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Breeding Chanchito Frank L. Tappan Minneapolis, Minnesota Early last spring I was fortunate in obtaining a pair of little fellows barely two and one-half inches long, so small that I feared they were too young to breed. I placed them into a 30-gal-

lon aquarium. At one end of the aquarium I placed a small terra cotta ‘astle, with a large opening at the base. The fish did not seem to agree very well, and after several domestic the

male taking possession of the castle,

disputes apparently separated, while the female was usually to be found in the shade of a group of sagittaria at the further end of the aquarium. One day I noticed that the fish had

and were busy swimming thru and

apparently made up

around the castle, inspecting every part of it. Then began the labor of removing the sand from the inside of the castle which took several days, the fish had a peculiar method of throwing the sand out with their fins and tails, with a sort of quivering motion not unlike that of a hen dusting herself. Finally the last of the sand which they were unable to remove in this manner was taken up in their mouths and carried to a distance and deposited in a heap. Early one morning (July 13th), I dis- coverd that they had spawnd, the eggs, glistening like little white pearls, were stuck or glued on the inside edge of the eastle. From now on both fish were assid- uous in their care and attention to the eggs and young. One of the fish was constantly

hovering over the eggs fanning them with

his pectoral fins and causing a current of

water to flow over them, when one fish be- came tired the other instantly took its place.

Upon first placing the fish in the aqua- rium, the water was kept at a depth of eight inches, after the fish had spawned, the depth of water was reduced to six

inches, and kept at that depth.

CHANCHITO—Hero facetus—Jenyns

After Drawing by Schlawjinski

Karly on the morning of the fifth day I found one of the old fish in the castle as usual, but not a trace of eggs or young, and my first thought was that the parent had destroyed them. My attention was at- tracted by the queer actions of one of the fish at the further end of the aquarium, where the day before I had noticed him ex- cavating a deep hole at the base of one of the water plants, the fish was turning side- ways and peering into the hole with first one eye then with the other, in a comical manner. With the aid of a reading glass I discoverd a black mass of little wriggling fishes in the bottom of the hole. The little Chanchites kept up a constant wriggling motion but were unable to swim, and seemd to be helpless and entirely dependent upon the parent fish for care and_ protection. While one of the parent fish was constantly guarding the little fellows the other fish was busily engaged in excavating deep holes in the sand in different parts of the aquarium, and once or twice a day the little fishes were tranferred to a new loca- tion, the old fish carrying several of them at a time in their mouths like cats carrying their kittens.

On the morning of the ninth day the little Chanchitos were sufficiently developd to leave the sand holes and I found the parent fishes surrounded by a black ball of little fishes which gave them the appear- ance of being in the midst of a swarm of bees. If any of the little fishes strayd too far away from the others, one of the old fish would gently gather up the little one in its mouth and return it to its fellows. The parent fishes seemd very proud of their family, and it was amusing to see the comical way in which the old fish every now and then would peek into the nest. After the little Chanchitos were able to swim about, the old fish became very jeal- ous of their little family, and would fight like tigers if any one disturbd them, in fact I had to caution visitors not to tease them or approach too close to the aquarium, as several times the fish struck the glass sides of the aquarium with sufficient force to stun themselves.

The little fish requird no food until nine days’ old, then they were given the live food until old enuf to eat the food and fresh scraped meat, of which

artificial they are very fond. By actual count, there were 285 little Chanchitos and I succeeded in raising 280 of them.

The little Chanchitos are kept with the big ones and the little fellows are the bosses of the aquarium. If the parents happen to get fed first, the young ones appear and get the food out of the mouths of the old ones if they can reach it and the old ones seem to take it good naturedly.

During the breeding season the old fish assumd the most intense colors, the eye is bright red, the body of the fish bright olive green, inclining to bronze, the tail and fins jet black, as are also the seven cross bars on the body, which give the fish the ap- The Chanchito

found in the waters of the La Plata basin,

pearance of a zebra. is South America, and attains a length of nine or ten inches, it is a hardy, healthy fish, of striking appearance and interest- ing habits and easy to keep in the aqua-

rium

A Hunt for Darters Tracy H. Houmes

Chicago

On one of those delightful October days when the mere suggestion of the approach of Winter adds zest to one’s enjoyment of the lingering warmth of Summer, four zealous members of the C. F. F. C. hied themselves out of Chicago into the haunts of wary, little darters which had been dis- covered in a tiny stream some thirty miles away. After a pleasant hour’s ride thru fields stubble and pasturelands we dropt off the

of tattered cornstalks and across train to find ourselves in a little village, perched on the side of a hill, along whose base meandered, in serpentine course, a brook of clear, cold water, now babling over pebbly shallows and again purring in deep holes nestld between banks of green sod.

