as large as those which make body-growth first and acquire the appendage later.

The specimens that I have had the opportunity to study were of a very has been observed that those

develop

while

it

still

fish

small

cautious yet inquisitive nature.

Upon

seeing an intruding object in the aquari-

um

one would stop

and, watching the

as

hestitating,

if

object,

would cau-

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SABERTAIL.

Xiphophorus Helleri Courtesy of Chicago Fish Fanciers Club

the eye to the

mouth

masked appearance.

The mouth of the

The lower jaw upward

to

the

gives the fish a

immediately.

sabertail

projects

is

peculiar.

forward

and

snout.

The

nose or

"chin" appearing to be on a level with the top of the head. The mouth is thus of food

well-shaped to take particles

from the surface of the water.

The most interesting characteristic of this

Xiphophorus, however, This tail

is

the saber-

an elongation of the lower rays of the caudal fin and is about one and three-quarters tail

of the male.

inches in length. a curved

heavily antics

It

is

is

in the

form of

sword or saber and is yellow This bordered with black.

appendage is vised in playful wherein the male strokes the

peculiar

it, only to dash away But curiosity would soon overtake it, and again it would turn around to watch the object closely.

Xiphophorus Helleri is a hardy inhabitant of the aquarium and can be easily kept, providing no misfortunes happen. It must have an average tem-

tiously approach

perature

of

although

it

60 degrees. it

72

degrees,

Fahrenheit,

can live in water as low as If conditions are favorable,

will breed every four to

six

weeks.

After fertilization has taken place, the

should be separated from the female as he then becomes troublesome.

The young, varying in number from

male

hundred, are born alive, and should be fed upon Daphnia and Cyclops until about three centimeters long, and eie;ht to a

until they

have attained

the live food raised

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is

upon

full

growth

if

They ean be powdered prepared

available.

finely

do not grow as rapidly.

American aquarists are using Xiphophorus Helleri more and more for its beautiful coloration and its hardiness.

Because of this fact the species is now much cheaper than formerly, and they foods, but

are being bred with success everywhere.

Reason and W. a. I'OYSER,

Instinct.

Hammond, Ind

THEman,preeminent the power

of

characteristic

is

the past refer

it

In

to reason.

has been the inclination to

certain

activities

of animals

to

Reason, That animals do reason

instinct, reserving the quality,

to is

man alone. now generally

accepted.

Man,

as well

lower animals has his instincts, but very few of them are apparent, for he is able to bring most of them under control by the power of his reason. as the

Much

uncertainty

exists

as

what

to

constitutes reason, the general tendency

being to confuse it with instinct, and to ponder where one begins and the other ends.

That state of the mind by which, regardless of

all

ence, animals to

instruction or experi-

are unfailingly

directed

do spontaneously whatever is required

for the welfare of the individual, or the propagation of the species, is instinct. It has been characterized as "a kind of

organized memory," and as "inherited

memory." Reason or intelligence

in con-

tors,

but

make

a structure differing radically

There

Instinct begins at birth, but reason is a subsequent development of the mind.

The power of reasoning in animals is, of course, developed to a far less degree than in man. It is by the superiority of our reason, that we maintain our supremacy over animals.

Almost any animal can be taught to

subject

its

It is instinct that

con-

causes

a fish, or a bird, to construct a nest of the same type and material as other in-

dividuals of

its

species,

and

its

progeni-

natural instinct to

its

reason.

The wonderful

feats that animals have been taught to perform, and the develop-

ment of memory exhibited by many, attest this assertion, and,

that they are

I

think, prove

endowed with something

more then mere

instinct.

The

difference

between the intelligence of a tramp and a mathematician, would in all probability, be greater than that between the tramp and his dog.

Fish

much

are

reason.

not considered to

Some

facts,

possess

however can

be adduced by every aquarist, as evidence in favor of at least arudimentaiy development of reason. Who has not had fish, that at the approach of a human being, would come forward to the front of the tank instead of showing alarm, and hiding among the plants?

