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Notes on the Nesting Habits

of

Two

EDGAR

Lab37rintK

WAITE,

R.

I

recently studied the life-histories of

two species of allied fishes, and in the case of one was rewarded by making discoveries hitherto unknown to me.

The Fighting Fish, to which I allude, is a native of Southeastern Asia, and the examples were procured for me at Penang,

the

in

markable, ture.

though

fish,

re-

S.

Museum

The following day

num-

the male blew a

ber of bubbles on the top of the water.

Rising to the surface, a mouthful of air was taken and retained for two or three :ieconds, during which time it received a coating of mucous.

The bubble thus formed was blown at the surface, and the

operation repeated until a circular

was

mass

produced,

three

inches

in

not the only interesting fea-

is

has long been

It

The

Settlements.

Strait

breeding habit of this

L

F.

Director, SoutK Australian

FisKes

known

that the

Siamese breed fighting fishes especially for combat, and are as infatuated with their sport as the Malays are with their cock-fights

they

;

times

The

own

their

considerable

stake

sums of money on the

and some-

issue,

persons and

famihes.

is farmand brings considerable revenue to the King of Siam.

When the fish is in

license to exhibit fish-fights

ed,

a state of quiet,

remarkable;

nothing

brought together, or

image

but

two

if

one sees

if

be

own

its

in a looking-glass, the little crea-

becomes suddenly excited the raised fins and the whole body shine with ture

;

metallic colors of dazzling beauty, while

waving like round the throat, adds some

the projected gill-membrane,

black

frill

thing

of

grotesqueness

appearance. tagonist,

each

it

general

makes

re-

real or reflected an-

its

but both,

other's

the

to

In this state

peated darts at

when taken

out of

instantly

become

sight,

quiet.

The adult,

little

fishes,

measure

:|uarters of

on April 5th, and a

which one

only

an inch

in length, I

The Fighting

when and

fully

three-

reached

me

immediately placed

pair in an old-established

aquarium.

Fish, Betta splendens

From Drawing by A. R. McCulloch

dull colors present

its

diameter.

Another layer of bubbles was

next blown, which had the

ng the

first

efl:'ect

of rais-

Seven

out of the water.

or eight layers were formed in

but

all,

were blown only unier the central portion, a dome-shaped structure resulted.

So viscid is the secretion enclosing the bubble that, though

as the later bubbles

L'xposed to the air for ten or twelve days, it

still

On

fulfilled its

function.

the third day the nest

was comand breeding commenced. Then one witnessed a remarkable display of color and action, comparable to the "showing" of the peacocks, turkeys, and pleted

other the

gallinaceous

male

fish

most, the black

blood-red

gills

birds.

The

fins

of

are extended to the utgill

membranes and

exhibited beneath.

the

The

)aquatic Hilt

58

become resplendent with colors and quiver with intense

body and

fins

iridescent

After the eggs are extruded the male takes up a position below his mate and secures them, to the number excitement.

and securing some carry them back to the cradle. Many were, however, eaten by the female, and all the remainder died when winter set in. aquarium,

I

was much more successful with

the

bought these in the and understood they were obtain-

Paradise city,

fish.

I

The

ed in China.

of

life-history

this

was previously known, but comparison brought out some additional facts.

The eggs of this fish do not sink, and I was led to ascertain, if possible, what fish

real object the

male has

guarding the eggs. as a

To

in so zealously

soon

this end, as

complement was produced,

I

remov-

ed them, along with the nest of bubIjles,

another aquarium.

to

They hatch-

ed in the usual course, and in the absence of enemies were soon able to look after

themselves.

With

the

view

of

ascertaining the function of the bubbles, Nest of Betta splendens

I

Photograph by the Author

six or so,

of

gives places

in

there

rejected

all

bubbles.

