BIVISION OF FISHES )», . 449 PRICE, TEN CENESS. aa.ivaab xuseun) 7 0, 7/2 / ISSUED IN THE IN-ERESTS OF THE STUDY, CARE AND BREEDING OF AQUATIC LIFE ged POLYCANTHUS SPECIES Male and Female A nest-building fish of habits like the Paradise fish, but of a less combative disposition. Easily raised, very pretty and rapidly becoming popular NOVEMBER 1912 PUBLISHED AT PHILADELPHIA, PA. BY THE AQUARIUM SOCIETIES = )0P trie Cllrs, OF = NEW YORK : BROOKLYN CHICAGO : PHILADELPHIA aa The NATURE SHOP xc | INC. 579 WA8lst STREET, (NEW YORKICITY HARRY A, BOILES, PRESIDENT ALBERT SIMON, SECRETARY-TREASURER Importers Dealers Animals, Birds, Fish, Foods € Supplies Finest Collection of Fancy Fish on Exhibition in America Visitors welcome at all times Breeders We offer the following varieties of fish for sale, all in fine condition: Anabas scandens Barbus conchonius Barbus semi-fasciolatus Badis badis Betta ruber Betta splendens Callichthys callichthvs Callichthys marmoratus Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum Danio rerio Danio malabaricus Gambusia afhinis Gambusia caudimaculata Gambusia holbrooki Gambusia nicaraguenis Geophagus gymnogensis Girardinus reticulatus Haplochilus chaperi Haplochilus panchax Haplochilus rubrostigma Haplochilus sexfasciatus Heros facetus Macropodus viridi auratus Mollienisia latipinna Neetroplus carpintis Nuria danrica Ophiocephalus striatus Paratilapia multicolor Paratilapia species Pantodon bucholzi Platypoecilus maculatus Platypoecilus niger Platypoecilus ruber Platypoecilus species Poecilia poecilioides Poecilia species Polycentrus shomburgkii Polyacanthus dayi Pseudoxiphophorus bimaculatus Rivulus flabellicauda Trichogaster fasciatus Trichogaster lalius Tetragonopterus lineatus Tetragonopterus guppyi Tetragonopterus rutilus Tetragonopterus ulreyi Xiphophorus brevis Xiphophorus helleri Xiphophorus rachowi WE are constantly getting in new varieties of fish, so if there are any species that you want, let us know, and we all quote prices. RARARARARARARARARARARARARARA RATA RARARA RA RAARA RAIA AARARA RS Aa RAAARARARARAIRARARARARARARARARARA RA RARA AA AAA AA RARA RA RAIA AA ANARRARARAAAAAAA AA RIIRARA AA RARA AA AAIAARARARARA GN 2 We always have on hand a nice collection of commontand rare Gald Fish at prices that are right; also aquarium plants, snails, tadpoles, etc. We manufacture the*‘NoXal Brand” Fish Food REGULAR, for Gold Fish; something better than the rest, but at the same price, 10 cents per tin. SPECIAL, for all varieties of Fancy Fish; (the one food that is sci- entifically compounded) containing the ingredients so necessary for the rapid and healthy development of the young fish and for the keeping of the older ones in perfect condition; comes in four sizes. 15 cents per bottle. s 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 S 4 s peenvarrnveyee WILLIAM MACK AQUARIST Phone, 9635 Riverside BIRD SPECIALIST 102 West 1o6th Street, New York City Telescopes A FEW VEILTAIL BREEDERS From $5 up Scaled and Scaleless. Also limited number nice young stock; Scaleless and Blacks $6 per dozen to $5 each A. T. COLES, Glenside, Pa. “ENUF SAID” E.C. VAHLE, 315 N. Madison St., Chicago Wholesale and Retail Dealer in BIRDS and ANIMALS PARROTS, MONKEYS AND PET STOCK We are Specialists. Singing Canaries and Song Birds ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC BIRD STORE 307 W. Madison Street, Chicago, Ill. Hee along the work of “The Aquarium’’ by subscribing for a friend. F. L. TAPPAN Fancy Fish Dealer and Breeder of Rare and Goldfish Long-eared Sunfish Girardinus reticulatus Paradise Fish | Mexican Swordtail Girard:nus guppyi Chanchitos Geophagus Platypoecilia maculata Gambusia ho!brooki SINGAPORE SNAILS deposit a mass of large coral-red eggs out of the water; the little snails drop into the water as they hatch. And many others Send $1.00 for my new book, ‘AQUARIA FISH”. A practical work on care and breeding of fish in the aquarium. Illustrated. ~ 92 Seventh Street, South, Minneapolis, Minn. Terminal Pet Shop Importers, Breeders and Dealers in Japanese Goldfish and Tropical Fish Fish foods, plants and aquaria Pets of every description Birds, seeds and cages Burnett’s Japanese Fish Food Booth No. 18 Concourse HUDSON TERMINAL BUILDING NEW YORK Prices cheerfully furnished for special sized aquariums ASK THE JUNK MAN how many imported Air Pumps he will sell you— then ask him about the ‘LITTLE WONDER’ He’s never had one! It is a commercial success; attaches