Here then, is an example of the instinct which urges them to flee, being over-

the eel

scious instinct.

to

the widest possible diverg-

is

only in being conscious. Instinct conscious reason, and reason is

un-

it

from

ence between reason and instinct, the former being an exercise of the will, while the latter is independent of it.

come by

is

reason that leads

is

it

the usual form.

founded on experience. Reason has been said to differ from instinct trast, is

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reason,

approach, as they is

which

tells

them

to

may be

fed.

Low

as

in the scale of piscine

occupying the very lowest

family

life,

of

the Anguillidine Apodes, they have been

known

to

to take

food from the fingers.

ber

become

of one

of

so

tame

in aquaria as

A mem-

our societies recently

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told the writer of an interesting

came under

that

case

his observation, con-

The

cerning a catfish and a goldfish.

two were the sole inhabitants of a small tank, and were fed upon the common food.

rice-flake

The

the usual habit of to glean

its

its

following

catfish,

kind, endeavored

food from the bottom, and

hence fared sparingly. This characterof its friend seemed to cause the could be goldfish much concern.

It

istic

"nosing"

seen

trying to

make

the it

evidently

catfish,

rise

to the

where the food awaited.

surface

Finally,

the

understanding the good intention of its bright companion, "arose to the occasion", and thereafter took its food from the surface. The goldfish no longer "nosed" the catfish Doubtless after teaching it the trick.

catfish

apparently

many other instances could be cited by observing aquarists, and should be communicated to The Aquarium, Darwin aptly says, "since animals possess the same senses, it follows they must possess the same fundamental intuitions as man."

If an animal does the same thing a man would do under certain circumstances, are fied in

are

concluding that

moved by

we not

justi-

man and animal

in active movement, though the had been caught the previous day, and presumably had been dead at least

be

still

fish

In connection with this

fifteen hours.

may be added that have found that in animal life, a considerable time may intervene between apparent death and actual and complete dissolution.

The air-bladder appears to be the principal factor in producing voice, at least in those fishes in which that organ has an opening into the aesophagus; and even in those in which it is a closed sac it acts as a sounding-board in augmenting the sound produced by other parts.

That it is not exclusively the cause of vocal sounds is shown by the observation,

it

scientists

circumstance that some fish are destitute of a swimming-bladder, and yet are capable of producing distinct sounds.

Acorns

as Fish

Food.

Herr R. Herold, principal superintendent of the Ducal Fisheries of TrachenAllgemeine Fischerei berg, gives in Zeitung a very interesting account of an experiment in feeding fish (carp) with acorn meal. In 1911 they had an unusually big crop of acorns, which gave him the idea of trying them as carp food. The acorns were collected in the

autumn of

the same power?

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1911, dried at a drying-mill,

by which they

Notes on the Air-Bladder.

W.

A N

HOFFMAN, Hammond,

B.

interesting

Indiana.

instance of the

re-

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markable vitality of the life principle was recorded some years ago by a microscopist from an examination of the bladder of a perch, and is worth repeating.

While cleaning the

fish,

it

was ob-

served that the bladders were unusually large,

study.

hence they were laid aside for

Under

the

microscope,

the

corpuscles of the blood were found to

lost thirty-five per cent, of weight, after being stored dry through the winter, and then rough - ground between stones at a windmill into a medium rough kind of meal; the shells

were mostly cracked off lengthway by the mill-stones, and not ground up, so they could be sifted out, causing a further 5 per cent. loss.

Herr Herold found that it took 9cwt. of coarse acorn meal, costing about 4s.

6d. a hundredweight, to produce lcwt. of carp. The fish took it freely, and made healthy growth on it. The meal is described as pleasantly sweet (not at all bitter or astringent, as one would have imagined.) The Fishing Gazette.

