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Red-bellied
Newt
-Bellied
Nexv)t
W. SHUFELDT
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PhotograpKed b^ the AutKor
Diemyctj)lus pyrrhagister
4 During the
latter part of
year (1916) Mr.
Edward
March S.
of this
Schmid, the
well-known pet fancier, of Washington, D. C, obtained from a Japanese dealer in San Francisco, a lot of over one hun-
them formed the subject for a colored which I prepared, giving the animals a size of some six times that of life (linear). Employing this chart as a means of demonstration, with the aid of
wall chart
dred specimens of that most beautiful
of the living specimens in a small fish
salamander of Japan, the Red-bellied Newt (Diemyctylus pyrrhogaster). This
globe,
elegant form belongs in the same genus
meeting
with
our
newt
(D.
opinion, it
—
common
viridescens), is
it
at least,
limit
of
though,
in
my
not very closely related to
each
the
water
spotted
little
may
generic
be at the extreme confines
of
that
I
my
is
Five
Biological
This illustration
great differences to be seen in the color parts.
the
ing animals, and these
below.
under
of
Society of
chart with the camera, reducing the
Schmid very generously loaned from this fine me collection, and these I picked out for the distribution on their
account of
five figures to the natural size of the liv-
group. half a dozen specimens
brief
Washington, which was held on the 8th of April, 1916. Subsequently I copied
life.
Mr.
presented a
these very interesting batrachians at the
to
is
I
colored as in
here reproduced
supplement the short description given Superiorly, the skin of this batrachian
rather rough, due to the presence of a
fine,
warty growth upon
it.
When
seen
;
Slqnatic
from above,
directly
dark or black-
this
no way relieved by any brighter color, and the observer would never suspect the brilliant orange vermilion of the markings of the under No two specimens have these two parts. ish-brown skin
is
in
but by studyobserved that in
highly-tinted patterns alike
ing the series
some
it
individuals
nearly entire, as
more or the
will be
tail
less
;
area
colored
the
shown
in Figs,
i
and
Still,
harmless as any other species of Diemy-
— indeed,
ctyhis
stroy
the
which case
in
that
to take
this
localities as Ir
certainly
strikingly
on two
or three different styles.
tend to become broadly zigzag between the throat and the vent, as in It
may
Fig. 3
;
or
it
may form
a
median
line
with crooked lateral branches and a few scattered spots, as in Fig. 5; finally,
may break up
into
it
irregularly formed
islands and spots of color, as exhibited Rarely are the color spots to in Fig. 4.
be found on the under side of the limbs.
Again, the color area frequently seems to persist about the genital fissure or the
vent, as the case
may
be,
specimens the chin area
is
and
in
many
unbroken.
I
am
strongly inclined to believe that these color patterns are quite independent of
the sex of the individual, and possibly of age.
This seems to be a hardy species, and is certainly a very beautiful creature in an aquarium. They are very fond of small frog tadpoles and angling
it would be likely to thrive. makes a very interesting and handsome addition to the
aquarium.
more
pattern appears
stage the
might, in time, become a part of
it
the aquatic fauna of the country, in such
Water Hyacinths a Pest Experiments on water hyacinth have in French Indo-China for
lying islets of red spots.
From
would be a beautiful
it
addition to introduce into our ponds, in
or both of offfew with a jagged, and less broken
outer margins are
undesirable
one or
this area is nearly entire, either its
many
of
aquatic insects, perhaps mosquito larvae,
is
where
must believe they de-
I
larvae
2,
of the inferior border of
being always red.
Hit
worms
and as some of the females appear to be heavy with spawn, I am in hopes that later on I may have the opportunity to They try to rear the young from eggs. seem to like pretty deep water, and have no apparent inclination to come up on the mossy bank or flat stones that rise out of it. This newt is probably quite as
been carried on
some profit the which encumbers the lower Mekong and other waters of Cochin China and Cambodia to such a degree that it has become a positive menace to The fibre produced by this na\ngation. the purpose of turning to
growth
according to the "London Engi-
plant,
neer," has been used in the manufacture twine,
rope,
of
matting,
paddy
sacks,
boxes and chairs, cradles and other cles
of
with
furniture.
silk
to
a somewhat stiff but Water hyacinth has now
form
durable cloth.
entered the commercial
field
of rattan, rather than jute. that since April, 191
compressed
dried,
arti-
has been mixed
It
1,
as a rival It
is
stated
the plant has been
into
and
briquettes,
used as fuel at Khartum and other points on the Upper Nile.
These briquettes can
be put on the market at $5.75 per ton,
and it is said that tests made on a steamer on the White Nile have demonstrated that their efficiency as a fuel equals that
of the
same amount of the best
— "Why economical animal — Dorn "Because, Torn
is
the
frog
coal.
the
most
?"
skin, it."
it
rolls
it
after casting off
into a neat ball
and
its
eats
TKe
Indian Golden Bass
WALTER LANMOT From
"Land
the
of Mysteries," India,
that densely populated country inhabited
by more than forty million people, and
many
boasting of as
as
forty diiTerent
to a silver
BRIND.
F.
Z.
