The Aquarium 1/2 1912

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take from

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it

York, February

of

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we

visited

sliould

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:

much

interest,

(Registered)

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:

mention the annual meeting and

Aquarium Society, which Museum, under the auspices of the department.

This was largely attended, and its contributors deserve great praise for the interest and imin

Tropical Aquaria Nature's Own Fish Food

by over 5,000 people."

connection (aquarium exhibits)

held

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Society,

exhibition of the

was

the

portance of their exhibits.

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554 W. 185th

before

been

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brought

living

TROPICAL

to

and

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It should

be noted, however, that this

was the second exhibition of the Society, the

first

FISHES

New York

also the

NoYork Aquarium

having been held

vember, 1910, at the

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again on page 51 this

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disadvantages, but attracted

and was

L.

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o,

the following (page 34)

exhibit of the

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Annual

Fortij-third

It covers the entire field of

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on "The Insect

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have just received word that there

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The Aquarium Volume

MAY,

I

BALL FISH OR FROG FISH I//ii!trtttion

The

Ball Fish or

('.ofyrii;ht.

1013. by

Frog Fish

import

Walter Lannoy Brind was

fish

troduced into this country by autunni of 1911,

when

from Germany by a

imported from India.

My

the

summer

me

mate

the

in

fishculturist wlu) fish

of 1.011, in

received them in

merly resided. ate

their

eggs

another

This

had

water,

but

lives

in

if

Oermany, before

temixrature

—

bred

Chicago, where

my

I

will

fish is of

spawning time.

fish is

fresh water

})air

I

have to

and try again

this

a voracious

must only be kept with

at ,'utual

India this

which he had

Unfortunately

])air

his

Thereafter In

the finiale nuist be at once removed.

being sliipped to me, and bred twice after I

female, so that

nature, and

first in-

a i)air were shipjjed

bred them from jjarent

Brind

coming sunnner.

New York

1

{Tetrodon cutcnlia) H.L.

killed the

Tetrodon cutcutiK

This truly remarkable

Number

1912

heit).

My

what the

for-

found

in salt or brackish

and breeds happily

in

kept at a uniform sunmicr (75 to 80 degrees Fahren-

wash-drawing shows exactly

ball

fish

looks

like.

My

pair

were about two inches long and were one year old. There are no scales whatever on

ball fish

and the male eventually 9

—

tlif

whicli

skin,

is

exactly

a

like

breeding this

frog's

skin in texture and in color^ a shade of

There should be some stones provided and

covered with clay.

varying to olive brown, with

olive green

and the bottom should be

fish,

smooth,

large,

flat

black blotches and mottlings on back and

some small flowerpots (say three)

become paler or darker at the will of the fish. The under parts are snowy white.

There are no

their

markings

which

sides,

ventral fins at

The rays

all.

more suggestive of the hind feet of a frog uneven and when the fish is excited

are

—

time he ex2)ands his like

a pair of

frog's

feet

the

in length at

and

tail,

in

it

it

Then

rat!

will then

grab

and

fins

— not with

he carries his

tail

straighten his

away by

tail.

his

are

then

curled up

fins

of the parent

be

If taken

I

in

am

hand he makes a peculiar chatterby drawing in air rapidly through his teeth, and in a few seconds

move

he has inflated himself as round as a ball

death by the male.

who do not bother The adults may then another

aquarium

to

not in favor of breed-

as soon as the eggs are laid, I

lies on his back motionless.

If laid on the water he will float back downwards

the

young ones

ing them more than twice in a season, and

and

to

as

Ac-

fish,

all.

together

set

breed again.

noise

(owing

so

fins,

swept aside by the

carelessly

about them at

in the

ing

jjectoral

temperature the

his tail as

when alarmed will he tail, making a rapid rush

flipping out his

to

up-

its

hovers over

fish

hatch out in from six to ten days, and

swims

Only

sideways.

stone on which they are

keep up a fresh supply of oxygen.

cording

fish,

not eaten at

is

fans the water over them

with

constantly

he will crush the end of

with his pectoral

eat

Feed

finely scraped.

The male

the eggs, and

snail-meat left in the bottom of the shell,

fish

flat

per surface.

and

do most

If

will

fish

deposited, being scattered all over

worrying a

Ordinarily the ball

ball

tube any food that

surface of the

there will usually be a bit of

to get this

aquarium.

the

the

and

beef, fresh

to

the shell.

of

The eggs are large, clear, like glass, with a bright brown embryo clearly visible through the shell.