to your water pipe anywhere. Keeps 10,000 healthy fish in a hall bedroom. Now used by members of all aquarium societies who have thrown away their faulty, cranky import- ed pumps. I have the exclusive agency for these pumps for aquarium purposes. The price is $17.50 for the pumps and regulator. ‘Try all the others first if you have lots of money to throw away and want to lose your fish. If you want proof I will tell you whom to write to—actual users —non-interested parties. Write for my price list of rare gold fish and plants, aquariums and accessories. I am now in touch with the big Japanese firms and can supply any kind of Goldfish, both imported and domestic. If your aquarium troubles you, write and ask me what to do. No charge. I won’t even send a price list if you don’t ask for it. My prices are f. 0. b. Philadelphia, on fish supplies, and the price on the ‘‘Little Wonder’’, weight 11 lbs. packed, is f. 0. b. New York. Remember this—you can go away for weeks at a time and come back to find your fish all well and alive and Little Wonder working—but you can’t do this with an imported pump. ‘They’re all toys, that’s why. Drop me a line. S. CHICESTER LLOYD, Prop. of THE ORIENTAL GOLDFISH CO. EWING, NEBRASKA WHOLESALE Large Importation I have over 2000 of the rarest tropical and other varieties of fish just imported. Also a shipment of 1000 of the finest singing canaries. RETAIL Place your orders in time HERMAN RABENAU NOTICE I have just removed to new quarters at 1163 Myrtle Avenue, near Broadway, Brooklyn, N. Y. Fm iii eitieeteteeiong 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 e333 3938S SE SESE FISHES pf PLANTS COMMON f CABOMBA SCALED MYRIOPHYLLUM SCALELESS ANACHARIS SAGITTARIA SOMET ae LUDWIGIA VALLISNERIA FRINGETAIL HORNWORT TELESCOPES POTAMOGETON CELESTIALS SNOW FLAKE LION’S HEADS WATER POPPY SHUBUNKINS WATER HYACINTH PARADISE SALVINIA WATER FERN -ORFES eae LACE LEAF GOLDEN-TENCH GAMBUSIA-AFFINIS STICKLE-BACKS WATER LETTUCE UMBRELLA PALMS CYPERUS PAPYRUS CY PERUS SNAILS ALTERNIFOLIUS GRACILIS COMMON LAXUS FOLVA RAM’S HORN VARIEGATED POTOMAC z S BOSTON FERNS AFRICAN Drawinc By H. T. WOLF PTERIS FERNS JAPANESE WATER LILIES Submerged and Semi-Submerged Plants FOR PONDS ON ESTATES Manufacturer of the Celebrated ‘“‘SUPERIOR”’ AQUARIUMS Rustless corner pieces. Marbleized slate bottoms. Made in galvanized sheet iron, wrought iron and brass nickel plated. Manufacturer of the Celebrated ““AMERJAP”’ FISH FOOD Made from the purest of materials. For fish only. Keeps your fish in good condition, keeps your aquarium pure and sweet and does not injure the plants in the aquarium. Eaten by the fish with avidity. Once tried, always used, We carry the finest line of aquarium ornaments in the country. No rough, sharp edges to injure and maim the fish, but every ornament glazed with a smooth and beautiful finish, and in harmonious colors, creating an artistic effect in the aquarium. Globes, Nets, Pebbles, Sand, Foods, Etc. Everything Pertaining to the Aquarium and Pond Send for Price Lists Se Se Ee SEE fe 2 ESE SIE SEES OEE SEES I II I OI II IEE III EEE Labyrinth Fishes Part I DR. E. BADE AND EUGENE SMITH ieee life in the water and the distri- tribution of aquatic organisms depend primarily on the oxygen content of the water. It takes oxygen fully a day to pen- etrate still water to a depth of only one-half inch. With decreasing temperature of the water the oxygen-holding capacity increases, so that, for instance, at 20° centigrade (68° F.) it holds only half as much as at the freezing point. Aquatic animals breathe the free oxygen in the water through the body covering, their The gills of fishes are formed of rows of fine plates or lam- trachea or their gills. ine, within which the many blood vessels terminate as capillaries. Water is taken by the mouth into the gill cavity and is dis- charged again through the gill or opercle opening, after passing over and through the gills and there giving up its contained oxy- gen to the blood. If there is lack of free oxygen in the water the fish swim about at the surface and get a direct supply of air, which they gulp down mixed with the water and so pass through the gills. Air which is not used, as well as the expired carbon di- oxide, is forced out at the gill openings in the shape of bubbles. after removal from the water, not olny be- cause of the drying up of the gills, but also because of the sticking together of the gill Most fishes die soon tissue, thus causing a decrease of breathing surface. Some fishes, however, are capable of breathing atmospheric air directly, and so are able to live in water from which all air has been expelled, for instance, by boiling. 