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The Chicago

persons, most of

TT

was in fear and trembling that the of the Chicago Fish Fanciers Club decided to exhibit fishes and aquaria at the Art Institute in conjunction with the Spring Flower Show of The Horticultural Society. Much had been heard of the losses by theft and

members

death sustained at public exhibitions in other cities. Now, however, the show is

over

—

are wearing smiles.

Less than dozen fish died, these because they were prematurely placed in the all

half a

unsettled

tanks,

the

others

are

now

disporting at home.

The aquaria were placed upon

a long

Moss

table constructed for the purpose.

and plants were

arranged about the tanks to conceal the wiring for the lights and the connections to the electric air

pump.

For lighting the tanks, the

Institute furnished the type of linolite

used for illuminating paintings.

While no attempt was made to exhibit a great number of fishes, several hundred were shown about thirty species.

Contrary to expectations, the goldfish reflector

—

did not arouse as as

the tropical

good

fringetails,

much popular curiosity species,

though

some

black and calico

tele-

scopes were in evidence. The activity and varied coloring of the wild fishes

—

the choicest products of the greenhouse.

At times the people were standing ten deep, eager to get to the front, and listen to the "lectures".

The club desires to express its appreciation of the many courtesies extended by the Art Institute and The Horticultural Society.

The electric air-pump, complete with pressure tank and all attachments, loaned by the Bishop-BabcockBecker Company, operated faultlessly and caused much favorable comment.

Public Aquaria.

"The public aquarium offers educational advantages, and this fact is evidenced by the attendance statistics of the New

York Aquarium since in 18 9 6.

In the were

establishment year there 1,635,252, or a daily average of

The attendance since then has, in the main, steadily increased. The lowest

number

of visitors was in 1908, when 1,547,873 persons passed through the doors, a daily average of 4,240. The banner year was 1909, at the time of the

Hudson-Fulton

more conspicuous, but sluggish goldfish. members of the club were in

3,003,511,

all

times, and were kept

busy answering questions and explaining the habits of the various kinds.

The club further

is

the

doing

all

plan for

in its a

power

large

to

public

aquarium for Chicago. During the show those interested in aquaria were requested to sign name and address in a book provided for the purpose. The book

its

first

4,480 visitors.

visitors

Several

whom

have aquaria at home. Can the growing interest in the subject be more conclusively proven?

Care was exercised to exclude mere idlers and children from the list.

During the show, April 1st to 6th, 76,550 people passed through the gates.

The aquaria and cubist paintings really attracted more attention than the flowers

arrested the attention, rather than the

attendence at

names of

contains nearly one thousand

Exhibition.

W. A. P0Y8ER, Hammond, Ind. *-

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Centennial,

numbered

average of 10,420.

when

3,803,501,

a

the daily

In 1910 there were

and in 1911, 2,001,544

The German Aquarium

at

visitors.

Heligoland,

to the public only five months of the year, averages about 16,000 paid admissions while the Naples Aquarium, charging 2 lire, or 39 cents, admission, attracts 25,000 visitors annually.

The interest of travelers in such institutions is apparent.

The Detroit Aquarium

open

(which

is

free to public), only

founded

already has an annual attendance of almost 1,000,000."— Ex. in 1903,

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The Aquarium.

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weak

Series of Articles on the Construction, Equipment and Maintenance of Aquaria, and the Breeding of Goldfish.

C. G. B.

IV.

"™

goldfishes,

the beginner should choose the

be had

Very pretty

at twenty-five cents to

can one dollar fishes

These are generally the scaled Japanese fish, quantities of which are imported from Japan. If you cannot find an assortment in your own city, each.

write

to the dealers

The

Aquarium.

who

Most

advertise

of

them

in

are

fish, and have good stock at reasonable prices.

Fringetails with short, round bodies and trypod tails can be purchased for about thirty-five cents.

These are entirely different from the straight-

breeders of the highest type of

common

bodied, single-tailed,

goldfish,

It is

astonishing the

amount of abuse

a healthy goldfish will stand.

speaking, there dying,

if

is

ordinary

no excuse

common

is

used.