They adhere to the

and shake

it

shell like a terrier

its

scarce

once.

waits until the snail sticks his

and

out,

from

sides

are

di})

crushes small snails which are his favorite

head

the

snails

few

should be planted

sparingly and be careful to remove with a

held close to-

or squirrel, with which the fish seizes

He

— Sagittaria)

looks just

teeth in each

food.

(

along

raw

breeding

The mouth has two projecting jaw in front, like a rabbit

gether.

A

for hiding places for the female.

plants

in the tail

toes

laid on

facing in different directions

sides,

finely

would

may be bitten to The 3H)uug ones eat

the female or she

powdered

This

fishfood.

fish is

weight of the backbone, all

known aquarium

fishes,

and

it

un-

among

questionably the greatest curiosity

and as soon as he thinks that the danger is past, he lets out the air rapidly,

re-

is

to

be

etc.),

hoped

turns over and dives head foremost to the bottom.

The eyes of the ball fish are

bronze-blue, large

.'ind

some

one

succeed

in

breeding some this summer, and will

re-

that

will

port his success in an article to this magazine.

are moveable inde-

pendently of each

oilier.

One eye will when you feed him a snail, other may look downwards or

About one hundred species of submerged

look up at you

while the

aquatic

His breeding habits are very interesting.

At sjiawning time the water sliould be

tropical

warmer than normally a(]uariuni

should

be

— an used

plants,

most of which arc

aquarium use, occur

sideways.

tile

Rocky Mountains.

in

the

for

this luiuiber.

10

for

Closer exi)loration

of the Southern States will add

ideal

fit

U. S. east of

more

to

Types

of Goldfish

(The VeiUail Telescope)

Wm.

T. Innes, Jb.

Philadelphia

Among

advanced goldfish

the

breeders today, the ruh'S king.

seoi)e

greater

number of

other fancy-bred

veiltail

tele-

combines a

It

points than any

and

fish,

in spite

of the great numbers raised, perfect

specimens are rare.

the

In

centres where these fish are in de-

mand

the fancier possessing a

sized coUection of

fine

fair-

specimens

has an asset of positive value, for it

can be converted into cash to

better advantage than most sonal belongings.

It

per-

sounds like a

figure of sjieech to say that a certain fish 1

worth

is

its

weight

VEILTAIL TELESCOPE GOLDFISH

in gold.

Half

am

accurately, but I

known

sure

I

life size

rhinensis penfh(libica}id(ilis Photograph by the author

Carassi}!.'} fnnritiis, rar.

have never gone into the matter

have

They

number of cases where twice the weight in gold would not match the price

elegance and grace. tyi)e

known

brought by these aristocrats of the aciuarium.

short

body and extremely long

Fifteen to twenty-five dollars buj'S a fish

ir.ent.

a

out

originated the

as the fringetail, a fish with

The creation the making of

ordinary

class.

These are prices frequently paid, but which are perfect in all points and

for fish

deeply connected with the

])()ssess

or temperament of a people.

considerably

of

the

like

extraordinary coloring, one hundred dollars

is

by no means an unheard-of

especially

if

;i

the purchaser has the begin-

believed,

sco])(_ i

The standard

worked was

length, brilliantly ])r()truding

eves

length

The

tail, fully

fish

to

of a

th;it

whatever

may

it

to cross

the

of very different cliarac-

fish

They have succeeded very

much

!

it

is

doubtful wlietlier so

as one fish has ever ap])eared pos-

sessing

body of moderate

and the

the \

astonishing

ivid

coloring

eye development ol'

the

originally

im])orted Chinese telescope, together with the extreme

moderate

fin

development of the Jap-

anese fringetail or

divided, anal fins doulile. grotescjue, well in

the

name given

full tails,

a kind of beautiful ugliness not to be de-

to

The Japanese mind runs more

but they

fish

keeinng with Chinese fancy, yet having nied.

life,

try to retain all the points

which the Chinese

violently,

genius

The Ameri-

— and

well indeed, but

colored or very black,

was altogether

—two

eristics

of both

by shaking the

eggs at a certain period of their development.

somehow

Jajjanese fringetail and the Chinese tcle-

strosity of protruding eyes being originally is

is

artistic

This has brought them

be.

Germany.

The telescope fish was first bred in China or Korea, the peculiar monit

national artistic

definite

(loing the difiicult thing,

indc]iendently in the United States and in

])roduced,

Hower,

a

have a genius for experimenting and for

telescope has been evolved

veiltail

develop-

cans and (iernians are somewhat lacking in

price,

ner's fever in violent form.