As

some of and carefully

nest,

before,

these

them a coating of mucous and them beneath the bubbles to which

The

adhere.

they

He

mouth.

his

removed, from another

the newly deposited eggs,

scene

is

re-enacted

from one hundred and fifty to two The fehundred eggs are produced. male is not allowed in the vicinity of the until

when

.loating nest

and the male

he

laying

is

completed,

untiring in the care of

moving their posiand recoating them with mucous.

eggs, constantly

tion

On the

is

the third day the eggs hatched fishes remained beneath the

young

bubbles for some time, but occasionally

showed

a tendency to sink.

immediately

taken

They were the

Macropodus

numbers disposed

leave

to

eggs

under

an extent that the male could not possibly secure them all, though he fre-

therefore,- that the

quently had seven or eight in his once.

He would

most diligently

at

search

the

for

bottom

mouth them

of

the

with those

developed equally

the shelter of the nest increased to such

at

Paradise Fish)

viridi-auratus

In a day

watchful father and replaced. or two the

by

charge

in

paternal care.

It

would

left

seem,

purpose of the nest and care of the parent is simply protecThe mass of spume hides the eggs tive. or young from aerial or terrestrial enemies, while the attendance and vigilance

^aquatic JLitt of the male secures

them from attack of

Fighting Fish in Battle

aquatic foes.

The nest of the Fighting fish has a more important function, for without and the care of the male the eggs it would sink and perish.

Into an aquarium containing a pair of Paradise fish and their family, a few days old,

introduced a spray of Blad-

I

Next day nearly

derwort.

59

the

all

little

When two same

the

each

of these fish are placed in

they proceed

vessel

measure,

other's

each other in

school-boy

take

to

up

shoulder

to

and

fashion,

back, and push around the "ring," the small fins vibrating rapidly all the time, colors

glowing, and

quivering with

each

excitement

little

being

and wrath.

This goes on for some minutes, until, as the spectators are growing impatient, one suddenly

fish

his head around, and a considerable dent in the tail of his adversary shows at once that he has got home.

Henceforth there is no hesitation until one

makes

flips

a dart,

or the other cries "peccavi."

In regu-

on which money depends, the battle is continued until one fish turns tail and is chased around the bottom by the other. But this is usually an afifair of an hour, and frequently of three lar fish fights

The determination and pluck The or-

or four.

of the fighters are wonderful.

A

Bladderwort

(

Utricularia) in

An American

dinary wild fishes do not evince nearly so much as those that have been bred

Flower

Species

Photographed by Chas. M. Breder,

Jr.

had disappeared, and the missing ones were discovered in the bladders of the plant. Some were seized by the head and some by the tail, and a little patient watching was rewarded by seeing a young fish caught. One of the fry was caught by the extreme tip of the tail it had been swimming close to one of the bladders and possibly touched the mouth when it was instantly trapped.

At intervals its struggles were frantic at the end of seven minutes the tail was entirely engulphed and continued to fishes

;

;

wriggle

within

the

bladder,

while

the

and body were shaken without. fish lived for an hour and a half, but it was not until the following morning that the whole was taken into head

The

little

the bladder.

and reared for the purpose. The tail is the part which shows most damage, for it is very easily torn but a good grip on ;

a side fin

is

much more

efifective.

When

one pins the other by the nose a very exciting struggle takes place, the

ing

two

ly-

fastened together like professional

wrestlers, and then shaking each other backward and forward with might and

main.

They often seem extremely exhausted, but it

still

is

They

fight

on bravely, and sometimes

a matter of difficulty to part them.

display

considerable

agility

in

evading their opponent's mouth, and also in suddenly twisting around and taking a piece out of his

tail.