S.
depth of six to eight inches; clean sand on the bottom, planted with
thickets of Vallisneria in the corners
along three sides, open
A
in front
and and cenleast one
languages, comes to us one of the most
tre.
and elfin-like of the fishes that grace and lend an air of mystery to our aquaria the tiny Golden Bass, Ambassis
corner will afford shelter for the female should an argument arise. temperature of about 75 degrees Fahrenheit, for
Ma.
breeding, and 65 to y2 degrees at other
spiritual
—
This
takably
bass, for such
little
is,
averages
unmis-
in at
A
over an inch
little
with a depth of body of a much, and a thickness at the
length,
in
third
as
thickest part of the thorax of
Well, it
it
bunch of Nitella
if
that a sheet of paper
more
Herein
visible.
of this dainty
he can help
is
seems thicker and lies the mystery
He
little fellov/.
never,
if
permits a broadside viev/
it.
though transparent body,
of his glittering
for he
—nothing.
not "nothing," then so close to
ever heading straight at you,
or else in the opposite direction, so that it
almost necessary for two people to
is
aquarium
approach the
from opposite him
sides in order to steal a glimpse of
among
as he
(or she)
the
of the plants which afford and surroundings most congenial
leaves
shelter to
rushes to cover
In
him..
his
home waters
there
is
always an admixture of sea salt, such as is found in the haunts of our own Mol-
Ambassis
lienisia latipinna.
lala will live
contentedly in quite fresh water, though I
of
always add sea a
salt to the
tablespoonful
to
five
among
The eggs
the plants wherever
they are dense and free from waste matter
and excreta. They are tiny, clear as and are deposited in lots of five
crystal,
or six at a time to a total of thirty to fifty.
The parent fish in the swim side by side,
act of laying
the eggs
the function being performed with so swift a move-
ment through the plants be witnessed.
of
lala
to perfection.
it
are deposited
proportion
water, using old aquarium water in pref-
To
times, suits
gallons
erence.
dainty
Ambassis
is
from
that
it
can hardly
The period of incubation
ten
to
fifteen
hours.
After
hatching, the fry cling to the glass and
those fish
aquarium
desirous I
— two
would or
of
breeding
advise
three
feet
a
this
large
long
by
eighteen inches to two feet wide; water
plants for three or four days.
The aquarium should be placed less than a yard distant from an east window v/here there
is
abundant morning sun-
— —
)aqnatic
narrow end should be nearest
the
sliine,
As with other
light.
t'^e
frst food of the
Cyclops. rcised to
(
the
fish is Infusoria,
Daphnia and The greatest care must be exstrain the Daphnia and Cyclops prefer
they
later
little
species,
tiny
tlirough a very fine brass wire screen or t:oth, so that
no large ones pass through.
he young are very voracious as they rrow up and often choke themselves on 'i
Prepared
l:rge mouthfuls of live food.
Hit
breeding such rare and interesting fishes with which other fanciers had not suc-
and
ceeded,
his
swam, yachts,
rather
or
homes
spacious all
no reason why any one who is fortunate enough to possess this most desirable fish should not do as I do throughout the winter when Daphnia is ?'.carce, namely, keep a constant supply in mason jars set in an east window, with
There
Ida.
on the bottom of each, and water plants thrown in at random. As the sunencourages the growth of algse on of
inside
the
thrive.
Of
the
jars
Daphnia
the
course, only a few, say the
equivalent of a large pea in bulk, can be
maintained
loom tain J
the
each jar
in
cooler the
more you can keep, within cerWith twenty-four jars a
limits.
No more my
amber
at
is
like a thin slip
it
tail
at
The dormarked with
an angle. are
fins
Indian red, and have light blue edges. There are a few indistinct vertical, broken black bars on the sides. The female is more greenish, and clear, glassy and transparent, the red of the male being absent. During the summer the ovaries are visible through the abdominal walls. The Golden Bass is a shy little fish, and great care must be exercised not to frighten
it.
Don't Be Hasty Though time onward
'skeeter
"Are there any trout out there?" asked "Thousands of 'em." "Will they bite easily?"
to bait a
Ambassis
residence
of
lala
Mr.
Germany.
in con-
one friend.
ever
the
telling
fishing
templation.
four
sight
flies,
netting.
An enthusiastic fisherman was some friends about a proposed trip to a lake in Colorado he had
has
beautiful
speedily
and summer's sun is setting, not for some time will it be wise to shake ye
eyes than a series of
?
A man hook."
Why,
they're absolutely
has to hide behind a tree
Country Gentleman.
which Carl
Schmidt, of Freidrichshagen, near Berlin,
and all and tails,
with golden gleams as
glass
anal and
vicious.
successive broods of
saw
cutter
direction,
fins erect
The male Ambassis of
"Will they
as absolutely require them.
rreeted
I
— the
ood supply can be maintained for such
I'.sh
same
their
of
is
dirt
light
fleets
spread wide.
sal,
dry foods, and indeed anything but live :'ood, is out of the question for Amhassis
around
sailed,
like
in the
were crowned
The young Amhassis
with dorsal and anal
the light strikes
Daphne Sieve
efforts
with great success.
This gentleman devoted
himself at that time, 191Q, exclusively to
"We
all round about us one which no man can labor for himself, without laboring at the same time for all others." Hyperion,
behold
vast union, in
Tne
I
JOHN
4
A
EarthvJorn: R.