The ordinary

goldfish can stand

and a great deal of cold, but a sudden change must be avoided.

If you, for any reason, find it necessary to change the water, be sure that the new water is of the same temperature as the old.

Coming back to the selection of the note the general appearance of

the fish you intend purchasing. See that

looks healthy

—

not puny or thin.

A

the

dorsal

careful observation for fungus.

is

Make

See that

there are no white blotches or spots on

the body

or

Fungus and other

fins.

may be

disease spots

only as large as a pure white, or, may

pin-point, usually

completely encircle the body giving feathery appearance.

has advanced that

The

sufficated.

far,

fins

When

soon should While such a is

mean

that

diseased, the novice should

is

not take chances. "tail-rot", the

tract

a

tails

condition does not necessarily the fish

it

the disease

the fish

and

not be split or ragged.

Such

a fish

worst ailment

may have

it

can con-

and very contagious.

If all

my

"caution" has a tendency to

my

advice

will

vouch and

is

to leave

The manage-

the selection to the dealer.

ment

sense

not lively, but

is

the fish looks healthy.

advertisers,

a very high temperature

it

—

erect

for fishes

you expose your canary to drafts, and give it harmful foods, you can look for colds, sickness and death.

Likewise, judgement should be used in guarding against any sudden or excessive change in the temperature of the water in your

fishes,

goldfish

most active in the daytime,

is

Generally

If

tank.

A

well

frighten the reader,

and are hardy.

"sunken in"

a

dorsal fin

the fins stand out well,

Selecting Goldfishes.

ordinary kinds.

The

(back fin) does not stand erect and the fish is

when "V¥ 7"HEN considering the

sometimes has

fish

appearance. "listless".

SCHENK, Milwaukee.

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for the reliability of

its

you leave your selection to them, you can depend upon fair treatment. Of course, losses, though if

will occur in shipment, and should not be laid at the door of the breeder, who has every reason to want the fish to reach you in perfect condition.

Shipments can be made by

usually insignificant,

express from the Atlantic to the Pacific

with

absolute

weather.

success

in

favorable

Mid-summer and mid-winter

are not good shipping months.

(To be continued.)

The next

article will discuss

goldfish foods

and

feeding.

"Things which are beautiful in themindependently of all association, will necessarily at all times be beautiful". selves,

Anonymous.

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all

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lionheads

through Chicago consigned to

specialize in goldfish, leaving the general

number

a

of

subject to the older organization.

Through Kaempfer's Bird Store, the members of The Chicago Fish Fanciers Club have secured a large number of

A meeting be held on the second Tuesday in May, at 919 West Girard Avenue. We understand that it is the intention of the will

C. Cassel of Philadelphia.

J.

The Philadelphia Goldfish Fanciers Society has been organized.

members of the new club to retain membership in The Philadelphia Aquarium Society. The new association will

Recently,

passed

17

German

weather-fish, Cobitis fossilis.

Though not common, it among fry from telescope some

is

not unusual

stock, to find

that develop but a single eye, the

other being of the ordinary type.

Some

years ago the editor discovered in his

Mr. club

I.

is

Ackerman of the Chicago

J.

on the

Pacific

and has

coast,

shipped a number of splendid Japanese and Chinese fish to Chicago with little mortality.

We

will

be glad

those readers of

if

The Aquarium who

hearken communicate their experiences in the hunt "the call

to

will soon

of the

will

wild,'"

for fishes to the editor.

The

editor desires a few copies of the

numbers of The Aquarium.

They should be mailed flat, not folded. first

three

Payment,

made by In

the

including

postage

near future

the

title

will

be mailed to

page,

volume

table of contents and index to

one

be

will

return mail.

subscribers.

all

The magazine should not be bound permanent form

until they

in

have been

issued.