In twenty min-

utes or so these appendages,

which look-

ed so brave and bright as they went into the fray, are torn to ribbons. The fishs'

aquatic Etfe

60

general appearance after the fight suggests that of a saiHng ship emerging

from

a hot action, with her canvas hanging in streamers, her topmasts shot away, and her crew gasping for breath, but still

The combatants

ready to fight again.

to a long contest, but

sometimes succumb

make

only

they

generally

superficial

damage, and are immediately ready to After a match they are always feed. rested for a

week or

longer, according to

and most the by narepaired are cuts of the rents and often wage owners Enthusiastic ture. their on more or pounds six or seven extent of their injuries,

and many people earn a little money in this way by breeding fighting and then backing them against fish

must

and encysts

London

Dr. T. B. Magath, investigator at the Fisheries Biological Station at Fairport, evident-

important form of trematode worm, which infests buft'alo fishes in ponds.

ly

The

of

history

life

the

parasite

been definitely worked out. and

is

has

briefly

follows

as

The

The

eggs.

its

the

falofish,

seems

trematode,

living

alimentary tract of the buffalo pels

its

eggs,

in fish,

the

ex-

a

ciliated

snail of the species

Into

this

snail

it

manner

Planorbis

works

eventually encysts in

its

its

live

it

the buf-

of

May

and

fly

larva

to be essential for the perpetua-

The probable im-

form

is

suggested by

the fact that a serious mortality occur-

among

red

were so

the fishes that

in-

fested.

Dr. Magath also investigated the

life

history of the trematode parasite of the

which

sunfish,

bluegill

the

in

George

W.

who seems

to

Scatophagus today, has

found in the and in the adult

is

kingfisher.

Price,

own

all

Fisheries'

of

Philadelphia,

the specimens of

argiis living in this country

made an

When

tion.

interesting observa-

four or five were placed in

a tank well populated with Hydra, they

were observed to devour a few, and soon all had disappeared.

The supposi-

after

is

that the "Scats" ate them, so here

at last is a fish

with a kindly disposition

that finds the pest to

its

liking.

Whether sand or gravel is best in an is a mooted question.

Fan-

aquarium ciers are

about equally divided, and both

factions have success.

trivolvis.

Possibly one reason some

way and

host's liver.

In

grows and multiples there during winter and spring, and in summer emerges from the snail as a tailed and styleted cercaria. This larva can

the usual

If

which pass out into the

summer, there hatches in the embryo (mericidium), which swims in the water until it finds a late

fall

association

tion of the parasite.

water with the feces of the fish. From which are "laid" during these eggs, the

bores

parasite,

snail,

portance of the

tion

adult

second

Service Bulletin.

Parasite of the

new and

it

which very rapidly develops and assumes in late summer the adult form ready to expel

Buffalo Fish

Iowa, has discovered a

young

larval stage in that fish

Field.

its

which

into

just beneath the cuticle.

obtains the

stage

A New

larva for

fly

the bufifalofish eats the infected larva

favorites,

others.

May

find a

intermediate host,

it

for several hours in the water, but

make money that all

they

men

fail to

aquarium business is upon the fishes to do

in the

rely

the work.

Science can cut through anything except mental concrete.

HIPPOCAMPUS HUDSONIUS ERWIM

O.

FREUND

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

t.

A

rather unique performance, partic-

one to witness a thousand ularly miles from the shore of the ocean, took place in my marine aquarium on October for

ium placed on an

electric heating pad to ensure an even temperature.

The re-

maining babies were

On

Myself and another member of the Chicago Aquarium Society were fortunate in being present when about one

those left with them,

hundred baby sea horses. Hippocampus

absorbed the

5th.

hiidsonius,

The

parental pouch.

left the

male,

when he

enormously which protruded

in

with the par-

in

the

second day the parents ate all being devoured

two hours.

The

hours.

Those

in the other vessels

yolk-sac

in

forty-eight

fry in the shallow aerated

arrived, displayed

abdomen,

distended

an

left

ents.

every direction ex-

cept toward the back.

He was

so mis-

shapen that the vent and anal fin

"vvere

fully an inch above the position not ;d

normal specimens. On the evening of October 5th the lower portion of t^e in

protuberance, previously black, develop-

ed a dark yellowish color.