The

fin

of a type of animal,

breed.

veiltail. the latter

and which are the more difficult Those with long narrow tails

are termed ribbontails.

to 11

being

the type with very broad,

illustration accompanying this arwas made from one of the best veil-

should have at least one good-sized

The ticle

telescopes I have ever seen, yet expert

tail

judges will recognize that

The body

it is

fish

ably by me,

not perfect.

not as deep from top to bot-

is

snail

and preferably two or three.

Tadpoles are not lookt upon very favoreach

for

layers too

they

as

much and

stir

up the lower

scatter the debris but

tom as it should be. Otherwise it is a remarkable fish. The dorsal fin is high and always erect. In being judged on points

if

by the American system the dorsal fin would receive 1 5 the tails which are very

particles

broad, long and fully divided, 20; anal

ant matter and should be taken up in detail

double 5

constant

protrude like small mar-

ej'^es

;

photograph can give no idea of geous

yet

Body

the following recipe

this gor-

sprinkling

delicate

of

factory

color.

pound

The American system

respond with the

tail.

parently scaled, but

show more

scales

do

tliey

to

I

in

The

fish

after

than

in

fish.

up in

breeding season, as can

gill

plate

are

plainly

The Household Aquarium

day

it is

precipitate, it

whicli

removed.

large

amount of

may be ground

enuf

in

Winter and once a day

for fish over six

fish

entirely

too often, once every other

months

old,

No

should be fed oftener.

given.

It

should not be allowd to

A

good plan

float is

to

above a bare space on the bottom and drop

will

I

it

is

]iossible to get

believe

I

a

we

lube 12

sinks

it

Live food such

as daphnias should be fed

eas-

remove

it

not lodge on plants or be hidden to

ferment and decompose.

in the de-

snails

when

the food into this so that

humus and

found

this material.

it

not be used constantly,

around })romiscuously.

on the bottom,

Tadpoles and

dried

toppt when

pression previously mentiond, so ily

it is

wise to use a di))ping

will ne/irly all be

it is

Abovit once a

if

collect

a paste, steam

have a large circular piece of cork directly

tube or siphon to remove the

and

care-

Snails should be examined

and mussels

make

food should remain fifteen minutes after

dead ones pollute the water and

week or oftener,

is

younger

alive will close their shells.

to

Most people feed

Summer

M.D.

Philadelphia

occasionally

After

much and

in

cause trouble.

four

has been spread out in thin layers

intervals.

(Concluded)

The scavengers should be watched

;

;

but should be varied by using other foods

too

fully, as

a tablespoonf ul

salt,

an ordinary kitchen food chopper, pans, after it is dried it may be ground

at

3d,

shredded codfish, one pound

in

illustration is about half life size.

Sam'l McCi.ahv,

cornmeal

Bethlehem oatmeal, one

One food should

The

visible.

Take

satis-

up with an ordinary kitchen food chopper.

be seen by the fact that the tubercles on the

it

in pans.

This was a male two years old, and was

photographed

I find

makes a very

four hours, then dry thoroughly in the oven

have noticed that the

the eye in this type of

Most foods are they have not enuf

food. ;

add enougli water

was trans-

a photograph

is

a very import-

epsom a tablespoonful; mix thoroughly and

salts,

they usually cor-

fins, as

;

eggs, table

does not take into account the length of

anal and pectoral

general

one pound

flour,

16 out of a possible 20, giving 96 out

of a possible 100.

is

and frequently cause constipation.

The

and pale gray.

red

Feeding

bulk for the amount of nutrition containd,

black, white, cream, yellow, lavender,

brown,

to a certain extent act as a

too concentrated, that

;

blue,

and filter.

a subsequent paper.

in

from the head, and both of same size, 20 color, 20. It was extremely variegated

bles

in

is

Mussels keep the water clear of small

;

fins

used, one for every two or three fish

sufficient.

whenever

it

is

them.

have already mentiond the dipping

and siphon.

The

net

is

very im-

:

commonly

portant, those

sold in stores are

over the Hoor of the tanks, so that the

rough and often injure fish, bobinet makes a good soft material for this use.

could not empty the pots.

The

healthy

too

net should always be used slowly and

many

carefully, as

beautiful tails, fins and

the point for the wise aquarist

glass of the aquariums light

plants and

much

better to cut than to

it is

Thermometers are

break or tear them.

most a necessity,

al-

in order to regulate the

temperature of the water, especially when transferring fish from one receptacle to

Fine

another.

fish

should not suffer a sud-

den change of more than

four

or

five

degrees.