Fish Food
BASCOTT
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4
4 OtOned ty JoKn
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Mc Ginnis
OvJned by
^
W. H. HeimbacK
YOUNG CALICO TELESCOPE BROAD -TAIL GOLDFISH The
type
you
are
proud
to possess at
is an earthworm?" answer would be "food for True, and fine food, but there fishes." Its skin the question would likely rest. is soft and naked, and protected with a The body consists of coating of slime. from one hundred to two hundred rings, each provided with minute bristles. It is
If
one asked "^^'hat
the probable
these bristles
that
worm
enable the
its
even though
hole,
The muscular system
it
is
to
from
so successfully resist being pulled
be rent apart well developed,
and the animals can crawl backward and forward.
The
internal organs are rathei
though
simple,
to
describe
oughly would require brief,
it
many
pages.
has a pharynx, which
forward when
it
eats.
the oesophagus, which
opens
into
the
is
In
pushed
This conducts to is
enlarged into a
crop in front of the gizzard.
organ
them thor-
The
intestine,
latter
which
the close of the outdoor season
runs
in a straight line to the vent.
Tiny
grains of sand are found in the gizzard
and the
intestine,
food.
and probably serve
Respiration
to grind
on through the whole surface of the body. Eyes and ears are not present, but the is
carried
animal
is sensitive to light and sound. Each individual unites the two sexes in its body, but two worms pair together.
The eggs
are
contained
in
a
of
sort
cocoon formed of mucus, which hardens when exposed to the air.
The earthworm
feeds on vegetable sub-
stances contained in the
soil,
so that
it
is
constantly swallowing earth to obtain nuIt plays a most important part economy of Nature, as, by breaking up and mixing the soil and by drag-
triment. in the
ging leaves into
its burrow, it has tilled and manured the earth for ages. They are found throughout the world. Though
—
—
jflquatic
few
in species, they
make up
in
Utt
On
numbers.
Morphology of Gambusia
has been estimated that they average
It
about one hundred thousand to the acre. The earthworm forms an excellent and easily obtained food for It
fishes.
many aquarium
customary to
select
small,
"night crawlers"
ones— not brge
tender
— and
is
to cut each into small pieces suit-
able in size to the particular fishes to be When tiny particles are desired for fed.
sand
fry, place a tablespoonful of coarse
round-bottom china bowl, add a few worms killed by scalding, then proceed in a
water-worn pebble the size of a hen's egg, just as a chemadd ist would use a mortar and pestle water, stir rapidly for a moment, pause to allow sand to settle, then pour ofif into to grind with a smooth,
W.
One
HILPERT
S.
most interesting studies the Laboratory of the Bureau of Fisheries, at Beaufort, N. C, is that reported by Dr. Albert Kunz, of the
of
out
carried
at
the University of Iowa, in "Science."
Kunz's studies were devoted to morphology of the reproductive organs of Gambusia affinis. which abounds Dr.
the
the vicinity
in
Beaufort, in
of
all
the
fresh water streams entering the harbor.
His
were
eft'orts
directed to
especially
the structure of the apparatus control-
modified anal
the
ling
the male
in
fin
;
another
worm
vessel.
The
will be held in
tiny
particles
of
suspension in the
water longer than the heavier sand. thus decanting several times
if
By
necessary,
ground worm will be separated from the sand and may then be fed. For a winter supply of worms, secure a wooden box from the grocer, or several Be certain if a large supply is desired. nailed. Put in a that the box is securely two-inch layer of garden soil and leaf mould, and over it distribute a good layer of worms. Add two more layers of earth and worms, with an inch layer of soil on top. Cover with three boards an inch thick, leaving an inch space all around, Place the with a brick on each board. box in a moderately col cellar, and the
occasionally
sprinkle
Every
sixty
potato and
days
mix with
keep
to
mash
a
moist.
cold
boiled
the top layer of
Gambusia.
"This
report
fin," the
by
controlled
is
which has
its
powerful
a
projecting ventrally from the fourth to the
abdominal
last
can't it.
remove an
Lincoln.
and
vertebrae,
the
modified anal spines of the proximal end of the anal
and
fifth
fin
rays.
The
third, fourth
fin
are enlarged,
rays of the
greatly elongated and variously curved,
bearing short spines on their distal por-
The interhemal which
tions.
with the third ray
elongated to articulate with the
ficiently
two anterior processes,
which
on
muscle controlling the anal
The
origin.
ward
articulates
enlarged and suf-
is
at
fifth
one
ray
may
of
side
has
fin
be
drawn fourth
the
the its
for-
and
brought into proximity with the third. In this manner a groove or tube ed,
through which the milt
from the male
is
is
form-
transferred
to the female."
The study
of Nature
highest
with
the
never
trifle
is
mind.
with Nature.
an intercourse
You At
obstacle,
shouLI
the lowest
her works are the works of the highest
powers, the highest something
you plow around
muscle,
origin on a honey process
soil.
\Vhen worms are desired, lift off the boards and they will be found on the Do not disturb the soil any surface. more than is necessary.