Contortions

and twistings began, which gradually changed to regular backward and forward labor convulsions. These effor.s from time to time (between periods of resulted in the expulsion of the

rest),

From one

babies. in

to four

were expelled round

a delivery, the opening being

and a quarter of an inch in diameter, giving a fairly clear view of the cavity. The youngsters were curled when expelled, bv:t immediately straightened out and sank to the bottom, where they lay on their

sides,

violently.

a

wriggling

The

at

times

rather

babies were equipped with

yolk-sac and

were pinkish

in

color,

otherwise they resembled the parents.

In order to determine the proper environment for rearing, some were placed in a

shallow glass vessel with one inch

water others in deep still water.

Another lot was placed in shallow water, provided with an aerator, and the aquar-

of

still

;

Hippocampus hudsonius

water died on the second day. Those in deep water on the third day. Those in the shallow still water on the fourth day.

The male parent

died on the fourth

Soon after the convulsions ceased the abdomen became covered by a gelatinous-like membrane, which turned a yellowish-white and developed bubevening.

He

entwined his tail about his on the coral reef and remained there motionless until he died.

A post mortem examination revealed several young and evidence of infection.

Though I have been advised by Mr.

bles.

favorite branch

jSLquatic JLitt

62

Richard Donker. an experienced aquarist, that no sea horses born in captivity have been reared, I refuse to accept the against trying. fact as an ultimatum

Some day

I

may

be

successful.

The

scene will be re-enacted in due time in my aquarium. On October second a great number of eggs were observed floating about. These were transparent

and colorless, with the exception of a Within yellowish red spot at the top.

two days they had disappeared, and have evidently been deposited in the brood-pouch of one of the males, for he is

(The which depart greatly from the popular idea of the conventional fish their head ;

and neck bear a striking resemblance to a horse's; the fish move through the in

an erect position

resting they usually sile tail

;

and when

their

curl

prehen-

about a bit of seaweed or blade

grass.

Additional

interest

attaches

male fish receives the eggs in a pouch and carries them until they are hatched, and the to these fishes, because the

young occupy the pouch

until they are

of considerable size, going of food and returning for

Many

heraldic

animal with fore parts

the

art

like those

of a

Neptune is depicted as using them to draw In Biblical literature and his chariot.

horse joined to the

tail

of a fish.

early books generally, the term often re-

uncertainly

fers

the

to

walrus or the

Hippocampus, the an-

hippopotamus.

Greek name for the s)[;a-horse Hudsonian, relating to the

cient

hiidsoniiis,

Hudson

Editor.

River.

Water has many sea-horses are singular creatures

species,

none of large

warmer waters * * Dr. R. E.

of

all

out in search * * shelter. size, exist in

parts of the world.

Coker reports that a large

male taken August 18.1902, had a pouch full of young and delivered them in the laboratory aquarium August 20th. The opening in the pouch is at its anterior

and is slit-like when closed, but round when the young are about to be end,

extruded.

When

fit

it

life.

ond only

power of

importance to

in

its

carrying dissolved food materials transparency.

for

It

Sec-

is

its

admits the light of the

and the primary source of energy

sun,

organic

all

directly

;

life is

the radiant energy

Green plants use

of the sun.

animals get

it

this

energy

indirectly

with

Green plants constitute the producing class of organisms in water as on land.

Just in proportion as the their food.

sun's rays are excluded, the process of

(Photosynthesis)

assimilation

plant

is

When we

wish to prevent the impeded. growth of algae or other green plants in a reservoir or in a spring we cover it to exclude the

power.

Keep

Thus we

light.

shut

oft'

the

Life of Inland Waters.

in

touch with the world, with all and sun-

right activities, with fresh air shine, with

human

good natured and contented and you will be a long

beings,

time getting old.

You may

swam

effort

They swam

properties that

for being the abode of organic

liberating the young,

upright, and made a pecuThe peristalsis. resembUng liar young emerged several at a time and were forced some distance from the par-

the fish

ent.

and

symbolic

In

"sea-horse" appears as a fabulous marine

developing a similar protuber-

now

water

North

of

Carolina.

ance.

of

light.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Fishes

the

nearest

in a cluster

near the

surface and on the side of the aquarium

that a

we

be

interested

in

knowing

recently received a request for

sample copy of Lorquinia from a man who said he had seen

in Belfast, Ireland,

our advertisement in Aquatic Life.