In

long, of beautiful green alga?.

Be

:

wish

I

to

emphasize two

clean, sterilize everything pos-

Disinfect

sible.

even then,

all

plants and animals

if

long moss, the red color entirely hidden.

The

down

and the tanks

apparently never in better health. the Japanese Snails are their backs,

Each week of sheep

every tank

of

the its

I

sending

pour into each tank a half

manure dissolved

week

in a quart jar

I

who wants algae, and oxygen. For raising daphnia it cannot be exceld. A tub of water with some anacharis, a couple of quarts of sheep manure water and about

plants

and emptied

The

gravel.

boiled in big washboilers

is

omit it. I cannot reeomend this too highly for anybody

Chichester Lloyd all

I

of water, every third

Brooklyn, N.Y.

washed

and the Sagittaria

glass of the water from a tablespoonful

(Concludkd) S.

Even

growing moss on

shoots from one pot to root in the next.

Feeding Aquarium Plants

gravel

— about half

a glass of daphnia will be alive with daph-

The

nia in ten days.

I

excess of algae on the

a ton

front glass of aquaria can be rubbed off

also decided to never again under-

with cotton or a piece of rough toweling

take such a big job it.

I

all

at once if

next bought a

I

shallow

lot of

fern dishes of red pottery, about

on an old toothbrush attached

could

five

inches

these, after giving

to

a long

handle.

two and

I

regard sheep manure as stimulating

Into

and nourishing for both plant, insect and fish life, and find that I am no longer

them a thoro soaking

troubld with black soil or decayed roots.

and a half inches deep, some deeper, and about

anacharis had thrown

floating

a perfect forest of white roots

possible, use a quarantine for

and you may expect success.

possible

help

in a slightly longer period, while

the pots themselvs were covered with this

week or ten days on new inmates. Second, Get all conditions as near nature as

it.

same

the

a

of

Tanks without them did

a vestige of sunlight ever reaching

before adding them to the aquarium, and

I

exposed to the sunhad a magnificent growth, over an inch

are today in an ideal condition and the fish

closing

points

is

who wants

and beautiful growth of plants weeks after the re-planting, the

even eyes are injured by careless handling are useful to trim

fish

here

fish

In three

of the net.

Scissors

Now

across

the

top.

over night, I put a piece of broken

Once a month

jjot

siphon

I

off the refuse

on

over the hole in the bottom, and then a thin

the bottom of the tanks and replace with

layer of gravel, on top of which

fresh water,

if I

have tried

soil

a full

(not heaping)

my

I

happen to have the time. and all kinds of sand and

to

mixtures, but soil from ponds frequently contains leeches and garden soil generates

filling

too

plants as closly as possible

avoiding crowding. closely

spread

Into these pots

pulverized sheep manure, then the top with boiled gravel.

I inserted

I

teaspoonful of dry

These pots

I

much

gas.

I

am

very much pleasd with

the results of the use of sheep manure,

placed as

together as each aquarium would

if

hold, and scattered a thin layer of gravel

my

fellow 18

experience

members

I

may shall

and

be of help to any be glad to hear of

it.

THE AQUARIUM

compelled to return to orthodox spelling, the

Care and Breeding of Aquatic Life

English in the

placing

Publisht monthly except July and August at 2th Street, Cor. of Cherry, Philadelphia,

I

forefront

the

for

claim of the coming irorld tongue.

by the Aquarium Societies of Brooklyn, Philadelphia Chicago, New York and all

when

not be far off

Anglo-Saxon type of mind can see the wisdom of spelling reform and of thereby

Issued in the Interests of the Study,

Send

may

trusting the time

Some

of our articles having been already

set up, will still

manuscripts, exchanges, books for

review, etc., direct to the Editor-in-chief; all other matter to the Business Manager

appear

newer form

in the

number, but hereafter

this

in

will

it

be

regular school style.

Editor-in-Chief,

Bank

EUGENE SMITH

for Savings Building,

Manager, W.

Business

DeV O E

Advertising Rates upon Application

MAY,

I

Our

number was

first

No.

We

month has

FisED. G. Orsinger Chicago

membersliip, but also by others interested

too early to say

the outlook

is

Since

So far no adverse opinions

have been heard.

most

is

essential,

success.

a bicycle tire valve.

have

length

Only ignorance, both

such

expressions,

wliether

and

many people

tre^iting the

is

wlio

nblior

To

But

as

we

we want

reach

tlie

operate

apparatus,

the

is set.

connect

amount of

rubber

air

tubing)

a

(not enough to burst

and

then

regulate

the flow of air by contracting the

"mal-

the lead

ti])

A

obtained.

till

slit

in

a fine mist-like s])ray

is

e;in full of air

should last for

half a day.