Donning our hip boots and toting our nets and pails we made a bee-line for a broad shallows visible a hundred yards Start-

ing in on the lower end of the shallows two

away just below an old red bridge.

of us carried the minnow seine in a cres- cent line across and up the stream, and, dragging it carefully over the stones, we made a quick sweep up to one shore, keep- ing the down-stream end of the net snug against the shore while the other end of the net made a circular path out across the point farther up stream.

to the shore at a At first we provd

to be too clumsy, for we merely got

stream and_ back

glimpses of “the fish that got away,” but, aining experience we soon began to find flashing

oO oO the net sparkling with leaping, Most of the darters, but Floyd’s practist

fishes. hauls consisted of “Johnny” detected more rare and_ prizd

and Rainbow

eyes soon

specimens and so Fantail darters were soon being exultingly ex- hibited by Carl in his pocket globe which he had so thoughtfully brought along.

Again and again we dragged that little

shallows and each time some prize would eall forth a shout of joy from the boyishly excited men. In all we tallied six species of darters: Johnny (Boleosoma nigrum), Fantail (Etheostoma flabellare), Rainbow or Soldier (Etheostoma coeruleum), Least Black-sided

( Hadropterus aspro ) and Green-sided (Di-

(M ieroperca punctulata ye plesion blennioides).

These strange little cousins of the perch, so changed in their mode of life and in their adaptations for that life, stick to the shelter of the rocks in the few inches of rushing water and do not desert it for the seemingly safer waters of the nearby deep pools. After watching these darters all Winter in the aquariums we readily under- stand their abhorence of the deep water, for they are so fited for scrambling among and under rocks and even for diving under sand that they are practically unfited for swimming and seem very awkward in try- ing to get to the top of the aquarium.

Having collected as many darters as the members could properly care for, and hay- ing thrown back into the stream all but the choicest specimens, we set out for the deeper and quieter stretches of the stream in a pasture abov the bridge. Being shy of boots. John demonstrated his virility by stripping to shirt and “gym” pants and wading in that icy cold water for three or four hours. He was a great help to the expedition but we feard it would be at the cost of a life. Fortunately we can say he

did

three-foot-deep pools we succeeded in cap-

not even take cold. In the muddy,

turing some hog suckers (Catostomus ni-

gricans ) , stone rollers (( ‘ampostoma anomalum), and some — sucker-mouthd

minnows (Phenacobius mirabilis). The suckers did not seem to adapt themselves to aquarium life for they soon died, but the rest are still thriving in the school tanks. The most exciting episode of this part of the trip was the attempt of Carl to leap across a little creek with two pails

of fishes in his hands. Landing on a slip-

pery, muddy bank, his feet playd him false and there was a yell, a floundering fisher- man and two masses of flopping fishes. Wildly we scrambled to the rescue, not of Carl, but of those precious darters, rapidly somersaulting down the slippery bank to the beckoning water below. ‘True to fisher- men’s luck we lost the two rarest speci- mens, the black-sided and green-sided dart- ers, and no one knows how many extra fine rainbows.

After repairing the damage as best we could, we cut across the fields to a point in the creek about half a mile away where Floyd assured us Red-bellied Dace ( Chro- somus-erythrogaster ) were waiting to try our mettle. This haunt was a broad and deep part of the creek just above a narrow, deep channel thru which the water rushed The bottom of the

pool was sandy, tho the banks on the

as thru a mill-race. deeper side were miry mud. These grace- ful, aristocratic denizens of the pools of Illinois streams provd almost more than a match for four men, for, in spite of our having two of our party upstream throw- ing in stones to scare the fishes away from that avenue of escape, we were able to cap- ture, after an hour’s seining, only a half dozen of the wary little beauties. Even the

league with the little dace, for just as we

beasts of the fields seemd to be in got ready to make our hauls, a band of horses in the adjoining pasture dasht thru the feet

searing our fishes away and spattering

stream a few away from us,

us with mud and water. In spite of the efforts of Carl Floyd

to head them off, these horses persisted in

heroic and dashing thru the stream, much to our an- noyance. And after capturing the dace we found we were not at all sure of our prizes, for the lifting of the pail cover was a signal for all sorts of acrobatic feats that resulted in some of them leaping clear out of the pail and back to freedom in the stream.