Lorquin Natural History Club.

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

THE WATER

I

WALTER LANKfOY

This

novel

was

fish

little

im-

first

ported by the writer during the spring alive after the long trip

Dutch steamer.

aboard

a

science

as

Haplochilus

native Javanese call

cause

it is

pearance daka,

and

H.

it

it

latipes,

it

differs in color.

5.

As the female swims among the which should be of the tiny-leav-

minor or Cahomha, the eggs are rubbed ofif and become attached to the plants singly by a hair-like filament. The

Known

to

the

fish,

be-

laria

eggs hatch in about ten days.

In general ap-

Me-

familiar

more slender The body can be

but

Z.

ed sorts, such as Myriophyllum, Utricu-

celebensis,

suggests the

F.

New

the water

so transparent.

BRIKfD,

from Java

of last year, six specimens reaching

York

male. plants,

FISH

is

As

far as food

is

concerned, the water-

fish is easily satisfied.

One

day,

tune smiles, they get Daphne

;

if

for-

the next

described as the color of greenish glass

and so transparent, or rather translucent, that the bones of the vertebral column are

clearly

visible

;

eyes,

silvery

blue

and anal fins with orange edges.

The dorsal and anal fins of the male are more pronounced and have fringed edges, whereas in the female they are shorter and even.

Length, 1^4 inches.

Temperature, within certain limits, seems immaterial to this fish. My examples were caught in a jungle pool, in water knee deep, that recorded 104 degrees, Fahrenheit.

Yet I have kept and bred them for nearly a year at a temperature of about y2 degrees, and this tail

in a small all-glass

tank holding less than

two and a half gallons of water.

While the four survivors, a male and three females, have consistently spawnI have not many youngsters to show.

This probably because they have been kept with specimens of H. pancJiax and

ed,

H. chaperi, which have no doubt eaten many. The fish proceeds to reproduce its kind after the manner of the Medaka.

The eggs leave the genital tract and are carried in

clusters

of

three to

six

at-

tached exteriorly to the vent in the fe-

Haplochilus celebensis

may or

bring enchytrae or white worms, mashed potatoes with scrambled eggs

and Graham crackers.

All are taken with the same apparent gusto.

In disposition they are exceedingly docile, and I

have yet

to note the slightest sign of

quarrelsomeness.

The

illustration

is

an enlargement of

from a film of a motion picture produced by the writer and entitled "The Freshwater Aquarium." In the group appears a pair of Haplochilus a clipping

chaperi,

celebensis

that

the

may

by the contrast.

be

transparency of H. made more apparent

aquatic

64

Circumventing Breeding Three Fishes in Nature ERNEST LEITHOLF the mother of invention necessary to meet becomes and, when it the normal in from unusual deviations mother of the also is breeding fishes, which article, this Hence discovery!

Necessity

and

original

means

used to propagate three popular species of exotic fishes by members of the

Aquarium Society.

Mr. H. L. Dolde was repeatedly

dis-

breed

the

Pittsburgh

appointed

in

Chanchito.

a

to

efforts

his

facetum.

Cichlasoma

spawned

fish

number

The

of times, but in-

Finally he variably devoured the eggs. in a new success for strive decided to

When

way.

Later the parents reformed and spawnall the tender

ed repeatedly, displaying

the next lot of eggs

was

young.