Tudors.

are an aquarium magazine

to

bottom of

reach the

to

doubt

we

About 100

cannot go into any extraneous matters, and as

sufficient

sonaJile

the

even ca])abU' of reading that same language tlie

the spout of the

bicycle ]>ump to the valve, |)ump in a rea-

language of Sliakespeare" are

as written at the time of

To

which has been squeezed together, leaving

of changes of

is

and

a slit-like aperture.

excusable for

there

five-

short piece of lead tubing, the free end of

in-

can compare new spelling to any such

language and of history

joints

Into the other end of the tube insert a

as no person witli the slightest regard for

oddity.

its

the aquarium from wherever the can

variably been put into the waste basket,

trutli

can, re-soldering

oil

can attach a piece of rubber tubing of a

will

made is the adverse stand taken by some of our members and friends on the "new spelling" used in some of the articles.

References to this feature under the reetc.,

Such an ap-

then soldering into the side near the bottom

|)e

marks of "Josh Billingsism,"

instances,

can be made by taking a new

jjaratus

gallon

matter of which brief mention

many

many.

])rove of interest to

Hard work

on the part of all concerned, though is of first importance to make the venture a

A

in

an aquarium, the description of

a cheaply constructed outfit will doubtless

at this time than that

flattering.

it

to aerate

It is, of course, entirely

more

somewhat delayed.

l>een

A Simple Aeration Apparatus

day, was well received, not only by our

in the subject.

(luarters,

do better next month.

will

present

to the

new

2

issued in April,

and judging from results up

Sons, to their

other reasons, the issue of the magazine for this

::

1912

&

12th and Cherry Streets, as well as for

at

Single Copies, ioc

Subscriptions,^!

Vol.

F.

to the removal of our pul) Ushers,

Messrs. Innes

383, Baldwin, Long Island, N. Y.

Box

::

Owing

Hoboken, N.J.

scliools,

we

oeeiM-

are

in

s])ecies of fresh

water

Canada, and temperate Mexico).

14

fishes

North America, (United States,

Society Statistics According

to a list

"Kalendcr fuer Aciuarien Kuude, of the

minute particles, otherwise some eager for

published in the 1912

Kos7uos

— iind

Society

and choke

Terrarien

number of aquarium known in Europe: Belgium

1

Denmark Germany Holland

5

This

list is

The Morris Canal runs

nature and out-of-door

New

of

3

Jersey from tidewater at Jersey

1

City to the Delaware River at Phillij)s-

Switzerland ...

7

burg

— Easton.

of the State, since

company.

canal

of

Many

Food

Fish

if

have found

better, than

not

its

and there was talk of turning

make

proposition to

way and to be

any imported

many of us of the metropolitan district who have fished and picnicked along it.

foods,

we passed along its Newark, past Patcrson and up into Morris

]\Iany a holiday have

sideration that they are very rich

and con-

quiet banks from

centrated,

and that they must If manj'

sparingly.

with the fishes soiTie

it

large

snails

and

used

lie

The natural

raw or boiled,

flesh, of either the

rieties,

finely

fish,

scraped

ures.

shrimp, or

verized.

A

good food

When

powdered

be taken to have

it

the

its

treas-

in so placid a

For some miles

canal.

tile

(/ibho,sii,<i)

our local

Eastern

{Ahrcnnis

beautiful;

the most ))lenti-

sunfishes, and,

I

fishes,

rri/.sol('ucas)

the

freshwater

diaphaniis),

hornjiout or catfish

ever

may as

killifisli

active,

and

{Ameiuru.s nchu-

ber of fishes increases as they eaiial.

say,

well;

connnon.

losus), with each mile further on the

the

may

num-

enter the

perhaps from some small streamlet,

or the overflow of a ))ond situate at about

with meat care must cut or scraped

(Eupoinotis of all

{Fundiihis

state.

fishes are fed

this

ful

but

yolk of a very hard-boiled egg, fed in a fluid or

as

shiners

for all small fish or fry is

and gathered of

it

remarkable how different the

fish

of all

these

that have past the yolk-sac stage

is

northward of Newark mostly common sun-

lobster

such as herring, white-

After

It

stream

salmon, can be used with more or

success.

shut us out, as

ice

and on different days, even

fish

come animal foods such as beef, veal, and lamb, or game of any sort, used either raw or boiled, but in all cases scraped, or dried and pul-

less

tlie

till

results of collecting are at various places

fish

fresh or salt water va-

oysters, clams,

meat, smoked fish or

have visited

Polyphenms and worms are of

course the best, but aside from these, eggs,

seasons of the year from

all

long as there was water in the canal, we Dai^hnia, Cyclops,

foods,

P'alls

At

early spring

food for the snails.