49 NuMBER 6 These fishes, called labyrinth fishes, have a special organ for air breathing called a “labyrinth,” an enlargement of the gill cay- body. This is a bladder-like space or pocket extending back into the dorsal skin. Within this pocket ity between head and Head of labyrinth fish laid open to show “‘labyrinth”’ From Hjemmets Plaute og Dyreworden, Copenhagen, No. 21 Abgust, 1912 there is a laminate, coral-like, branched and partitioned ossification of the first bony gill arch, called the labyrinth bone. The inner wall of the pocket and the bone itself is lined with vascular tissue with numerous fine blood capillaries and plexi. These blood-supplying vessels come from the gill veins of the first gill arch, and the blood, after passing through the labyrinth, where it has become oxygenated in contact with the air, flows back as arterial blood to the heart through the veins of the head. Two air-bearing vessels are connected with the pocket, one opening out sideways from the head at the upper edge of the gill cover, the other opening into the rear of. the mouth cavity and may be closed by a spe- It was formerly thought that the labyrinth was a reservoir for holding water cial flap. to keep the gills constantly moistened when the fish breathed air. This view, however, was wrong, as the labyrinth contains air in its canals and spirals. Labyrinth breathing is done in this wise: The fish rises to the surface of the water and takes in a fresh air supply through the mouth, the caudal and abdominal muscles exert pressure upon the swimming bladder whereby air is forced through the inner opening into the labyrinth. All labyrinth fishes are so much bound to direct air breathing that they will die even in richly oxygenated water if denied access to the surface —for instance, by means of a submerged net. Many of these fishes, therefore, are in- habitants of mud- dy or foul pools. Many can survive temporary drying up of their home waters either by burrowing or burying them- selves in the mud, or, as in the case of the climbing perch (anabas), by migrating search of a new in home. Others live only in permanent bodies of water. They are all car- nivorous, feedmg upon all living substances obtainable by them. They are all tropical fishes of the Old World., The labyrinth fishes were for- merly all put into one family, but they are One of the labyrinth fishes. animal now separated into three—two in the sub- order of Persedoces and one into the order of Perciform Spiny-rayed fishes. In the first order come the families of climbing perches (Anabantide) and Snake- head fishes (Ophiocephalide). It is these two families we will speak of in this article. The climbing perches have an elongate, perchlike body, slightly compressed. The POLYCANTHUS SPECIES—Male and Female Owing to the labyrinth formation and consequent surface breathing, a large number of these fish can be kept in a small aquarium, without plants if necessary 50 The dorsal is longer than the anal, the ventrals gill covers are toothed at the edges. have one spine. The mouth is wide, reach- ing back to beneath the middle of the eye. These fishes live in the fresh water and river mouths of Asia (four species) and Africa (five species). The typical species has been the subject of many widely and varying fables. Daldorf, the first describer, said he had seen the fish climbing up the furrows in a palm near a pond, the fish bracing itself against the furrow with the spines of its spread gill covers, the tail moving to and fro, the spines of the anal fins braced against the tree, beating the gill covers al- ternately and so progressing step by step: Later travelers tell of no such aerial ex- so. that today tree climb- cursions, ing is considered to be simply an “ihe Indian names of the first, Undis- Paumi-eri, idle fancy. colli, Nozagni, Sete. meaning “tree- climbers,” not- withstanding. The truth is the climbing perch can live for a long time without water and can move about on the ground. As the summer sun licks up more and more the home waters of the fish, the latter collect in the water- holding pools or in the damp mud. Finally as these, too, dry out, they start to seek other ponds. Hundreds of them leave the spot in different