The experiment

of

Mr. Adolph Stucky

He

concerns surgery.

possessed a fine

female specimen of Platypoecilus macu-

which became

latus rubra,

respond

to

the

was so weak

fish

was

to treatment.

and

failed

Finally,

when

ill

scarcely perceptible, he decided to

attempt to save the unborn young by

performing a "Caesarian ing a keen razor for the majority of the fry were were delivered alive, and

when

ing and well a

operation," us-

seven were

month later. Mr. Stucky values these more than any others in his collec-

fish

and they

tion,

are

probably

the immortal Caesar

After five or six fry began to break the of heads days the With posterior shells. egg the through

association with other fishes.

attached to the stone, the mass of fry began the swaying movement or agitation characteristic of this period in

eggs into her mouth.

still

their

development.

The

continuous

liv-

saw them

the writer

aquarium containing old clear Here the water and thriving plants. and 75 between varied 70 temperature that apparent became soon It degrees. dewere and suffered not the eggs had

ends

The

purpose.

dead, but eight

members

veloping normally.

respiration

that

discovered the stone to which they were attached was removed and placed in another

and

solicitude of the species for its eggs

is

unusual

concerns

JLite

of

the

finny

tribe

started their career after the

While

the

first

that

have

manner of

the custom to segregate the

it is

mouth-breeder, Haplochromis strigigena,

my it

brother Oscar and

The

necessary.

regation

is

I

have not found

species will breed in

When

practiced, the male

seg-

removed

is

from the female, after she has taken the process.

When we

We

reverse this

observe

a

carrying eggs in a family tank

move her

female

we

re-

to solitary confinement, there

movement gradually severed the attachment and soon all had tumbled helplessly on to the bottom of the tank. Then fol-

to incubate the eggs and care for the young undisturbed. The success of this method depends upon the rapidity of

lowed several days of floundering about

the transfer.

the bottom with frantic efforts to swim,

and frightened while attempting

after which the "pseudo-orphans" gain-

ture her. or

ed control of the situation and eagerly

any

chased

From

particle

that

looked

like

If the

if

more than an

she

is

female

is

harassed to cap-

retained in the net

instant, she will unfailingly

disgorge the eggs, which spells failure.

time on their develop-

All

must be accomplished quickly with

ment was normal and nothing untoward

the

new aquarium

food.

this

close at hand.

resulted in the absence of parental care.

We

secured several from this brood, and

they are

now an

inch and a half long.

If

we knew

Ijctter.

better

we would

all

do

CARE OF AQUARIA

i

GEORGE

SCHEMK

A.

S:^.,^^

The tion

old saying,

better than

is

when

"An ounce

of preven-

pound of cure,"

a

referring to the

home aquarium,

might well be changed to "prevention is the only cure worth consideration," for when the fundamental principles are understood and followed, disease will be

growth are the best "oxygenators." Sagittaria, Anacharis and Vallisneria are Plants must have direct the mainstays. light to flourish, but under natural conditions aquatic species receive it from above, and that is reduced in coming through the water. In the aquarium they

unknown. the aquarium a success, it must be treated as a kingdom in itself, and made independent of outside aid exThis means cept for food and light. that it must contain both animal and vegetable life. The fishes, which usually form the animal life of the aquarium, require oxygen, and this must be present in abundance to maintain them in health and comf-ort. Their gills correspond to our lungs, and are made up of delicate practically

To make

tissue

ramified by

capillaries the

purifies

water

minute blood

Through the

laries.

it

capil-

thin walls of

the

oxygen meets the blood,

and is then returned to the form of carbon dioxide, a

in the

compound

that

is

deadly poison to ani-

mal life. Here the plants take hold. The carbon is needed in tissue-building, so the compound is absorbed, the carbon retained and the oxygen

This

water.

returned to the

completes the

cycle

in

Sagittaria Photo by Charles M. Breder,

Jr.

are exposed to the light from

and

if it is

the

sun,

all

sides,

too intense, or directly from

carrier of carbon

which the oxygen can be said to be the from the animal to the

with algae, nutrition and respiration

plant.

retarded, and they gradually die.