When
tells us,
"functions as an intromittent organ and
ever
way we may
Agassis.
look
at
in it.
what-
Louis
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Even is
IsoETAcEae, re-
to botanists, the
gardless of
its
interesting characteristics,
a comparatively
known group
little
of
two hundred, or even more, springfrom a flat bi-lobed or tri-lobed tuber-
ten to
ing
The new
like rootstock.
leaves are pro-
said to be
from the centre of the rosette. The plant reproduces from spores, which
derived from two Greek words meaning
are born in a hol'owed-out portion of the
"equal" and "year," and was applied be-
base of the outer leaves.
plants,
The
about
comprising
generic
name
species.
fifty
Isoetes
is
duced
The
quillwort
cause of the perennial character of the leaves.
While the purpose of
this article,
primarily, to direct attention to their interest as
aquarium
plants,
inasmuch as
are usually ignored or given scant
the}^
attention in vv^orks on the aquarium,
it
may
not be amiss to give a brief descrip-
tion
which should aid
The systematic group as a
in identification.
botanist
regards this
one.
Students of
plant life are not by any
means agreed
as to
difficult
what constitutes
of this genus, nor classes of plants.
vision
of
its
a distinct species
relationship to other
It
belongs in that di-
the vegetable
kingdom
called
Pte;ridophyta, which includes the ferns
and some other spore-bearing or flowerless plants called the fern allies.
In the
development the pteridophytes are above the mosses and below scale of plant
flowering plants.
Some
botanists consider
the Ouillwort to be related to the
Moon-
wort and Adders-tongue ferns, around which so much superstition clustered in ancient times, while others aver that
its
The Quillwort is
heterosporous, that
is,
bears spores of
two sexes on the same
structure indicates a connection with the
the
pines and related plants which are the
different leaves.
more primitive forms of flowering plants. The quillwort is essentially an upright
about one-fourth the size of a pinhead
or
spreading
and few
in
plant, but in
The female
spores are
number, while the male spores
cylin-
are about one-thousandth of an inch in
pointed leaves of a grasslike or in
diameter and very numerous. The spores have an outer coating of silicon, that of
length in the various species from a few
the male spore being beautifully sculp-
inches to two feet, and in
tured.
drical,
rush-like
rosette
aspect.
hollow,
of
The
leaves
vary
number from
A
microscope
is,
of course, re-
â&#x20AC;&#x201D;
mu
laquattc
Much
quired to see the marking. is
laid
on
guishing the various species.
The
lakes
of
species
in sand,
gravel on the bottoms and banks
A great many and streams. are always submerged, while
others are only partially so, or are terresIt is rather rare and local, but is trial. apt to be abundant
when found.
inconspicuous,
probably often over-
it
is
is
Goldfish enthusiasts remote from the
ing the fancy varieties, are apt to be dis-
couraged by the rumors of the prices
commanded by discussion of
how
account of
on
entitled to consideration
is
interesting characteristics
and position in the vegetable world. In the aquarium it increases in size and luxuriance, but can't be propogated, except possibly by dividing the rootstock. Snails are very fond of
it,
hence
of
forth leaf after leaf in spite of their on-
overcome and nothing remains but the rootstock. Reslaughts until finally
gardless of this,
tank that
is
it
it
is
should be in every
without
snails,
and those
fishes that will attack plants.
petition.
stream
"are
any
there
fish
moment
to the experienced aquarist, but
to the novice the loss of
such a specimen
be a severe shock, and very discour-
aging.
During the late summer and autumn months it is possible to buy very attractive fish at little prices
â&#x20AC;&#x201D; twenty-five cents
show aquarium make handsome These
up.
will not be
Given the proper
fair-sized tank, they will
from
this
better
?"
but will
fish,
If
pets.
an
occasional one dies the loss will not be great.
fish-
in
desire
in
It
Much
theni,
and a
food
grow
and ultimately breed just
"Say, bub," remarked a woul !-be
who
win
their stud, or to
perfect relatives.
erman,
maximum
The
value.
comseems that the more perfect a fish the harder it will be to keep in condition. This is not a matter of much improve
will
would have quillwort, out must they go. It is remarkably tenacious of life. Throw a plant into a tank with snails, where it will float at the surface, and it will send
an attrac-
The novice should
paid by experienced breeders
one
if
be spent, but
prices for very fine specimens are usually
to its
not
It is
neither be attracted nor repelled by the fascination
it
how much can
will suffice to stock
little
home aquarium.
tive
While the adaptability of the quill wort not as broad as some other aquarium
fine specimens.
the purpose of this note to enter into a
Being
looked.
plants,
Priced Goldfish
centres of the greatest activity in breed-
wort occurs growing
quill
mud and
Low
stress distin-
in
characteristic
this
beauty
in
like their
more
will be learned
and the desire created for
ones.
And
not
the
these
least,
Pet shops
fishes will increase in value.
"Yes."
should encourage the sale of fancy varie-
"Will they bite?"
ties in
"None
of
them ever
bit
me, mister
;
you don't need to go into the water fish if you don't like."
but to
preference to the common,
for this reason.
The common
ing a dime, increases fact,
pond
fish
little
in
if
only
kind, costvalue, in
twelve inches long
sell
for
but a dollar.
We
frequently read about cats mother-
ing chickens, but
up
to the present time
no correspondent has had the nerve to tell
us that a goldfish
up a brood of parrots.
is
trying to bring
I
am
the wiser in respect to
all
edge, and the better qualified for
tunes for knowing that there in
that
brook.