Cypris,

Little

County.

are kejit

be necessary to allow

will

a public park-

it

to

as good,

into con-

it

it

also a

is

proposition which appeals

It is the last

now on

of

Tliere

course for water sports.

must be taken

but in feeding,

abandonment by the railroad com-

Several

into a speeding course.

of the prepared fish foods I

first

States

panies have been pulling wires to get con-

life.

C. J. Heede Brooklyn

the market

United

the

in

and has become an ele])hant on the hands

trol of it

Aquarium

was one of the

It

constructed

canals

from the British

be great friends

to

across the State

1

although these na-

etc.,

known

are

...

evidently incomplete, as no

Empire, France, tions

Hoboken, N.J. 1

Sweden

are mentioned

societies

Cafeal

EldENE S.MITH

Russia

1

127

to death.

Along the Morris

are

societies

Hungary Luxemburg

22

Austria

too

of Nature

Friends, of Stuttgart, Germany, the following

fish

swallow big pieces

will try to

it

the

into 15

same

level.

The horned dace (Notropis cornutus) of the beautiful

though very rare

fin^ also,

the canal, the dainty satin

neighboring waters.

{N. analos-

fin

we

fishes

in

find the

only truly

lus viridescens)

tus

and what

Oswego

the

plyllum

;

dolomieu)

very

is

its

often quite deep.

while the rock bass

is

Tlie

caught,

leaved

cat

f/i^rintis)

"mad tom"

or

The long-eared

and and

auritis),

tiful fishes, is

muddy

keeper by

its

palUdus)

is

found only as a

rarity,

would

of day

or blue gill sunfish (L.

many an

in

the

hour, the close

us often miles

find

from railroad or trolley

and

most

the

common

After walking and fishing

bottom.

along the canal for

robustness.

The coppernose

are

virginica

Mussels, too, are

usual.

and one of our most beaualways welcome and repays

which Melantho decisa

snails, of

Goniobasis

fairly plentiful

its

the

burrowing

others, are also found the

ground

S. insignis.

{Lepomis

sunfish

amplifolius^ ,

(P. perfoliatus) and others soon

climbing snails Physa, Lyinnaea, Planorbis

(Schilbeodes

and indeed very rare

{Polamogeton

grow to dense thickets, also the Anachnris and J'allisneria spiralis, affording shelter and spawning fields for all sorts of animals.

Besides the common floating and

as the ordinary

Along the weedy edges is found in plenty that little gem, the brown or spotted fin sunfish {Enneacanthus gloriosus).

Not so common is the tadpole, sunfish.

stone

pond weeds, especially the broad-

perfoliate

(Ambloplites rupcs-

common

almost as

tris) is

for

even

scarce,

while a perch (Perca flavescens)

the plants,

plumes of milfoil {Myriospicaium and M. verticillatum fine

may find in the spots which originally were swampy places and now are pools,

nearest cousin the small-mouth black bass

CM.

among

usually

,

iDiemycty-

one

or large-mouth bass (Microp-

terus salmoides) in occasional isolation

newt, our

little

aquatic salamander

tanus) and the

little minnows N. bifrenaand N. procne if these two be not one and the same species. Here also occurs

Turning from the

frisky

away

and steps had

car,

along the same path.

For

while other fishes from the interior of the State come down the canal, this fish, for

ease of operations in fishing, the canal can-

some reason, travels

not be excelled, so that ladies on occasion

this

The summit

tionally.

to be retraced

way only excep-

were

level of the canal

Lake Hopatcong, 926 feet over tide, the main feeder next to this comes from Greenwood Lake, some twenty miles away. All

enjoying the outing as

in the parties,

On

mucli as the men.

is

lunch

is

such trips, of course,

part of the

outfit,

and a plain

meal under such circumstances never lacks

therefor which occur in these two

flavor,

and

lakes are likely to be found in the canal,

would

make

though some appear very rarely.

then no true lover of nature has time ever

fishes

these

Among

silver chub {Semotilus corand the creek chub (S. atromacu-

are

poralis)

The members Brooklyn

too

common

bloodhounds of the

are the pickerel, the rivers,

the

old

deavor to

like a ghost over the

fleets of

suckers ico

dace,

preserve

But

New York

the

it.

help

and

for

along

Anyone

anything but a all their

good en-

movement

tlÂťe

has

wlio

seen

to

the

the canoeists glide over the canal on a bright Sunday morning, or who has

inclines, occa-

young brook

(Catostomus commcrsonii).

bass, blacknosed

envious.

would regretfully see

used

canal

and L. americanus. The little tesselated darter (Bolcosoma nigrum ohnstedi) flits

tus

sandy

of

societies

waterway, and would use

Lucius relicula-

sionally associated with very

eaten with such relish as

dyspeptics

become dyspeptic.

to

latus).