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THE AQUARIUM

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Vou. I APRIL, 1912

Our Aim

The aim of this magazine is twofold.

No. I

First, to interest the wider public in an important subject of nature study. Within the last the

gained greatly in public appreciation, tho

few years aquarium has it does not yet hold the prominent posi- tion to which it is entitld on account of the great possibilities it offers of opening

To the scientific student, the fish breeder, the ad-

one of nature’s less known fields.

mirer of beauty, or the simple lover of nature, the aquarium becomes an object of value.

This larger point of view will be kept foremost, and while we purpose being scientific we also intend to be popular.

The second purpose is to bring before the members of the several aquarium so- cieties matters which may be of general interest to them as well as of mutual help in the furthering of the art of aquarium keeping. In other words, to combine the scientific and the practical into a_har- Our eall therefor is to all

who are interested in the life of the water

monious whole.

and of its more immediate surroundings. We cover the domains of river, lake and

marsh as well as of the seaside.

The value of mutual help may be best appreciated by a short retrospect of what has been done in the past. Many years ago the editor started out with an aqua- rium, which was anything but an aquarium except in name. For want of proper knowledge and for lack of experienced counsel he groped his way from point to point, from failure to failure, until he in the long run discovered for himself. the tho known to a few, were buried out of sight Histex-

periences were only those of many another

underlying principles which well

in searee and unknown volumes.

amateur plodding by himself, unbeknown of his colleags.

There was a dearth of information and no source available known.

In this way a number of people gradu- ally workt out success for themselves, tho in complete ignorance of the things others were doing along the same path.

Karly in 1893, five persons who had by chance become acquainted, founded a small society which, tho now no longer in existence, was the mother of the present New York Society, which originally em- braced a membership from the five New York boroughs as well as from the adja- The New York

Aquarium Society is thus the oldest in

cent part of New Jersey.

the field and has had the usual vicissitudes of all pioneer organizations.

The Philadelphia Society, numerically the strongest, was formd independently of New York, fourteen years ago and has up to the present time devoted its energies mainly to goldfish culture.

The Brooklyn Aquarium Society was formd early in 1911, chiefly from the mem- bership of the New York Society residing It too is successful and had establisht a small monthly bulletin in

on Long Island. its own interests.

The Chicago Fish Fanciers Club also is a young and thriving group of people

interested in aquatic life.

If certain efforts turn out successfully we will in the very near future greet a society in Boston as well.

The New York, Brooklyn and Chicago societies are devoted to more general fields as native fishes, terraria, foreign (mainly tropical) fishes, as well as the breeding of rare or specially interesting fishes.

Keenly realizing the benefits of associa- tion, it was felt that closer touch with the work of others was needed and mutual help could not be better obtaind, than by cre- ating an organ of intercommunication.

This, not only would assist the several societies but would also serve to bring into touch many distant but nevertheless inter- ested persons not connected with any soci- ety. The Brooklyn Society very wisely and generously took this larger view of the matter and agreed to merge their bul- letin with the present magazine.

To instruct the beginner in the prin- ciples of aquarium maintenance is one of the first of our objects. Those who have past the beginner’s stage, we wish to en- courage in careful study and accurate ob- servation as well as to present to them ever We

help the individual as well as the societies,

widening fields of interest. want to we want to assist in forming societies in other cities, and we want to reach the libra- ries and especially the schools. There are many teachers who desire to keep aquaria for their classes, but tho the generous wish be there, the knowledge is often most limited.

We want our readers to tell us of their experiences and of their troubles, in other words we want to help and also want to be helped.

No salaries or profits are paid those who It is a labor of

To be successful it needs the active

conduct this magazine. love. support of many.

Whether your interest lies in the small fireside aquarium or in more ambitious un- dertakings we need your help both in arti-

eles and in subscriptions.

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Philadelphia, Pa.

The proper care and maintenance of an aquarium is an important factor in the keeping of all fishes.

The size best suited for an ordinary dwelling is one containing from thirty to sixty gallons, larger ones are unwieldy and dangerous on account of weight, smaller The

framework should be of metal; brass makes

ones require cleaning too frequently.

an effective adornment for a sitting-room, the brass is easily polisht and has a richer appearance than gilding or paint on iron- work. ‘The aquarium should be built so that it has’ a large air surface, that is, it should be at least as wide as it is high and preferably wider. The same quantity of fish

there is a large air surface than when the

water will accommodate more when

air surface is small. It should not be over twenty inches deep, as fish do better in shallow water in aquariums. The base should be of slate and the sides of heavy plate glass, so joined that practically no cement comes in contact with the water. A good cement formula may be made of the following: One part of white lead, 1 part of litharge, 12 parts of glazier’s putty.