A

Philadelphia newspaper

published an interesting

recently

article

illustration of the aqua-terrarium

with

owned

by Mr. Innes. We hope Mr. Innes will soon find time to describe it for the benefit of the readers of The Aquarium.

developing a single eye A careful examination showed that the fish had but one eye, a slight depression on the opposite side was the only evidence of an orbital cavity.

Unfortunately, it died when about an inch long. tanks

a

fish

exceedingly early.

Editor, The Aquarium: Some three years ago, while collecting specimens, 1 came across some very pretty moss, of which I took home a quantity, and for a better time to set it, threw it into a two-quart bell aquarium and forgot all about it. About six months afterwards, on looking at the aquarium, I found that there were many fresh-water shrimps and small worms among the moss. These worms, when I first discovered them, were waving white-hairlike things and later turned light pink in color, growing about li" in length, Since about one thirty-second thick. that time these worms have come up once a year and have increased during the summer. The shrimps have also increased, but they do not seem to increase I as fast as I would like to have them. like to know if they can be bred in larger quantities, and if there is any special way to collect them to feed to

would

goldfish.

At present

I

am

catching both a dip tube,

worms and shrimps with which

is

you wish W. Stuart Allen.

a long process if

catch many.

to

...

SOCIETY BULLETINS Brooklyn Aquarium Society

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Regular meeting 4th Tues. every monl h exceptJ une, July &Ausr.atFairchildBldg 702 Pulton St., al S P. M. i

11

Initiation Fee,

§1.00

Annual Dues,

$2.00

Chicago Fish Fanciers' Club Regulai meetings on the Second Wednesday at 809-12 City Hall Sguare Building, 127-139 North Clark St.. at 8.30 I'. M. on Fourth Wednesday where announced.

Init iation Fee,

SI. 00 *1 00

Annual Dues

The

j»

A

q u a r Society «*

u

1

m the the

German-American School, Sherman Ave., Jersey City, and on the Fourth Friday at the American Museum of History.

77th

St.

and Central Park West.New York,

each month except Julj and August.

Corresponding membership $1.00

A nnna 11 v.

Initiation Fee,

Dues $2

*1

Philadel phia

Tuesday,

<£

<£•

£•

Regular meeting on the Fourth Wednesday, at 1414 Arch St feet

M

il

SI. 00

^

-*

Regular meeting on

Regular Business Meeting.

27th:

Voung, 42* West 66th Street Preusker, 457 North Avenue W. B. Hoffman, Hammond, Ind. i'ari, Fossetta, 1841 George st net.

W. F.

Manager

Wednesday, Wednesday,

May

28th:

J.

May

—

Hammond,

A. Poyser,

G. Ohsinger, 123

W. Gage,

Ind.

Oakley Blvd.

Glenlaki Ave.

S.

1225

Business Mtetirg.

Meeting at resichnce of W. 14ih:

S.

Hilpert,

543 East 34th Street, Chicago.

Enw. W. Ktkrnan, 22 Nassau Place, East Orange, N. .1 President Vice President ...O H. Smith, 23 Jacob Street, New York City Recording Secretary Arthur Osborne. 42 South St., Jersey City, N. J Herman Osmer, West New Brighton, V. V. Corresponding Secretary Treasurer II. A. Richtberg. 85 Sout h Hit St., East Orange. N. J. Herman Hofemeister, t65 Webster A v., Jersey City. N. J. Librarian Local Editor John Treadwem, Nichols, A m. Museum of Nat. History Local Business Manager CarlP Ording, 1931 Broadway, New York li

Thursday, May 8th: Review ol "The Blatter" by H. A. Richtberg.

Auction of Fishes. Address: Coldwater Fisres, by Herm. Rabenau.

Friday, May 23th: — Revitw of the " Wochenschrift" and Address on Terraria by Richard Dorn.

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

Local Editor Local Business Manager

No

Meetings during May, June, July and August.

&

President Vice President Treasurer Secretary Librarian Local Business Manager

Minneapolis U m /\ q U a r .