directions, overcoming all obstacles. The gill covers are wide open on these migrations and the pectoaal fins spread out. The former are bent back as if hinged, the sharp gill cover spines seek- ing a hold on the ground; then the body is turned to and fro, especially the tail part, and thus is jerked forward, the gill cover In this manner the fish moves quite rapidly along spines again seeking a fresh hold. the ground and can cover considerable dis- tances. Should the fish not find water or only places nearly dried up, they will bury them- selves in the mud. They are then found at a depth of about 18 to 20 inches. the upper part of the mud covering is so Frequently dry that it eracks and falls apart when taken up. The fish usually lie in a some- what damp layer, but even this may dry out without endangering the lives of the burrowers. As soon as the first rain shower has filled the pool, they dig themselves out and again lead an aquatic life. The spawning habits as observed show that the male drives the female for a time, whereupon she deposits her eggs near the The male fertilizes them in passing over them. bottom on the stems of water plants. By the constant moving about of the fish the eggs become loosened and rise to the surface, where they drift about for two or three days and then hatch out in the sun- rapidly, looking light. The young grow much like young cuanchito. The climbing perch isa hardy fish, living well in captivity. The second family, the fishes, so-called from their somewhat snake- snakeheaded like-appearing heads, have not reached the state of perfection as the climbing perches; their labyrinth is less perfectly developed, rather rudimentary, as it were. Over the gill cavity there is a sac-like extension whose wall is richly supplied with blood vessels; this does not look like the bony labyrinth of the other fishes of this series, but it Both dorsal and anal fins are very long and have no performs the same service. spines. The air-bladder is very long, reach- ing into the caudal peduncle, the fleshy end of the body whence issues the tail fin. Like the climbing perch, they are tenacious of life and able to live for some time outside ot the water, which, however, they never leave voluntarily. Some of the members of this family grow to some size and are used for food. The family has quite a number of species, some being African, but the greater number occurs in Asia, especially in India and Indo- China. in India and China; it reaches a considerable The illustration is of a fish found size. The back is brownish-gray or green, the lower parts lighter colored; there are obliquely running bars on the sides. A smaller species is O. punctatus, reach- The upper parts of this species are greenish, the ing a length of about twenty inches. lower grayish-white, there are also darker oblique bars and a few blotches on the lower part. It occurs in India, and is one of the smaller species. The snakeheaded fishes do not exercise any parental care, simply setting adrift their eggs at the surface of the water, where they hatch in the sun in a very short time. Prruaps it may seem too early to speak of getting an aquarium for your friends for the holiday season, still a month off, but you cannot get busy too early to avoid the rush. You know that it takes time to set up your tank and have the plants show up well, the water thoroughly clear and the fish used to their new surroundings. Now is the time to make up your mind as to the kind of tank you want. From the simple tin-framed aquarium to that of plate glass and polished glass or the all-glass aquarium, there is a wide range of choice. Or, per- haps you already have the aquarium; then a few choice fish would make a gift appre- ciated by anyone. Tue great interest taken by the public in aquarium matters is strikingly shown by the wonderful attendance at the public aqua- Of all public attractions in the world, including the great rium in New York City. British Museum, the New York Aquarium has the largest attendance. It has thus been proven that this is New York’s greatest attraction for visitors. THE AQUARIUM Issued in the Interests of the Study, Care and Breeding of Aquatic Life Published monthly except July and August at 12th Street, cor. of Cherry, Philadelphia, by th: Aquarium Societies of Brooklyn, Chicago, New York and Philadelphia Send all manuscripts, exchanges, books for review, etc., direct to the Editor-in-chief; all other matter to