The best general soil is a lower layer of pebbles and an upper layer of coarse sand. The pebbles allow the roots of plants more freedom to travel and get nutrition, the sand above makes a more even and _ pleas- ing appearance, so that particles of food will not become hidden in the soil and de- compose. Most plants will root well in this soil, those that do not may be planted in small pots of earth, and sunk below the sand. The best aquarium plants are Sagit- taria, Cabomba, Valisnaria, Ludwigia and

Potamogeton. Anachoris is a good oxygen- ator, but it grows too rapidly and soon covers the surface, thereby occluding the top light which is best for the other plants. Sagittaria is about the best oxygenator and most all around it

satisfactory plant,

should be used extensively. Cabomba, Ludwigia and Potamogeton are fair oxy- genators, but are to be used more for their foliage effect. Nitella grows too rapidly and collects around the other plants retard- ing their growth.

The soil should not be level, it should have one or two depressions in it, and here the humus and precipitate will collect and may be easily removed by the dipping tube or siphon.

J believe it is best to have the soil slope up toward the sides, with a low space in the center. The plants may be arranged in groups, according to their height and foliage, those with the densest foliage should be farthest from the window; so as to allow as much light as possible to pene- trate thru from the side of the aquarium.

It makes a better foliage effect to ar- range the plants in groups of one kind each. The best light for plants is from the north, but when this cannot be had an east light is fairly satisfactory. I believe that all aquariums should have at least two hours of morning sun.

The scavengers best suited are snails (Japs, Ramshorn and Potomac), mussels and tadpoles. Never put paradise fish in an aquarium with goldfish, altho they are ex- cellent flesh-eating scavengers, they will in- jure the goldfish. Scavengers should be given a permanganate, then a strong salt bath for a few minutes just as all new fish should have before entering the tank, this kills many of the parasites that infest them. Plants should likewise hav an antiseptic bath before putting them in the aquarium, 5 or 10 minutes in a bath of two gallons of water to which has been added 5 tea- spoonfuls of creolin, after which they should be washt for several hours in run- ning water.

The strength of permanganate solution used for fish and scavengers should be so that the color is a light claret red and they should be observd closely while in this solu-

tion, stronger solutions kill them. A glass

cover over the top of the aquarium is ad- visable, it need not fit tightly and should be raisd slightly from the top by rubber buttons, placed on the upper edges of the frame. This keeps out dust and forein particles, as well as lessens evaporation. When the fish are added, which should take place after the plants are well rooted and are oxygenating the water, it is well to add a few pieces of old plaster of paris. This neutralizes acidity in the water and furnishes mineral salts, which are essential for the development of the fishes’ bony structure as well as the shells of the snails. In the aquarium we should endeavor at least to have it balanced, that is the conditions such, that enough oxygen be supplied to keep the fish from coming to the surface to any extent. I find it a good rule, where there is considerable plant life, to allow one inch of fish body for each gallon of water. In this measurement I do not count the tail.

(To BE ConcLuDeED )

Feeding Aquarium Plants

S. Cuicuester Lioyp Brooklyn, N.Y.

After months of experiment and _ trials I have come to the conclusion that some sort of fertilizer for plants in the aqua- rium is an absolute necessity. I have found that to a certain extent plants will flourish outdoors in plain gravel, and with nothing more nourishing than atmospheric influence and fish excrement, but I have notict that such plants do not start grow- ing to any extent for a long period after planting, and then the growth is either very slow or of a condition that runs to length of stem rather than to actual oxy- gen-giving leaves. Indoors the conditions are sometimes good, but more often the gravel turns black and the roots the same, and the slightest stirring of the gravel means a most unpleasant odor of decayed plant, while the growth of plant is nil in some cases; the top remaining green but

the bottom almost disconnected from the

root. This is evidently and obviously wrong, and the only remedy I know of is to entirely empty the tank, boil the gravel and allow the plants to float in a shallow dish until the roots lose the black color,

In

extreme cases loss of the entire plant may

which will sometimes take a week.

oceur. Then, after thoroly washing the boild gravel in running water, lay a half inch of it on the bottom of the aquarium, over this scatter a thin layer of pulverizd sheep manure, covering this with at least an ineh and a half of boild, washt gravel. Small holes may now be made with the finger and the plants,—preferably sagit- taria and ludwigia — inserted as thickly as desired, after which the water should be carefully pourd in so as to avoid bringing any of the manure to the surface thru a disturbance of the sand. In order to make sure that the manure was not injurious to the fish I experimented by taking a large 25-inch washtub, filling it with water into which I stirred several pounds of manure until it had all settld to the bottom and the water was black, so that a fish could the

a lot of loose

inch below surface.

