FISHES kh museum
>
price
10
THE
FiSff
12
CENTS
^
i;
AQUARIUM ISSUED IN THE INTERESTS OF THE STUDY, CARE AND BREEDING OF AQUATIC LIFE
CELESTIAL TELESCOPE GOLDFISH rhot-i
>.L
raiili
by
MAY Published at
Wm
T. Innes, Jr,
1913
Hammond,
Indiana.
BY THE AQUARIUM SOCIETIES OF THE CITIES OF VOL.
II
BROOKLYN, PHILADELPHIA, BOSTON, NEW YORK, CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, MINNEAPOLIS ::
n
Press of
BARCK &
SHAKl.INi;
Hammond,
Ind.
::
1913
**C* «=*«=» <Ck
OOf
FRANKLIN BARRETT 4815
D
Street Olney, Philadelphia, Pa.
Largest Greenhouses in the World Devoted to the Breeding of Fancy, Chinese and Japanese Goldfish and Propagation of Aquarium Plants WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
FISHES
PLANTS
COMMON
CABOMBA MYRIOPHYLLUM
SCALED
ANACHARIS
SCALELESS
SAGI'ITARIA
COMET
LUDWIGIA
FANTAIL FRINGETA1L
VALLlSNhRIA
HORN WORT POTAMOGETON SNOW FLAKE WATER POPPY WATER HYACINTH
TELESCOPES CELESTIALS LION"S HEADS SHUBUNK1NS
SALVINIA
PARADISE GOLDEN-ORFES GOLDEN-TENCH GAMBUS1A-AFFINIS STICKLE-BACKS
WATER FERN LACE LEAF
WATER LETTUCE UMBRELLA PALMS CYPERUS PAPYRI'S CYPERUS
SNAILS
ALTERNIFOI.IUS GRACILIS
COMMON RAMS HORN
LAXUS FOLVA VARIEGATED
POTOMAC AFRICAN JAPANESE
BOS ON FERNS PTERIS FERNS I
Drawing by H. T.
WOLF
WATER Submerged and Semi-Submerged Plants
LILIES
FOR PONDS ON ESTATES
Manufacturer of the Celebrated Rustless corner pieces.
Marbleized
slate
"SUPERIOR" AQUARIUMS
bottoms.
Made
in
galvanized sheet iron, wrought iron
and brass nickel plated
Manufacturer of the Made
For
fish only.
aquarium pure and sweet and does not injure the plants
Once
tried,
We
"AMERJAP" FISH FOOD
Celebrated
fro n the purest of materials.
in
Keeps your the aquarium
good condition, keeps your Eaten by the fish with avidity.
fish in
always used.
carry the finest line of aquarium ornaments in the country.
No rough, sharp edges to injure and the fish, but every ornament glazed with a smooth and beautiful finish, and in harmonious colore, creating an artistic effect in the aquarium. maim
Globes, Nets, Pebbles, Sand, Foods, Etc. Everything Pertaining to the Aquarium and Pond Send
for Price Lists
lOOOOOOXj CBO)KI>C»
>CI.B284405
(T
^
The Aquarium Volume
MAY,
II
Number
1913
2
J
V; The
Celestial Telescope Goldfish.
WM.
T^HE
INNES,
T.
Jr..
Philadelphia.
celestial telescope goldfish has
--
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
AQUARIUM
THE
10
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
#
A
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.
AQUARIUM
THE Xiphophorus Helleri. JAMES
/^\NE ^-^
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
11
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-
<S>**^
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
AQUARIUM
THE
12
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
#
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
AQUARIUM
THE
ft
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?
13
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-
^~~^-
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.
AQUARIUM
THE
14
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. *-
#
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,
AQUARIUM
THE
ft
The Aquarium. A
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.
15
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.
AQUARIUM
THE
16
THE AQUARIUM Issued in the Interests of the Study, Care and Breeding of Aquatic Life Published monthly except July and Aucust Hammond, Ind., by the Aquarium Societies of Brooklyn, Chicago, New York, PhilaMinneapolis delphia, Boston. Milwaukee, at
Send
all
manuscripts, exchanges, books for
review, etc., direct to the Editor-in-Chief;
remittances to the Treasurer; to the Business Manager
.-ill
other
matter
-----
Editor-in Chief,
Hammond.
-
\V.
A.
POYSEE Indiana
#
"1
AQUARIUM
THE
fr
^
zDQz
COMMENTS AND
(T
QUERIES
\
J
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
J-
J>
J-
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 $2
*1
Philadel phia
Tuesday,
<£
<£•
£•
Regular meeting on the Fourth Wednesday, at 1414 Arch St feet
M
il
SI. 00
^
-*
Regular meeting on
Regular Business Meeting.
27th:
Voung, 42* West 66th Street Preusker, 457 North Avenue W. B. Hoffman, Hammond, Ind. i'ari, Fossetta, 1841 George st net.
W. F.
Manager
Wednesday, Wednesday,
May
28th:
J.
May
—
Hammond,
A. Poyser,
G. Ohsinger, 123
W. Gage,
Ind.
Oakley Blvd. Glenlaki Ave.
S.
1225
Business Mtetirg. Meeting at resichnce of W. 14ih:
S.
Hilpert,
543 East 34th Street, Chicago.
Enw. W. Ktkrnan, 22 Nassau Place, East Orange, N. .1 President Vice President ...O H. Smith, 23 Jacob Street, New York City Recording Secretary Arthur Osborne. 42 South St., Jersey City, N. J Herman Osmer, West New Brighton, V. V. Corresponding Secretary Treasurer II. A. Richtberg. 85 Sout h Hit St., East Orange. N. J. Herman Hofemeister, t65 Webster A v., Jersey City. N. J. Librarian Local Editor John Treadwem, Nichols, A m. Museum of Nat. History Local Business Manager CarlP Ording, 1931 Broadway, New York li
Thursday, May 8th: Review ol "The Blatter" by H. A. Richtberg. Auction of Fishes. Address: Coldwater Fisres, by Herm. Rabenau. Friday, May 23th: — Revitw of the " Wochenschrift" and Address on Terraria by Richard Dorn. H. R. Lippincott, Collingswood, N. J. Charles Paxson, 2534 N. 11th Street Hiram Parker. 224 N. Wilton Street L. M Dorset, Jr 2219 N. 19th Street Wm. T. Innes, Jr., 1824 N. Park Ave. L. M. Dorsey, Jr., 2219 N. 19th Street
Local Editor Local Business Manager
No
Meetings during May, June, July and August.
&
President Vice President Treasurer Secretary Librarian Local Business Manager
Minneapolis U m /\ q U a r .
I
^*
Schenk, 105 Grand Avenue August Grau. 3110 Grand Avenue Geo J C. Steffen. 950 First Street Rev. Paul Roth, 2602 Prairie Avenue August W. Poliavohth. 1816 Wright Street
W. A. Brye,
Monday, May 5th:— Regular Meeting
President
|
^
a G. B
304 Fifteenth Street
First
Monday at 105 Grand A ve. Initiation Fee,$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.
,
,
-=—=-
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.