Thoreau.
is
a
knowlall
for-
minnow
HEATING THE AQUARIUM EDGAR TALLMADGE
A. B. C. D. E. F.
G.
The
Frame
of
question of heating aquaria con-
me
fronted
commencement
at the
"storm windown"
Gla.s
Radiator between aquarium and glass B. Heating coil Heat-retaining cone placed around coil Expansion tank Bottle inverted in tank to regulate expansion
of win-
sary heat for
ter,
shown
ftshes
and
and no doubt other lovers of tropical have been perplexed by the same problem. To those old at the game, or more fortunate in having a room heated to and kept at a given temperature, this
make
will not
interesting reading, but to
my
those not so fortunate
may
experiments
be of value and possibly lead to an
even better method.
When
I
recalled
my
have
my
for them.
room light,
fishes,
in the it
I
felt
However,
previous experi-
room
ences in heating the
no
as
it
in
little
which
I
concern
was the only
house affording the proper
was up
to
me
my
to furnish the neces-.
tenants.
tried
members
systems of tank heating.
selected one that
conditions.
I
seemed best suited to It was the hot water
system that enters at the top of the tank and drops to the bottom, then returns over the top again to drop to the heating coil.
'
my
I inquired of of the society and had and explained to me all the known
the older
I
constructed one and tried
before putting
it
into the tank. It
so beautifully that I
keep the
it
out
worked
began to figure
how
from burning themselves as I pictured them gathered around to keep warm. Alas All my hopes and schemes were shattered, for as soon as I tc
fishes
!
placed the radiator in the tank, and
it
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no way obstructs the light, it would keep a lot of cold air away from the window side of the aquarium. The frame is placed against that of the tank, and in the resulting space of one and one-half inches between the two pieces of glass is placed the hot water radiator, for which any set in
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and,
It in
it.
if it
did no more,
small
suitable
tubing
may
be used.
I
chose small lead pipe having an internal
diameter of one-qujirter inch, such as
used
is
in the construction of pipe organs.
Foreign remittances should be by international
The portion that is outside of the frame is made of copper tubing, a part of which is bent to form the heating coil. Around
money
this coil is placed a heat-retaining
Single
der, draft, postoffice order or registered
letter.
order.
Advertising rates
made known on
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of
1
sank below the surface of the water,
it
filled
with water a bottle of water is inverted and placed in the brass expansion funnel. Ijy this means the system is supplied constantly, evaporation is slight, and constant watching of the water level is obviated.
No
After the system has been
tin.
by Joseph E. Bausman.
September, 1916
Vol. 2
cone
application.
The
heater
is
held
close
the
to
aquarium by means of clamps made from strips of sheet metal.
have intimated that the room in I which I keep my fishes is not easily
became chilled, circulation stopped, and I saw at once that it would not work. Out it came, and was relegated to the
heater
junk heap.
taining a temperature of 22 to 74 degrees
I
went
Rev.
to a friend with
Paul
W.
Roth,
my
and,
it
with a slight improve-
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consists of
what we
will
the
main-
Fahrenheit, in the tank with a tempera-
I
his idea.
placed in the aciuarium.
with
but
rifiiculty in
ture at times in the
as
It has at least one advantage over other hot water systems pipe or anything else in that no metal is
weather,
have had no
much
heater, contenting myself with the credit
ment over
cold
in I
problem, to
would like to take it myself, I must give him credit for the "storm window" of constructing
heated
The
heater
term a "storm
window," enclosing a hot water radiator, and placed on the outside of the tank and out of sight from the room. The 'apparatus consists of a frame or shallow box the size of the tank, and one and
room
of about 60
degrees, and have been unable to detect variation of the water temperature, showing that the radiation through the tank is very good. The aquarium has a a
capacity
of
measm-ing
about
twenty-five
thirty by fourteen
gallons,
by fourteen
inches.
Just a
word
of heat and
its
in
regard to the source
application.
I
have no
doubt but that good results could be cured by using a small find that a
right light,
oil
se-
lamp, but
I
Welsbach burner from an upwith the mantle removed but
retaining the screen cap, will do
all
that
—
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is
required.
has a regulator, so that
It
the size of the flame can be adjusted to
The flame
the requirements.
about even
heating
the
Avith
ordinary winter weather one-fourth inch high i:icii
or even more.
placed
is
In
coil.
use a flame
I
very cold a halfkeep the tank cov-
if
;
I
ered with a piece of glass, which conserves the heat.
making the necessary
In
radiator dilute
pipe
While
be well to
will
it
may
pipe
the
hammer
circle,
shut
bend slowly
;
then snip
ofi:"
preceding
before
blow through
course, the tiny hole in
the tube just below the cork acts as a
and permits the passage of
b3^-pass
keep the burner
cient gas to
suffi-
alive.
Mr. Dorsey has used this regulator in an aquarium placed before a window duressjwwytr^
TOfiLLOkV escAPeoF o/\s TO m:j;£p eiAME
Auve
is
To
wide the ends and pour
with
LeifeL
pliers,
w/TH
TH/5 PORTIO/V SUB.