I floated

and put one dozen

not be seen an Into this water Anacharis gigantica, one and a half-inch young sealeless fringe- tails in good health, and three that were in poor condition from bruising and cold in These fish I left in the tub for

three weeks, feeding them daily or every

transit.

other day as the opportunity arose, and at All

were fat and lively, and of good color, with

the end of that time I examined them.

the exception of one very sick one of the three, the other two were completely cured, third the

Proof coneclusiv that even the intense heat

recovery.

and the on road to and excessiv ammonia fumes were not in- jurious to fine goldfish. The Anacharis had about a foot half on

I immediately started to dismantle

grown and a each stalk. my entire collection of big aquariums, some 22 in all.

(To pe ConcLupED )

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A Hunt for Darters (CONTINUED FROM Pace 3) But the few we got repaid us for all the efforts. fish,

especially when in full courting regalia, and

They are a most beautiful

they take very kindly to aquarium life. After bitter

beautifully colored specimen leapt to his

one experience in which a death on the schoolroom floor it was found necessary to keep the tank covered. Besides the dace we took a few green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus ) and one small- mouth black bass ( Micropterus dolomieu ). On the way back to the bridge we seined some weedy, quiet stretches of the creek and added to our collection a lot of fine top-nuinnows or killifishes (Fundulus nota- tus).

very acceptable additions to our finny fam-

These quiet, social little fellows are

ily and hav fallen in very easily with the ways of the small aquarium.

Getting back to the bridge we sought our coat pockets for the cold bites our wives or mothers had carefully stowd away, and there in the big out-of-doors we munchd our sandwiches and talked over the experiences of the day. By the time we had divided our spoils and cared for our pets the afternoon train came puffing up and we departed for our homes in the city, vowing to return at the first opportunity

in the Spring.

Watch your snails carefully, the vege- table feeders may prove dangerous, espe- cially to soft tissued plants which are Snails

having covers (opercles) are not danger-

frequently destroyed by the snails.

ous, they are mostly carnivorous.

You can do nothing more important than to interest your friend in the homely do- ings of nature; one way is to present him (or her) with a year’s subscription to the

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SOCIETY BULLETINS

Officers for 1912

President Corresponding and Recording Secretary W. F. DeVor, Box 383, Baldwin, N.Y. Owen H. Smirn, 52 Wall St., New York Vice-President Treasurer Financial Secretary Dr. Ruporrw C. Liznau Harry RoessLe THEopoRE P. Fritz Local Editor, Syrvester C. Lioyp Local Business Manager, Owrn H. Smitu 138 Eldert Street 702 Fulton Street

April 26th Leéure: «*Persuading Highly-Developed Male Goldfish to Breed’’—by S. Cuicuesrer Lioyp Also: Competitive Exhibit of Live-Bearing Fishes

At the Second Monthly Competitive Exhibit of Scaleless Goldfish, March 12, 1912, the following Ribbons were awarded: Ist Prize (Blue Ribbon), H. F. Quick, for Squaretail Tel- escope; 2d Prize (Red Ribbon), S$. CHICHESTER LLoyp, for Ribbontail Telescope; 3d Prize (White Ribbon), HARRY ROESSLE), for Calico Comet.

At the First Monthly Competitive Exhibit of Fringetail Goldfish, February 13, 1912, Ist, 2d and 3d Prizes (Blue, Red and White Ribbons) were awarded to S. T. SmirH for Calico Broadtail Telescope,CalicoVeiltail Telescope and Large Humpbackt Fringetail Comet, respectively.

° ° Officers for 1912 Chicago Fish President. 2 20 .w ee kas. SOUNG

, 428 West 66th Street

Fanciers Club Vice-President . Dr. G. A. Preusker, 457 North Avenue

Secretary . . F.G.Orsincer,123 South Oakley Boulevard

Regular meetings are held on the Second and Fourth Wed-

Treasurer . . Cart Fosserra, 1500 Diversey Buulevard Librarian . . Tracy H. Hotmes, 2816 Logan Boulevard Local Editor . Tracy H. Hotmes, 1522 Rockwell Street

nesday of each month, at 729 | 003) Bus. M Gi Pine Soo Grande Ronleward Stock aPxchange | Building. La ocal Bus. Mgr. J. G. Pigeser, 3800 Grand Boulevar

Salle and Washington Streets, April 24th Lecture.“ The Aquarium”; dis-

sae ne

Initiation Fee, $1.00

cussion led by WiiiiaAm Kopp May goth Lecture: “Aerating Devices,’ by

Annual Dues, $1.00 BF. Se YOuNG and CARL FosseTra.