I

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Schenk, 105 Grand Avenue August Grau. 3110 Grand Avenue Geo J C. Steffen. 950 First Street Rev. Paul Roth, 2602 Prairie Avenue August W. Poliavohth. 1816 Wright Street

W. A. Brye,

Monday, May 5th:— Regular Meeting

President

|

^

a G. B

304 Fifteenth Street

First

Monday at 105 Grand A ve.

Initiation Fee,$l. Dues. SI. 20

Society"

Street.

Dr. G, A.

Librarian.

Local Editor Local Business

Annual

Aquarium

»

Grove Street.

Annually

waukee

Society

May

Treasurer

Corresponding SI. 00

v\\

Herkeme

F. S.

Secretary**.

$1.80.

52

Theodore P. Fritz, 805 Halsey Si Barry Roessle, 116 Harm an Street Theodore P Fritz, 805 Halsey St.

President

Aquarium Dues.

Geo. W. Cost.

Vice President Secretary

Society

Initiation Fee.

Freuehick Schneider,

Corresponding and Recording Sec'y, ...

Treasurer Local Editor Dr. Frederick Schneider, 64 Grove Street.

Local Business Manager Owen It Smith, 702 Fulton Si net

President Vice President Pica surer

Membership

Dr.

.

J*

Regular meetings on Second Thursday at

Natural

President Vice President Financial Secretary

^

Treasurer Secretary

at 105

Grand Ave.

F. L. Tappan, 92 South 7th Street L W. Franzen, Curator Museum Pub. Library

Mrs.

Anna Essene,

3421

Longfellow Ave. South

Boston A Q U a r ^ QOCiety

i

U

Presid ent 111

InitiationFee.il An'lDues.81

Secretary

Treasurer

Tennant «Lee,

18 School St., Dedham, Mass.

W. Alden, 15 Broomfield St Boston. Mass Franklin A. Packard, 5 Perry St Cambridge. Mass.

'..Chas.

,

,

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c£>

The Aquarium ORGANIZED

The

oldest

^ Society

1893

Aquarium Society

All persons residing in the vicinity of find

will

membership

in

this

in

America

New York

City

society of the greatest

A

well-equipped library of English

and German books and

periodicals, a collection of speci-

value and assistance.

mens

in alcohol,

an herbarium of aquatic plants, and a

microscope, are at the service of the members.

Outings

are arranged for the collection of plants, snails, fishes, etc.

Exhibitions are held at which

many

ful fishes are seen for the first time.

rare

and beauti-

Addresses, lectures,

and discussions keep the members up-to-date on

aquarium

topics.

Corresponding members may

by the experience and advice

of

some

of the

all

profit

most expert

aquarists in the United States.

ALL PERSONS ARE WELCOME AT THE MEETINGS.

H. Osmer, Corresponding Sec'.v., West New Brighton.

Staten Island. N. Y.

°^

Edward W. Kiernan,

—=-

22

President.

Nassau Place, East Orange,

N

J.

J>

HOPE.

J.

Herpetologist, Importer of rare Reptiles and Batrachians, Natural History Objects, etc.

Also all varieties of curio fish on hand and .supplied.

—Dealer

In

—

Birds, curious animals, dogs, Angora Cats ana kittens Pots of every kind.

CATALOHIIR FOR THE ASKING ~

The Leading Pet Shop, 35 N. Ninth St.

Philadelphia, Pa.

THE

Terminal Pet Shop Importers, Breeders and Dealers in

Japanese Goldfish and Tropical Fish Fish foods, plants and aquaria Pets of every description

Birds, seeds

Burnett's Japanese Fish Booth No.

18

and cages

Food

Concourse

HUDSON TERMINAL BUILDINo NEW YORK

New York

2193 Broadway,

F. L.

TAPPAN

Dealer and Breeder of Rare and

Fancy Fish

Long-eared Sunfish

Goldfish

Prices cheerfully furnished lor special size.; atjuaiiums

City

Aquarium Book Herman T.