the Business Manager Eprror-1n-Cuo1er, EUGENE SMITH Bank for Savings Building, Hoboken, N.J. Bustness Manacer, W. F, DEVOE Box 383, Baldwin, Long Island, N.Y. SuBscrRIPTIONS, SI SINGLE Copies, 10c Advertising Rates upon Application NOVEMBER, 1912 Vou. I No. 6 On Growth of the Water Poppy By W. A. POYSER, Hammond, Indiana N a study of botany extending over a long period of years I have been led to make some observations of the rate or rapidity of growth in sundry species of plants, aquatic and terrestrial. Unless one makes frequent and accurate notes, with the aid of a penny foot rule, he is apt to be astonished when confronted with some simple facts on this line of investigation. Recently I have been interested in a water poppy (Liomnocharis Humboldti) that has taken upon itself to make quite rapid erowth. For some time the plant had been in a tub containing about two inches of water, and managed to get along nicely, Look- ing about for plants for a new aquarium, I with stems about three inches long. decided to use it. ‘The aquarium was filled nine inches, not including two inches of Lake When the plant was set a new clean quartz sand (no soil) from Michigan. leaf was just appearing from the crown. In three days the developed leaf was at the surface, having made a daily growth of three inches. No other aquatic plant of the higher classes that has come under my observation has made quite so rapid growth 5 ») - In nature, however, greater The ostrich fern of the eastern states, a fern that is in aquaria. development has been noted. found in the wet sand or gravel of river bottoms, has been recorded as putting forth its fronds in springtime at the remarkable rate of six inches per day. Inasmuch as water forms a large portion of a plant body, it is to be expected that aquatic plants or those of moist situations will species having limited or intermittent water grow more rapidly than terrestrial supply. Plants in common with all organic bodies are made up of cells filled with proto- > plasm, the “life matter.” Growth consists of a division of the individual cell into two cells, and so on, until the maximum size of the particular species is attained. Given unusually favorable environment and_ the average may be exceeded. Further obser- vations along this line by my fellow aquarists would be interesting. The greater the number of investigations and reports, the more valuable will be our magazine. Every- one at some time or another has encountered Let us hear about it. A seeming trivial occurrence a phenomenon, or a seeming one. may be just what another needs to fill in a gap in his line of research. Good Light Important C. G. B. SCHENK, Milwaukee ROPER lighting for a self-sustaining or balanced aquarium is very important: The better the light, the better the con- ditions of the aquarium. Most writers on matters pertaining to the aquarium, at least all the articles I have read, advocate a north light where possible. From my own experience I find that as a rule the north light from a residence window is insufficient in actinic power. Unless the light comes unobstructed and direct from the sky, the north light is not as good as from any other direction. To illustrate more clearly: I have a 36- gallon tank in my house facing three north windows. ‘These windows are side by side, with sun both morning and afternoon. Here separated only by the width of the casings, the shades are drawn most of the time on forming what is termed a triple window. sunny days. None of these three last- Outside is a driveway, bordered on the mentioned tanks have had the water changed far-side by tall shade trees. The light since they were last “set up,” which was through these three windows floods the over eight months ago. Also the plants in room, or rather the reception hall in which these tanks grow vigorously and always the aquarium stands. Yet it is not sufficient have a strong, healthy appearance. in actinic power to maintain the aquarium Now coming back to the advantages of a in condition to satisfactorily support seven north light, I agree with others on this adult fish. The plants will grow, but so subject that a north light is the best— sluggishly that they do not give off sufficient provided the light comes direct and unob- oxygen, and, too, with an abundance of the structed from the sky. best oxygenators. In fact, I have had the I have an aquarium in my office facing a tank packed almost full of plants in the