New York Officers for 1912

President .. -. Isaac Bucnanan, 143 Liberty Street, New York

A q uar 1 UM Vice-President, Richarp Dorn,7 Norman Rd., Upper Montclair, N.J.

Recording Secretary, ARTHUR Oszorn, 42 South St., Jersey City,N.].

society UU Cor. Sec’y, Rev. Henry S. Corrin, 129 East 71st St., New York

Regular meetings are held on the Second Thursday at the ~ German-American — School,

Treasurer, H. A. Ricurserc, 85 South 16th St., East Orange, N.J. Librarian, Hermann HorrMeister,165 Webster Av., Jersey City, N.J. Local Editor, Joan Treapwett Nicnors, Am. Museum of Nat. Hist.

Sherman Ave., Jersey City, and Local Business Manager, Isaac BucHanan, 143 Liberty St., New York on the Fourth Friday at the Am-

erican Museum of Natural His- April 26th: New York Meeting

tory, 77th St. and Central Park West, New Vorkjecach month | ecture: ‘ihe Fresiwater Violluscs of the reimity

except July and August.

mn Ve ” Initiation Fee, $1.00 Dues, $2.00 of New York City, by Sitas C. WHEAT

Philadelphia . Officers for 1912

President and Local Editor, Wm. T. Innes, Jr., 1311 Sansom St.

Js q (i as Os i u m Vice=Rresident™ 3" +)... Cuar.es Paxson, 2521 N. gth Street

Society | iene Secretary and Bus. Mer. ,» Howarp S. Crees, 3744 N. 13th St.

Wieaguitse 6 « SRE ScHAREER 1610 N. 2d Street

April 24: ‘Competition—Fringetails Under One Year

Resuae meetings are ore on Stereopticon Lecture—‘‘ Varieties of Tropical Aquarium Fish,’’ by Isaac

the Fourth Wednesday of Bucuanan, President New York Aquarium Society.

each month, except

May, |. AWARDS (Telescopes Under One Year) MARCH 27, 1912

June, July and August, at Scaleless Fringetail Telescopes, ( Blue Ribbon), Cuas. Harpeman; (Red Rib- A a S bon), Cuas. Hatpeman; (White Ribbon), Frep ScHarrer.

1414 sirch otreet. Scaled Fringetail Telescopes, (Blue Ribbon), A. T. Cores; (Red Ribbon),

Initiation Fee, $1.00 Annual Dues, $1.80 A. T. Corrs; (White Ribbon), L. M. Dorsey, JR.

Corresponding Membership

$1.00 Annually

Old Style Telescopes, (Blue Ribbon), L. M. Dorsey, Jr.; (Red Ribbon), A. C. Heiic.

The members of the Chicago Fish Fan- ciers Club extend their hearty greetings to the members of the eastern clubs in this, the first issue of our united efforts. We. sin- cerely hope that this magazine will create and maintain a fraternal feeling between the members of the several clubs, both col- lectively and individually, and we, as indi- correspondence with our

viduals, solicit

eastern brothers. It will be a pleasure for us to exchange with members in the east by sending native species from our streams or exotic varieties raised by our members. Cuicaco Fish Fancrers CLus Per F.S.Young, President

The

west.

east sends its greetings to the Brooklyn, New York and_ Philadel- phia greet Chicago and hope to co-operate in all matters.

Stock your aquarium well with plants. Be sparing of the number of fishes you

put in.

It is better to have too few than too

many fishes in your aquarium.

If you have a friend anywhere whose eyes are open to the universe about him, nothing will give him more pleasure than to keep an aquarium. Send him a copy of the aquarium magazine and get him to

subseribhe.

PRED SC HARP iW

1610 N. Second Street, Philadelphia

BREEDER of

Veiltail Telescope Goldfish

of the highest standard. Scaled and scaleless fish with beautiful fin and body development. Colors from velvet blacks to brilliant calicoes.

CHOICE SPECIMENS FOR SALE IN SEASON. NOTHING NOW

DVERTISING pays.

its kind in this

in “THE AQUARIUM’

b

It is the only publication of

country. It goes

to the very people interested in all kinds ot

aquarium supplies.

in the Union.