OF /ii£/ecxjKy yAis/Bs
CHA/>fo//YG rB/>rp£iefiraf?£
in a
Be sure the pipe
out the sand.
and was
buckle at the
each end with a pair of flat-nosed or
the pipe
and then close
the length
fill
if
did
I
curves and cause impeded circulation. use sand,
would
the pipes
fill
Otherwise, unless great care
exercised,
it
Of
cut square.
with dry sand before making the various bends.
oiT the gas gradually
not suddenly, as
joints of the
hydrochloric acid.
rot do so,
cut at an angle, so that the rising
is
mercury cuts
used, as a flux, zinc cut up in
I
11
is
nohr OF OfiS.
clear
soldering
the
it.
Aquarium Thermostat
Heat Regulation
When the
gas
used to heat an aquarium
is
regulation
simple matter
may
ing the winter months,
temperature of
if
becomes a
heat
the
a thermostat
is
used.
It
the
room
dropped thirty degrees, yet the aquarium thermometer
constantly registered the 70 degrees the
thermostat was set to maintain.
be secured from any dealer in labor-
atory equipment, and can readily be adjusted
to
aquarium.
needs
the
of
the
tropical
Stock patterns usually pro-
vide for a greater supply of gas than
is
— 'T said he'd repay — Briggs "He
lent that geologist $5,
Jiggs
needed, but can be changed as desired.
slratariferously
Ihe form
flying
illustrated
herewith was de-
scribed several years ago by Mr. L.
Dorsey.
The
regulator
is
a corner of the aquarium,
conducted to
it
from
a
M.
fixture
in
the
It
will
be noted that the intake
it
in a
and he
very short time
!"
was doubtless speaking
From
!
machines
a geologist
submerged in and the gas
room, then from the outlet to the burner used. A few experiments will serve to determine the proper height for the mercury and the position of the gas intake pipe.
when
frequently
is
pterodactyls to
a very short time, to
!"
Agassiz taught his pupils to
kill fish
by
blow on the back of the head as soon as they were caught, that they might not a
sufifer
before dying.
What to
if
the
good things people intend
do tomorrow were only done today?
—
NOTES & NEWS
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AQUARIUM STAND OF IRON
not
It is
PIPE
difficult to find a suitable
small
for
table
of proper size will
a
sup-
aquarium, any small
port
do,
but with
large sizes, the great weight requires a
One
stand at once strong and durable.
of wood, while desirable because of adaptability to various finishes,
is
COURTESY OF JACOB
C.
CASSEL
ing in Saull's Hall, 802 Girard avenue, on
September 20th. Annual auction of and general discussion of the out-
fishes
lines of the
work
for the winter.
Fred
Richardson, Secretary.
its
apt to
by reason of stout construction, cumbersome in appearance. The stand of
Otto Ruess, of Chicago, has a
lot of
be,
iron pipe possesses every requirement ex-
cept that of finish to conform to ordinary
home will
furnishing,
be painted
though, of course, or
enameled.
If
as follows
phemus. etc.
Polymurial, Pollyanna, Poly-
gallons.
still
has several hun-
dreds of nameless babies on hand.
Rev.
Paul W. Roth.
Mayor
Preston, of Baltimore, has ex-
pressed a desire to have a public aqua-
rium located Philadelphia
Appolinaris,
has exhausted the dictionary
under "Pol," and
The Society will hold the
Napoli,
Political,
One-half inch pipe
be sufficient for a stand for a twentygallon tank; three-quarter inch for fifty will
The
He
:
it
the
aquarium frame is brass, a very handsome stand can be made of polished and lacquered brass pipe.
young Polyacanthus, which he has named
Goldfish first
Fanciers'
autumn meet-
fort,
it
in the battle
Key
in
Fort
will be
McHenry
Park.
remembered, figured
which inspired Francis Scott "The Star Spangled Ban-
to write
—
Stquatic Hitt ner."
Comments by
the president of the
Park Board, Mr. George Weems Williams, and prominent aquarists of the the project
city, indicate that
to
not likely
is
The movement
be dropped.
name polyp
The
(Greek polupous, many-footed) was originally given to the octopus
in allusion to its
many
foot-like
and thence extended fresh water Hydra.
tentacles,
the
to
growing recogni-
ther indication of the tion of the value of
a fur-
is
13
an aquarium as an
educational factor.
The extremely water
in
surface layer of
thin
contact with the air acquires
physical properties comparable to those
Potatoes Ala Daphne
of an extremely fine membrane.
Braunf oxit is a little wooded Housatonic River, Connecticut, a There the legion rich in Indian lore. Reverend Arthur Boxer Creichton maintains his summer camp, and with him recently, as guests, were Mr. and Mrs. G. Frederick Wood and Mrs. W. A. in
isle
the
They discovered that the water used for camp purposes was Poyser.
with Daphne.
to
impart flavor to the camp cookery and
/Cst to the appetite ii
flucnce of
the
loyal fish lovers strain
the
— perhaps
\^ater.
W'ith
saLid
instead
of
have double, tails.
]^arge Jap and red snails should be watched closely and removed from the
tank
Where located?
—B.
lateral lines of a fish
is
otherwise serious
may
result.
to
Aquarists are divided on the use of for aquarium plants. Sagittaria and Anacharis seem to grow just as well in sand or gravel. Under these conditions
why
not
lobster?