north light. Here the light falls direct attempt to make this aquarium self-sustain- from the sky on the surface of the water, ing, without success. The result is the there is no reflected light, therefore the water has to be changed constantly. I have actinic power of this light is entirely given up making aquariums self-sustaining, different than a north light which is reflected and am just now arranging to install an by trees or walls. This aquarium in my aerating pump, to supply the necessary air office is all that could be desired—the water for the tank. is “erystal clear” —and the plants beautiful, In contrast to this, I have two aquariums and I have never had more fish in it at any facing south windows. These are smal] one time than it could well take care of. I single windows, only 5-ft. 6-in. high from am going to experiment with this tank to sill to top, yet the light is ample for all see just how many fish it will support and purposes; sometimes there is too much sun- make comparisons with my others. light, at which times I put a screen of green In conclusion, I wish to state that un- crepe paper back of the tanks and draw doubtedly a north light is the best, under down the window shades. Another tank I proper conditions, but unfortunately, as a have faces a bay window from which it rule the proper conditions are difficult to receives a southeast and southwest light, get in a home. SOCIETY BULLETINS Minneapolis Officers for 1912 President . . . . « « FL. Tappan, 92 South 7th Street A q UaLr1UMmMM Treasurer . . . J. W. Franzen, Curator Museum Pub. Library Society WTI Secretary’ 2... ,» -/ROBERT Rasmussen, 504 Loan & Trust Bldg. Officers for 1912 B OS t Of President . . . . TENNANT SEE, 18 School St., Dedham, Mass. Aquarium Secretary . . . Cuas. W. Aupen, 15 Broomfield St., Boston, Mass. Society wv Treasurer . . Franxkuin A. Packarn, 5 Perry Ses C amuses, Hee. Initiation Fee, $1.00 Annual Dues, $2.00 53 SOCIETY BULLETINS— Continued Brooklyn Aquarium Society vv Initiation Fee, $1.00 Annual Dues, $2.00 Officers for 1912 President Corresponding and Recording Secretary W. F. DeVoe, Box 383, Baldwin, N.Y. Owen H. Smirtu, 52 Wall St., New York Vice-President Treasurer Financial Secretary Dr. Ruporrx C. Liznau Harry RoeEssLE THeEoporeE P. Fritz Local Editor, Dr. FREDERICK SCHNEIDER Local Business Manager, Ou rn H. Situ 64 Grove Street 702 Fulton Street Regular meetings are held on Fourth Tuesday in every month except June, July and August, at Fairchild Building, 702 Fulton St., at 8 P. M. Our November meeting Competitive Exhibit will include <* Class D’”’ (Comets) and «Class K’’ (Labyrinth-gilled Fishes). Chic ago Fish Officers for 1912 Fanciers Club President . .°. » F&F. S. Younc, 428 West 66th Strees Vice-President . Dr. G. A. Preusker, 457 North Avenue Regular meetings are held on the Sec- Secretary . . F.G.Orsincer,123 South Oakley Boulevard ond and Jue eee aor. each Treasurer . . Cart Fosserra, 1500 Diversey Boulevard month at 809-812 City Hall Square : : Building, 127-139 North Clark Street, Librarian . . Tracy H. Hormes, 2816 Logan Boulevard at 8.30 P, M. Local Editor, W. A. Poyser, 106 Carroll St., Hammond, Ind. Initiation Fee, $1.00 Local Bus. Mgr. J. G. Pigser, 3800 Grand Boulevard Annual Dues, $1.00 New Yo rk Officers for 1912 A qu ar 1 um President . . Isaac BucHanan, 143 Liberty Street, New York Vice-President, RicHarp Dorn,7 Norman Rd., Upper Montclair, N.J. Society VUY Recording Secretary, ARTHUR Ossorn, 42 South St., Jersey City,N.]J. Regular meetings are held on Cor. Sec’y, Rev. Henry S. Corrin, 129 East 71st St., New York the Second Thursday at the ‘Treasurer, H. A. RicurserG, 85 South 16th St., East Orange, N.J. German-American School, Sherman Ave., Jersey City, and Librarian, Hermann HorrMersTer,165 Webster Av., Jersey City, N.J. onthe Fourth Friday atthe Am- _ Local Editor, Joan Treapwett Nicxots, Am. Museum of Nat. Hist. erican Museum of Natural His- tory, 77th St. and Central Park Local Business Manager, Cart P. Orpine, 1931 Broadway, New York West, New York, each month except July and August. Initiation Fee, $1.00 Dues, $2.00 Philadelphia Officers for 1912 President . . . . H.R. Lippincorrt, Collingswood, N. J. im q uarfr 1 Ul 1 Vice-President. . . Cuarves Paxson, 2534 N. 11th Street Treasurer . . . . . Hiram Parker, 224 N. Wilton Street Society VUUUY Secretary . . . . .