It reaches every State Rate card on application.

W.F. De VOE, Business Manager, P.O. Box 383, Baldwin, L.I.

F. L. TAPPAN

Dealer and Breeder of Rare and

FANCY FISH

Chanchitos, Gambusia, Paradise Fish and Goldfish

Send $1.00 for my new book, AQUARIA FISH. A practical work on care and breeding of fish in the aquarium.

92 SEVENTH STREET, SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.

Aquarium Book

Herman T. Wolf’s work

‘Goldfish Breeds and Other Aquarium Fishes’’ is the standard authority. Tells all about breeding fancy goldfish and treats in a practical way on all

aquarium and terrarium subjects. 240 beautiful illustrations. Price, postage prepaid by us, $3.00

INNES & SONS

1313 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

PARROTS, MONKEYS AND PET'STOCK We are Specialists. Singing Canaries and Song Birds ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC BIRD STORE

307 W. Madison Street, ETO Ill.

Fi HAVE THE PETS FOR YOU

Birds, Dogs and Animals. A Specialty of Fancy Goldfish S. FISHLER, aa E. 43d Street, Chicago, Ill.

WANTED— DNs KINDS OF SMALL WILD FISH, EELS, LIZARDS, Etc.

J. G. PIESER, 3800 Grand Boulevard, Chicago

A. STEINGROVE

387 Grove Street, Jersey City, N. J.

Dealer 1 in Fish, Birds, Cages, etc.

Goldfish and Aquaria Supplies Birds, Cages, Seeds, Etc.

Kaempfer’s Bird Store, 114 N. State St., Chicago, Ill.

IMPORTED ““ORNAMENTAL”

= FISH ==

FOR THE

AQUARIUM FOUNTAIN ano POND

50 #90 °10.° each

uh Large Stock Always on Hand Instructive Fish Book Free.

Cugley & Mullin CO, mariet St.

Bae All Glass Tank Ail ex

03) e204 xara high

All kinds of

Aquaria, Tanks, Fish Gieees Ornaments, etc.

Catalog on application

N. WAPLER, 28 Warren St.,

The Guide to Nature

Publisht Monthly by

NEW YORK

The Agassiz Association ARCADIA, SOUND BEACH, CONNECTICUT

SINGLE COPY, joc ONE YEAR, $1.00

Frequently has interesting articles devoted to Aquaria‘ and is always packed full of interesting, beautifully illus- trated material pertaining to all departments cf nature.

William ccnaaae

AQUARIST AND BIRD SPECIALIST

102 WEST 106th STREET NEW YORK CITY

Fhone, 9635 Riverside

Goldfish! Aquatic Plants!

We buy, sell, exchange, import and breed all kinds ot scaled and scaleless Chinese and Japanese Goldfish and This is the day C specialize in Balanced Aquaria and Fish, Snails, Plants, etc.

A Clearing House for Fish

Full instructions on setting up an aquarium for months

Dragon Eyes. of specialists and we

without changing the water, 35 cents per copy, postpaid. We make our own fish food and are not afraid to tell you what isin it! IT FEEDS AND DEVELOPS !

box, postpaid.

Is cents Fresh herring roe for Breeders, per large

can, 5 Big avuble bunch ef, Aquarium plants, 25 cents, postpaid.

ORIENTAL GOLDFISH COMPANY 138 Eldert Street. Brooklyn, N.Y. S. CHICHESTER Ligyp, Manager

THE

Terminal Pet Shop

Aquaria and their Maintenance A Specialty

eects, postpaid. Special prices per dozen or case.

Pets of Every Description Birds, Seeds and Cages

Burnett’s Japanese Fish Food

Booth No. 18 Concourse, Terminal Building NEW YORK

Factory, 259 North 5th Street, Newark, N.J.

O. Lindemann & Co.

35 Wooster Street, New York

Care <

Manufacturers

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| CATALOGS FURNISHT TO THE TRADE

ESTABLISHT 1863

of Bird Cages |

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Largest Dealers and Importers

GOLDFISH

f

y Finest Japanese Fantails and Fringetails f ON HAND

Oe ee eh er et es eee af rm 9h ccm 6 ce 6 ee

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We open our new store at 42-44 Cortlandt Street, Hudson Terminal Building, New York

Glassware and Appurtenances for Aquaria

BIRDS ann ANIMALS

OF ALL KINDS

William Bartels Company

¥ : i | | | : City, and we shall have a full line of imported | ¥ | | Temporarily, 160 Greenwich Street, NEW YORK CITY |

of. Ot Laerces a ear es of eee 4] emer 6§ neues ef onsen 6 coerce tt -emmer~ of) cmon Gt oreo 6 mene a an seem eS en coe cj meee “ef eee

(ee Me ees omne fG SEL ST Sey OER Ep RN > RA FE TS i een foe Sceetiiertl adileeenenn aed oll Sees DP eee fe me pee

J ebabC. Cassel

915 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

Manufacturer of

AQUARIUMS

Aquarium Ornaments Floral Terra Cotta, etc.