Gir<rdinus reticulatus

Mtxican Swordtail Girardnus guppyi Chanchitos Geophagus Platypoecilia maculata Gambusia ho.brooki And many others Paradise Fish

FOUR-HORNED SNAILS

(Ampullaria gigas)

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

A

92 Seventh

M inneapolis,

Tells all about breeding fancy goldfish and treats in a practical way on all aquarium and terrarium subjects.

240

INNES

AQUATIC PLANTS

of experience has enabled

specialty of

all

aquatic

me

to

make

life.

HERMAN RABENAU

1163 Myrtle Ave.

Brooklyn, N.

month

Vallisneria spiralis

(Water Fern)

cents per plant, one dollar per dozen. N more than two dozen plants of one species will be sold to one person.

Y

Address;

"Mention

Sagittaria natans

Ceratopteris thalictroides at ten

Near Broadway

&

Fish Fanciers Club

or manufactured by its members.

The weather making it difficult to ship Ash with safety we offer this

is to assist the studenl of Nature ami possible for him to obtain the specimens he desires in a healthy and first class condition. it

Jobber and Importer :Aquariums

The Chicago

utilize this space to ofler for sale or exchange fish, plants, foods, aquarium Implements etc., reared

My aim

make

& SONS

will

Always on Exhibition a

Price,

$3.00

EACH MONTH

OK

Many years

illustrations.

us,

Twelfth Street Corner Cherry, Philadelphia. Pa

Minn.

BEST COLLECTION FANCY FISH

beautiful

postage prepaid by

my new

Street, South,

Aquarium Fishes" the standard authority.

is

little

book, "AQUARIA FISH". practical work on care and breeding of fish in the aquarium.

Illustrated.

Send jti.oofor

Wolf's work

"Goldfish Breeds and Other

All Accessories

543

W. S HILPERT

East 34tb Street.

THE AQUARIUM when

Watch

CHICAOO, ILL.

for our offering in the next issue.

writing advertisers.

WM.

PAULLIN

L.

Goldfish Hatchery

Water Gardener GROWER OF THE

Finest Water Plants BREEDER OF

Fancy Goldfish and

Jacob C. Cassel Arch

915

Tropical Fish

Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Manufacturer

of

Large Aquariums^ Ponds and Small Lakes Stocked and Planted

Aq uanums Aquarium Ornaments Floral Terra Cotta, etc.

Goldfish

and

Try

Fish Food

Fish Globes

15 cents a box, postpaid

4z

The Nature Shop 'incorporated^

Importers —Breeders

Dealers

5

ANIMALS - BIRDS -

The

FISH.

finest

Catalog.

Use

NoXaL

579

W.

Brand Fish Food

15c per

4 Sizes

Can

G.

It contains

Post Paid

NEW YORK

181 St.

Daphnia.

CITY.

IN

Fancy Japanese Gold and Silver Fish Aquaria, Fish Globes, Foods and Plants, Birds and Cages, Bird Seed, Mocking-Bird Food, Etc.

33

in the

Flatbusii Avenue,

HARRY

Telephone Connection Mention

for

P.

it

or send to

PETERS

Warnock Street PHILADELPHIA, PA.

12:0 North

Market

BROOKLYN,

17 ingredients, also Jt will not sour or

Ask your dealer

THIELER'S SONG RESTORER Very Best

fine

cloud the water. This food is used by the New York and Philadelphia Aquaria; also by many breeders in Philadelphia and other large cities

THIELER DEALER

on the

develop

Will

fins and color; also makes your fish healthy and robust; will act as a laxative and is the best substitute for Daphnia.

—

—

best winter food

market.

equipped place in America for the handling of fancy Fish, and Write for Prices we have the Goods

have the

WOLF STREET, PHILADELPHIA

Greenriver Fish and Baby Fish Food

IN

No

Hatchery Fish Food

aquarium requisites

all

Send for Catalog and Trade Prices

We

Paullin's

IMPORTER AND BREEDER N. Y.