I'ar

is

seen the lovers strolling on

Cal-

mud minnows

its

banks, will

agree with the aquarists, that the old canal

and several other fish are iiardly ever found in the canal though tliey occur in

sliould for all time

ure ground.

16

become a

j)ublic pleas-

Mechanical Helps in Aquarium

Work

spawning has

of

At

The Spawning Net

this

Iiyaeintlis

Wji. T. Innes, Jh.

^Mien the

Philadelphia

sink

In selecting topics for this series of articles, efforts Avill be made to have them ajipropriate to the season as far as possible.

The most important thing in the calendar of the average aquarinm enthusiast just now is the spawning of goldfish, and we are taking up in this issue a very ingenious and useful device to be used in

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

the spawning net. the idea of ]\Ir. A. T. Coles, of Glenside, Pa., and is designed principally for the use of those not having an abunthis connection

This

started.

earlier is the fishes'

is

dance of spawning tubs or other vessels.

It is simply a cheesecloth bag, open at the

season

have plenty

of water on hand. are found to be spawning,

myriophyllum

or fish

net in

the

Daybreak or

favorite time.

the

water, allowing the supported on the edges of the aquarium. Put ])lants in ))lentifullv and then introduce the female and such males as are selected. Here they will continue to spawn. As fast as the plants are somewhat covered with eggs they should be removed to water of equal temperature, allowing, of course, a few minutes for

wooden frame

them

become

to

When ing

to be

fertilized.

the fish cease to drive and

complete, which

is

is

spawn-

usually about

eleven in the morning, remove fish from net. ]vjt ])Iants with

eggs in hatching pans,

n %^<K^<yx^y. A<wv^>c>^vVX^

X

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;-zrU / SPAWNING NET top and sus]H'nded by a frame in the aquarium.

The bag

is

tied

to the

frame by

bow knots and the four lower corners For this ])urpose I use weighted clown. lead skirt weights which may Ix; had at department stores, but any weight of about The suspending half an ounce will do. frame may be m/ule very simply of any light sticks, either nailed or tied together.

When goldfish are prejiaring to spawn

they usually give

fair

notice of that occur-

drives" a rule female occ-asionally for several days and ahnost always increases the driving the evening before spawning takes At this time it behooves the inter place. ested fancier to go to bed early, for he can hardlv arise before the real business rence.

the

The

male

as

untie Uft from frame and

if there are eggs adhering to that, turn it inside out and place it into the hatching j^an also.

It is well to have other nets in readiness, as otiier spawnings may occur before the first lot of eggs are hatched out.

Some of the advantages of this method besides saving s])ace are these: There is wo risk of changing teuiperature on the breeding fish.

'I'lie usual dirt stirred u]) by spawning fish and which settles on the eggs is elimi-

nated.

Xo

idle

females are about to eat the

s])awn.

X{) eggs arc lost

net

by

(lr(>p])ing to the bot-

Those falling to the bottom of the are as good as those on the jilants.

tom.

SOCIETY 'BULLETIJ^S

Brooklyn Aquarium

Officers for 1912

W.

F.

924. Gates

on

held

Fourth

the

Friday in every

month Au-

except June, July and

Maf

702''FultoirSt.,at 8 PVlvi.

An

Fee,

3

1.

,

New York

Harry Roessle

Theodore

P. Fritz

Local Business Manager, Ov<en H. 702 Fulton Street

Avenue

Smith

Herman Rabenau

1st

2d Prize (Red Rib3d Prize (White Ribbon), bon), Dr. Rudolph C. Lienau for Mrs. Meyer for Mollienesia formosa.

At the May meeting we vote on changing the meeting day from the last Friday to the last Tuesday of each month, so that members who belong to other societies may be enabled to attend the meetings of our society. be

Initiation

St.