Gold Fish Fish Food

and all aquarium requisites Send for Catalog and Trade Prices

Fish Globes

BINDERS for “THE AQUARIUM”

also for ““(DOMESTICATED FISH”

$1.60 Postpaid; also for “DIE WOCHEN- SCHRIFT” and “DIE BLAETTER” Government or State Bulletins, to order.

These Binders are made of English Seal-Grain Im Leather) nicely gold-lettered, very heavy and strong. Spring-grip back, inside Imp. Pluviusine Folder, WATERPROOF!

NSS bs, eo INGE) 500 Isham Street NEW YORK CITY

“AQUARIA FISH”

A Practical work on care and breeding of fish in the Aquarium, Greenhouse and out-door Ponds. Finely illustrated.

Everyone interested in the keeping of fish should send for a copy of this book, price, $1.

Four Horned Snails (Ampullaria gigas) de- posit a mass of large coral red eggs out of the water, the little snails drop into the water as they hatch. These snails are invaluable for destroying Hydra in the Aquarium.

Write for price list of native and foreign fish.

F.L. TAPPAN 92 So. 7th St., MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.

“Pluviusine’’ (Imported

or for |

Wo. L. PAULLIN _425 WOLF ST., PHILADELPHIA, PA.

Importer and Breeder of

Rare Aquarium Fish

Grower of Finest Water Plants

Fancy Gold Fish

Veiltails Japs Fringetails Telescopes

All Kinds of Tropical Fish

Bubble nest building fish Nest building fish Mouth breeding fish Etc.

Live bearing fish

Egg laving fish

Egg dropping fish Etc.

Try a box of PAULLIN’S HATCHERY FISH FOOD

This food is composed of 40% Daphnia and 10% Mosquito Larva.

It is equally good for Gold or Tropical Fish.

Price, 15c a box. Send for Price List.

Greenriver Fish and Baby Fish Food

The best winter food on the market. Will develop fine fins and color; also makes your fish healthy and robust; will act as a laxative and is the best substitute for Daphnia. It contains 17 ingredients, also Daphnia. It will not sour or cloud the water. This food is used by the New York and Philadelphia Aquaria; also by many breeders in Philadelphia

and other large cities Retails for 10 cents—Baby Food, 15 cents per box

Ask your dealer for it or send to

[HARRY P. PETERS

1210 North Warnock Street PHILADELPHIA, PA.

High-grade Breeders at reasonable prices.

Mentlon THE AQUARIUM when writing advertisers

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Why?

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Why not write a postal today, asking for

STANDARD PAINT COMPANY, New York

AQUARIUM SPECIALTY Co.

1827-7&% WASHINGTON AVE. NEW YORK CITY

MAKERS OF THE Rogers Crystal Aerator and Filter

LARGEST MANUFACTURERS OF

Aquaria, Terraria, Vivaria and Aquatic

Cages, Mouse and Frog Houses

BREEDERS OF

Japanese and Chinese Fringetail Telescopes and of Red, African and Japanese Snails Importers of Foreign and Tropical Fishes. CULTIVATORS OF Sagittaria Natans and Gigantica and of Single-rooted Ludwigia Mullertti

Exchanges considered

Correspondence solicited

H. G. SUTTON

DEALER IN Fancy Japanese Gold and Silver Fish, Aquaria, Fish Globes, Foods and Plants, Birds and Cages Bird Seed, Mocking-Bird Food, Etc. THIELER’S SONG RESTORER Very Best in the Market

33 Flatbush Avenue, BROOKLYN, N. Y.

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At this place there will be a Continuous Exhibit of

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Will continue my large Monthly Importations

All Supplies Kept in Stock:

Aquariums Terrariums

Snails Foods, Etc.

Aeration Pumps Plants

REASONABLE DISCOUNTS TO DEALERS AND SOCIETIES

Ask your dealer for the

‘Lindemann’ Cage

The STANDARD for Fifty Years

Manufactured and sold to the trade only by

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