•

Largest selection

THE AQUARIUM when

of

Breeders in

writing advertisers

Philadelphia.

•

3 9088 01015 3997

The

President

The Standakd Paint Co. KH) William St., New York

August

of the writes

City

results have been all that could he desired and have successfully withstood the test of time. In concrete aquarium and pool construction 1 recommend your product on all occasions.

The addition of [MPEEVITE to the cement at the time it is niixedmit only renders the pool watertight but also eliminates the danger of having chemicals from the fresh cement wash into the water and kill the flsh.

Fours very truly

(Signed) W'm. T. Innes. Jr. Presidentof Aquarium Society of Philadelphia

as

follows

IMPERVITE

29, 1912

Gentlemen:—Obtaining unsatisfactory results from a number of preparations for waterproofing cement, an architect induced me to try IMPERVITB. The

Aquarium Society is

WASHINGTON NEW YORK CITY

1827-31

AVE.

MAKERS OF THE

Rogers

Crystal

Aerator and Filter

ways.

Underground Boilers,

Pits

Fringetail Japanese and Chinese Telescopes and of Red, African and Japanese Snails

WE GUARANTEE

that Irapervite contains no soap and that when used according to our directions will make cement mortar absolutely and permanently waterproof :

Natans and Gigantica and of Single-rooted Ludwigia Mullertti

European Fish!

A mphibians!

City

Reptiles!

Aquatic Plants!

Frequent consignments received from Australia, India, Ceylon. North and South Africa, East Indies, etc.

Fanciers supplied with small mixed collections. ship only the strongest specimens, so safe is ensured State your wants. Prices and all information by return mail.

Wanted: — 200 adult American Newts Sfielerfies ruber), 24 large Bull Frogs, 100 small mixed Terrapins.

Cash or exchange.

We

arrival

&

Cura

L.

and 6 Vine Street,

Sons, London, E. C.

England.

RED-BELLIED DACE FOR SALE OR FXCHANGE Fine large healthy specimens, 50c each. ~W. A. 304 Fifteenth St.,

BRYE,

Milwaukee, Wis.,

IT

S.

A.

457

MILWAUKEE TRYPOD CO., K?TC ai &ee. w.s.

W. C. EVAN'S, Manager Japanese and Chinese gold

solicited

AQUARIA

VAHLE,

315 N. Madison St., Chicago Wholesale and Retail Dealer in

BIRDS

Aquarium Plants of all kinds

Aquaria Tanks Fish Globes Ornaments, Etc.

Auburndale Goldfish Co. (Not Incorporated)

N. State Street

for Price List

ANIMALS

Goldfish

Birds, Cages, Seeds, Etc.

CHICAGO, ILL.

a»t>

Imported

SUPPLIES

KAEMPFER'S BIRD STORE

fishes.

"ENUK SAID" E. C.

Write

New York

St.,

in all

Sagittaria

114

;

rproof, non-cracking stucco.

Manufacturer and repairer of aquariums. Dealer kinds of aquarium fishes and pl.uits. Imported

CULTIVATORS OF

Correspondence

for Scales, Elevators, also Waterproof

Coal and Grain Pockets, any depth below

1

BREEDERS OF

:

Flywheels, etc

water-line ---Wat.

LARGEST MANUFACTURERS OF Aquaria,Terraria, Vivaria and Aquatic Cages, Mouse and Frog Houses

used for leaky Cellars.

Basements. Damn walls, Cisterns, Sewers.

Swimming-pools, Reservoirs, Hetainin walls. Pits, Dams, Tunnels, Tanks, Sub-

The Standard Paint Company, 100 William

Aquarium Specialty Co.

iHPERVIJf

about

920

West Randolph Send

for

St

,

Chicago,

Catalog and Trade Prices

111.