Fach
E.
die,
the constantly
the organ of hearing in fish J.
when they
pollution of the water
soil
is
it
is
the
Like
primeval.
forest
no attempt was made
increasing cost of high living,
Daphne
was the
it
The mayoung are plain colored, some are scaled, and a few of both will of
jority
alive
seemed
fishes,
equal the parents in coloration.
river
This luscious crustacean,
beloved of our aquarium
Goldfish fanciers who have bred the shunkunkin have found that a very few
scale
of
the
perforated by a
said that the roots serve mainly to
anchor
the plants and consume the humus, the leaves assuming a more attractive bright green color.
tube leading to a duct connected with a sac in the head, their function being the
mucus, which covers the body to lessen the friction of scales and This water, and make it impervious. secretion
of
mucilaginous
system
with nerves and
is
is
also
provided
the seat of a peculiar
sense which corresponds to the organs
From
of touch and hearing.
r reeds," by H. The
a
of a goldfish,
when
the
good condition, usually appends for some time as a long worm-like thread. Its texture and freedom from mucous and gas bubbles rather than color indiThe color will depend cates health. upon the food, few other than daphne cause black-brown excreta.
T. Wolf.
Bubble-shell Snail
astropha,
"Goldfish
The excrement fish is in
common
is
Physa
native
ponds and slow streams.
Some men's
heter-
species
of
their
up
Sunday
religion suit
in the closet
is
all
located in
of clothes, and
during the week.
hung
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Tadpoles are very interesting "critters" aquarium, but have an unfortunate If you habit of stirring up the humus. would have them be clean, remove any in the
accumulation of sediment at frequent inIn general, their value in an tervals.
aquarium
the only possible treatment in illness
mated.
There
Don't look for flaws as you go through hfe, and even if you find them, be wise
and kind and somewhat
London
careful dieting.
blind,
get
up and
Received by a land syndicate
Your
Sir:
letter says if
Florida land you will start the machinery
moving
can holding a gal-
of the law
and protected by
a jacket of tin or
I'm not going to pay
to
an advantage. Daphne can
little
be placed to keep up the strength of the fishes.
of the study in natural be recognized by any one possessing even rudimentary ideas of the
"The
history
utility
Milne-Edzvards.
The eggs
of the smelt are so minute
that about 500,000 are required to
fill
a
in
my
direction. Well,
or the July, or the
it,
August, nor any of the sc start
I've quit,
rest.
your machinery of the law, and
I'll put a monkey-wrench into it that'll knock out more cogs than Mr. Blackstone could replace working nights and Sundays for the next three years.
will
science."
don't pay
I
the June installment on that 10 acres of
sters, a glass coal oil
In such a container a
Say,
when
that slick-tongued salesman
of yours sold
me
down and $10
a
those ten acres for $50
month
as long as
For aquarium heating a very satisfactory small bunsen burner can be obtained from dealers in dental supplies.
boss"
stufi^.
I
used to
sit
out on the
bungalow
among
the
palm
trees,
the
Zoo
the bereavements sufifered by
year was the death of a
crocodile from
tuberculosis.
states that this
is
kind.
Reliable
the
first
statistics
The
report
recorded of of
its
mortality
from pulmonary diseases among crocomust be difficult to obtain but it is
diles
;
highly probable that the disease
is
un-
known on the banks of the Niger and Nile. The majority of the deaths among
the
evening breeze laden with perfume of
orange blossoms,
And now
my
a friend of
orange blossoms.
mine who went
Florida on other business sends
last
I live,
he had the Indian sign on me, with his "back to the land" and "be your own
porch after supper smoking my pipe and dreaming about that Southern home, the
quart measure.
Among
to
is
go.
and look
For the transportation of the smaller tropical fishes, and particularly young-
woven wire can be used
way by which we
only one
is
can reach our desired goal, and that
for the virtues behind them.
lon,
is
Chronicle.
over-esti-
greatly
been
has
Park are either from the maladies of civilized life or from over-eating. Medicine is useless where wild animals are concerned, and the animals at Regent's
a
kodak picture of
my farm
me
that
a fellow sitting in the middle of
to
back
shows it,
in a
would be a grand place for a fishing lodge if there was a chunk of ground big enough to build a shack
boat, fishing.
It
on, sticking out of the water anywhere.
Did you think I could live in water just because I'm a sucker, or does a diving suit
go with that ten acres
mine.
?
I
didn't get
Slowly the morning had passed into then the afternoon had also
afternoon
;
The Nature Stud}? Review
evaporated; and now, as the poet said, OFFICIAl, JOURNAL,
"the shades of night were falling fast."
But still the angler went on angling. "Caught any fish, guv'nor?" asked a cheery and cheeky lad, as he paused beside the weary wielder of the rod. The latter deigned no answer. "Any luck, sir?" asked the boy persistently, as
he loitered near.
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snorted
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the
DO NOT MISS ANY OF THEM
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sir,"
wanted
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he sauntered on.
my
coming school year from prac-
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angrily.
as
for the
will be filled with special articles
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— down
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15c per copy.
to say
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in
the second turning or
Add
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for
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Gets rather cold at times in Minne-
you
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can't cool the ardor of a
When Mr.
fish fancier.