« L..M. Dorsey, jr., 2209; N ome Local Editor . . . . Ww. T. Innes, Je., 135-N.: Voth Initiation Fee, $1.00 Annual Dues, $1.80 = [ocal Business Manager . Howarp S. Cress, 135 N. 12th St. Corresponding Membership $1.00 Annually Regular meetings are held on the Fourth Wednesday, at 1414 Arch Wednesday Evening, November 20th—Diploma for best fish raised by a member. Mr.Wm. L. Paullin will give a short talk en- Street, titled ««My Experience in Raising Chanchitos.”’ . Officers for 1912 Milwaukee President . é ‘ : : 2 C. G. B. Scuencx, 105 Grand Avenue > Vice-President 5 - : : : Avucust Grau, 3110 Grand Avenue A qu aTiuin Treasurer. : . : - : . M. J. C. Srerren, 950 First Street Secretary : ; ° : : . Rey. Paut Rotu, 2602 Prairie Avenue Society vu Librarian : - : : Avucust W. Pottwortn, 1816 Wright Street fecob C. Cassel 915 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Manufacturer Aquariums Aquarium Ornaments Floral Terra Cotta, etc: Goldfish Fish Globes and all aquarium requisites Send for Catalog and Trade Prices Full of rich color plates. costs $10.00 elsewhere. Write for details. All Tropical Fish Very Cheap I am sole U.S. Agent for The ‘‘Ideal’’ Tropical Aquarium. The ‘*K D. A.’ Aquarium Pump. Thumm’s Original Young Welke’s Fish Food. Willecke’s and Hoberle’s Piscidin ‘000.’ Also ‘*HYDRASALT” (kills hydra white; it fertilizes plants and stimulates the fish ) W. L. BRIND, F. Z. S., Aquarist 554 West 185th Street, New York SHS Desa il od Bos ae a DEALER IN Fancy Japanese Gold and Silver Fish Aquaria, Fish Globes, Foods and Plants, Birds and Cages, Bird Seed, Mocking-Bird Food, Etc. Tropical Fish (Reuter’s Foreign Fish) Book THIELER’S SONG RESTORER Very Best in the Market 33 Frarsush Avenue, BROOKLYN, N.Y. Telephone Connection Fish Food We a PAO TEN Goldfish Hatchery Water Gardener GROWER OF THE Finest Water Plants BREEDER OF Fancy Goldfish and Tropical Fish Large Aquariums, Ponds and Small Lakes Stocked and Planted Try Paullin’s Hatchery Fish Food 15 cents a box, postpaid 425 WOLF STREET, PHILADELPHIA Best Book on | 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 Ask your dealer for it or send to HARRY *P, PETERS 1210 North Warnock Street PHILADELPHIA, PA. IMPORTER AND BREEDER High-grade Telescopes, Scaled or Scaleless, 25c a pair up WATERPROOF Cement Tanks with Ordinary cement contains alkali which dis- solves in the water and will injure the fish. IMPERVITE is an Integral Waterproofing Compound of a bituminous nature, manufactured in sea-green, tile red and other tints. Its action is to seal up the alkalies of the cement and also to prevent the water from penetrating it. The accompanying letter bears testimony to this fact: Our booklet, ‘Integral Waterproofing for Cement Tanks” Tue STANDARD Paint Company, 100 William St., New York City IT SUL IN LO 3 9088 01015 3 I ” IMPE THE STANDARD PAINT Co, 100 William St., New York City Gentlemen: :—Obtaining unsatisfactory results from a number of preparations for waterproofing cement, an architect induced me to try IMPERVITE, The results have been all that could be desired and have successfully withstood the test of time. In concrete acquarium and pool construction I recommend your product on all occasions, The addition of IMPERVITE to the cement at the time it is mixed not only renders the pool watertight but also eliminates the danger of having chemicals from the fresh cement wash into the water and kill the fish. Yours very truly (Signed) WM. T.INNEs, JR. President of Aquarium Society of Philadelphia August 29, 1912 sent on request AQUARIUM SPECIALTY Co. 1827-31 WASHINGTON : AVE. NEW YORK CITY. MAKERS OF THE Rogers Crystal Aerator and Filter LARGEST MANUFACTURERS OF Aquaria, Perraria, Vivaria and Aquatic Cages, Mouse and Frog Houses BREEDERS OF Japanese and Chinese Fringetail Telescopes and of Red, African and Japanese Snails CULTIVATORS OF Sagittaria Natans and Gigantica and of Single-rooted Ludwigia Mullertti Correspondence solicited AQUARIA ME PLES Birds, Cages, Seeds, Etc. KAEMPFER’S BIRD STORE 114 N. State Street CHICAGO, ILL. Write for Price List Cian 107 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. Telephone 3746-R Prospect Milwaukee Trypod Co., 457 Eleventh St., Milwaukee, Wis. W. C. EVANS, Manager Manufacturers of and dealers in all kinds of aquariums Importers and dealers in high-grade gold and wild fishes Imported Goldfish Aquarium Plants of all kinds Aquaria Tanks Fish Globes Ornaments, Etc. Auburndale Goldfish Co. (Not Incorporated) 920 West Randolph St., Chicago, III. Send for Catalog and Trade Prices