Financial Secretary

April meeting, Friday, April 26th, the following prizes were awarded:

Prize (Blue Ribbon),

gust, at Fairchild Building,

Annual Dues,

Smith, 52 Wall

Treasurer

Dr. Rudolph C. Lienau Local Editor, Sylvester C. Lloyd

At the are

Owen H.

DeVoe, Box 383, Baldwin, N.Y. Vice-President

Society to Regular meetings

Corresponding and Recording Secretary

President

2-i.th

made

Xyphophorus Gambusia holbrooki; for

helleri;

Competition: Labyrinth Fishes, Old-fashioned Telescope Goldfish^ also awards to

Household Aquarium and

for best balanced

best arranged

and stocked Terrarium

auction tor the benefit of the Society development tiind will be held on this date, tne object being a completely stocked all-glass aquarium, lish, plants and tank; a gift from two members.

This being the final meeting of the season, a large attendance is desired.

00

52.00

The Society expects Hugo Mulertt, the

to

have

honored guest

as its

known

well

at the next

meeting,

May

"Aquarium

authority and pioneer on

24, 1912, Mr. Fish Culture in

America."

Officers for 1912

Chicago Fish

....

President

Fanciers' Club

Vice-President

.

Secretary

.

.

.

.

Treasurer

Regular

meetings are held on

Librarian

Second and Fourth Wednesday ot each month, at 729 Stock Exchange Building, La Salle and Washington Streets, the

at

.

.

Local Editor

.

F. S. Young, 428 West 66th Street Dr. G. A. Preusker, 457 North Avenue F.G.Orsinger, 1 23 South Oakley Boulevard Carl Fossetta, i 500 Diversey Buulevard Tracy H. Holmes, 2816 Logan Boulevard Tracy H. Holmes, 1522 Rockwell Street J. G. Pieser, 3800 Grand Boulevard

Local Bus. Mgr. lVediies(/ay,

8.30 P.M.

May

22,

Ju?ie 12, at 8.^50 Initiation Fee, $1.00

New York Aquarium Society uuu Regular meetings are held on the Second Thursday at the

German - American Sherman Ave., Jersey on the Fourth Friday

Museum

School, City, and

at the

Am

New

"Devices

Subject:

for

Collecting

Both meetings

to

be held at

Rooms

809-12 City Hall Square BIdg., 127-159 N. Clark St.

Officers for 1912

Buchanan, 143 Liberty Street, New York Vice-President, Richard DoRN, 7 Norman Rd., Upper Montclair, N.].

Recording Secretary, Arthur Osborn, 42 South St., jersey City, N. J. President

.

Cor. Sec'y, Rev. Treasurer,

Isaac

.

Henry

Coffin, 129 East 71st

S.

H. A. Richtberg, 85 South i6th

St.,

St., East

New

York

Orange, N.f.

Hermann Hoffmeister, 165 Webster Av., Jersey City, N.J. Treadwell Nichols, Am. Museum of Nat. Hist.

Business Manager, Carl P. Ording, 1931 Broadway, New York

Librarian,

Local Editor, John

Local

of Natural His-

Park York, each month

tory, 77th St. and Central

West,

Subject: "Microscopic

Specimens."

Annual Dues, $1.00

erican

8.^0 P. M. A. Poyser.

at

W. P. M.

Live Food," by

Maf

24th:

New York

Mr.

Meeting.

Fishes, photographed by Dr. E. Bade.

Buchanan

I.

will

show

slides

of his Tropical

Explanatory remarks by Mr. Richard Dorn.

except July and August.

Dues, S2.00

Initiation Fee, $1.00

June ijth:

Philadelphia Aqu ar i u m Society nuuntr

Jersey City,

business meeting of the season.

last

Officers for 1912

President and Local Editor,

Vice-President

.

.

.

Treasurer Secretary and Bus. Mgr.,

Annual Dues, $1.80 Corresponding Membership $1.00 Annually

Wm.

T. Innes,

Jr.,

i

2th

&

Cherry

Sts.

Charles Paxson, 2521 N. 9th

Street

Fred Schaefer, 1610 N. 2d

Street

Howard

S.

Crees, 3744 N. 13th

Initiation Fee, $1.00

Scaled

fish,

AWARDS

Mr. Schrack (Red Ribbon), to Mr. Bausman (White Ribbon), to Mr. Bausman (

Blue Ribbon

to

APRIL- 24, 1912, Scaleless fish,

Next meeting, September 25

(Fringetails under one year)

Mr. Schaefer (Red Ribbon), to Mr. Walp (White Ribbon), to Mr. Schrack

(

Blue Ribbon), to

St.

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