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Announcement! John Pigg, of St. Louis, is about to be matched against the champion pancake eater of the country, and perhaps you reason
will notice that there is a
are willing to put
all
why we
Rare Tropical Fishes Trichogaster facetus
Trichogaster lalius
our money on John.
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.
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.
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at
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.... .
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index.
Price
Address Slquatic ILitt (Book Department)
542 E. Girard Avenue
Philadelphia
MILWAUKEE TRIPOD CO. 457 Eleventh
Milwaukee, Wis.
Street
EVANS, Manager.
C.
and repairer of aquariums. kinds of aquarium fishes and Imported Japanese and Chinese gold-
Manufacturer
from Bergen-
to 449 West 206th Street, New City, where old friends and new customers will be welcomed (evenings
Dealer plants.
York
fishes.
Phone, 8418
Direct Importations of Fish, Reptiles, Plants,
in
all
St.
FRANKLIN BARRETT
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EVERYTHING COMPLETE FOR THE AQUARIUM, POND AND LAKE ^ Wyoming Avenue, & C Street, PKila., SEND FOR PRICE LISTS
ilOTION PICTURE FILMS OF FISH. ETC..
and
page
title
1st,
$2.00 postpaid.
field)
only!) By appointment: Nicholas.
BE READY
about October
W.
F. Z. S.
MOVED
m ILL
MADE AND SOLD
$10 to $100 each.
Pa.
VIOLET RAY FISH REMEDY Relieves Constipation. Fungus, Tail Rot, ConBox of six powSafe and effective.
gestion. ders
25c.
For
sale at
"Everythinji is Fish
Pet Stock Stores, or
comes
that
address
REGENIA CHEMICAL
PETS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION AND KIND Manufacturing and Maintenance of Aquariums a Specialty
All Kinds of Cat and
Net of a Naturalist"
CO., Sta. K, Philadelphia
THE TERMINAL PET SHOP Dog Foods and Medicines
to the
Don't paddle
in
water with one
the
hand and be blind with both
eyes.
In other words, "keep your eyes open" for all nature.
Hudson Terminal Building Concourse. ^EW YORK
OUR MAGAZINE
Broad -tail Telescopes
The Guide
to Nature WILL HELP YOU
Correspondence Solicited It
GEORGE WILT. 1519 N. 62d PHILADELPHIA
Street
who v\^ell
by Edward F. Bigelow, and earth, as as the waters under the earth. is
edited
fishes in
the heavens
Single copy, 10c.
TEN VARIETIES OF BEAUTIFUL AQUARIUM PLANTS for
$1.00 Postage Prepaid
Four months'
One
trial, 25c.
year, $1.00.
THE AGASSIZ ASSOCIATION ArcAdiA
J.
Henri Wagner, 1909 North
Capitol
Sound Beach
Washington, D. C. Please
mention
AQUATIC LIFE when
writing
adTertiaers.
Connecticut
YOU
IF
Harry
Are Looking for Something Extra Fine in Broad -Tail Telescopes
W.
Don't Forget Breeder
and
H.
1210
Warnock
N.
Street, Pliila.,Pa
BREEDER AND IMPORTER.
HEIMBACH
Rare and Fancy Fish
FINE FISH
Importer of
P. Peters
Plants
Snails
FISH FOR SALE AT ALL TIMES 413 North 10th Street Allentown Pa.
Aquarium Supplies
Snails and
Plants,
Kinds
of All
Times.
at All
MANUFACTURER OF Green River Fish Food lOc a Box
HERMAN RABENAU.Aquarist
Green River Bahy Fish Food
PERMANENT DISPLAY OF
I5c a Box
Aquatic Life and Terraria must be seen
A GOOD FISH FOOD most
to be appreciated
fish
Visitors
Welcome
New
good
in
Varieties received
regularly
After the test of
health.
food on the market.
Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn. N.
Y.
keeps the
It
good color by promoting bust growth.
It
fish in
a healthy, ro-
will not sour or cloud
Ask your
the water. 1163
one of the
is
things necessary to keep
years Green River stands out as the best
Plaats and Tropical Fish a Specialty Importations of
essential
dealer or send for
todav.
it
Near Broadway.
Young
Blue, Black and Calico
Nippon Goldfish Go.
Telescopes and Japs $1.00 per
1749 Buchanan
dozen Up.
St.,
San Francisco, Cal.
Importers and Dealers
A ho
JAPANESE GOLDFISH Direct From Breeders
in
Veil-tails,
$5 per Dozen
Up
Shipping Can, 25c Extra
Japan
HARRY 1210
PETERS
P.
NORTH WARNOCK STREET PHILADELPHIA
Otto Walter 86 5u3)dam
Street
::
Brooklyn,
Near Evergreen Avenue L Breeder atni
TROPICAL AWARDED GOLD & SILVER MEDALS Panama-Pacific International Exposition
San Francisco, 1915
All
Kinds of AQU4RIA
& SUPPLIES
Price Lists Furnished to the Trade Only
Telescopes
Itiipoi ler
AND
N. T.
Station
of
GOLDFISHES
Calicos
Japs
Fan-tails
Dealer in All Varieties of Aquatic Plants
Water
Violets VI3) Specialty*
All Kinds of Fish Foods Fresh and Dried Daphnia
AQUARIA, UTENSILS
AND
SUPPLIES