When

the fishes are ailing look to the

They form the keystone of the aquarium. Have them in abundance and, if the fishes have sufficient room to swim plants.

life

in

which best adapt themselves the aquarium and are rapid

ilar decline will

leaves

follow

become covered

when

A

is

sim-

the light

is

not sufficient to stimulate active growth.

to

follows that in choosing a location an aquarium that the plants must be considered first. At or near a north or northeast window through which the

in

light

about, you cannot have too many. Those plants

their

It

for

can

fall direct

from the sky

to the

Siqmtic

66 tank

is

posure

An

the ideal place. is

eastern ex-

nearly as good, while the south

west are least desirable unless the

and

direct sunlight can be subdued in some manner. A tree with heavy foliage will

accomplish

during the spring and

this

summer months,

but at other

means must be taken

to cut

times

down

the

%iU

pebbles and gravel are used without the

may come, for humus and excreta

sand, trouble food,

among them and three

A

decay.

particles of

down

sift

mixture of the

is ideal.

Arrange the bottom so that a gentle slope is formed from the back and sides The sediment and to the middle- front. unconsumed food will collect at the lowest point and can easily be removed with a dip-tube or syphoned out with a rub-

Do

ber hose.

this

frequently

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; don't

works its way into the sand to decay and pollute the water.

Cleanliness is the prime consideration.

Don't depend upon snails, tadpoles or wait until

it

other so-called scavengers.

Their work

has been greatly over-rated. interesting creatures,

Snails are

and should be

in

the tank in abundance, for they do help,

but don't depend upon them to do your

work. Tadpoles are a first-class nuisance and merely serve to keep the bottom in agitation.

Celestial Telescope Goldfish

An

unusual example.

A

light.

Normal individuals

frame of

light

lack a dorsal fin

wood, covered

with green cloth or crepe paper, will help if set in the lower sash of the win-

dow

or hung on the side of the tank

nearest the window, the back glass of the

acjuarium lead

of

may

be

painted

with

mixed with turpentine, or the

window may

the

be

Algae may be removed from the glass number of ways. There are several styles of scrapers on the market for this purpose.

One can easily be made by fastening a safety razor blade to a handle of wood or wire. Considering the small cost, and the long life of the article, it A clean will be economy to buy one bristle hand brush that has not been used with soap or grease, such as may be purchased for a dime, will readily rein a

replaced

white glass

with

ground or frosted panes, or painted with Exthe lead and turpentine mixture. cept in very large tanks, direct sunlight

!

move

the growth.

sider

all

bristle

Some

aquarists con-

brushes taboo, having

some the

not only stimulates algae, but overheats

found that

the water, causing a rise during the day

process of manufacture have been treat-

and a corresponding drop during the ensuing night, which in itself is detri-

ed with certain chemicals, which when

mental.

The

in

bristles

in

the

introduced in the aquarium have caused deaths

among

the fishes.

means

In the absence

mus-

one composed of

of

all

pebbles and gravel, with plenty of sand

lin

or linen, such as an old handkerchief,

to

fill

best bottom

is

the spaces between.

Sand alone

packs hard and does not give the roots of the plants a fair chance to spread.

If

other

rolled in a ball

take

oft'

all

a clean piece of

and held

in the

hand

will

but the hardest growth.

Mention may be

made

of

several

jaquattc Jiite other accessories.

en forceps leaves

is

and

A

pair of long

wood-

useful for removing dead snails,

neither

which

of

67

So much has been written of the ills of I often wonder that

over-feeding that

the novice has the courage to feed his

Give them as much as they

should be allowed to rot in the tank,

fish at all.

or for rearranging the plants and stones.

care to eat and will

Cork or glass food rings confine the foods and prevent the particles from spreading indiscriminately over the surof

face

the

For snipping off round ends,

water.

leaves a pair of scissors, with

can be

fitted

wood.

Any

with extension handles of article

may

be regarded as

useful that enables one to

work

in the

tank without putting the hands in the water, for this should be done as

little

consume within a period of ten to fifteen minutes, once a day and preferably during the early morning hours. For the basic diet any of

the

foods

several

advertised

By way

Aquatic Life are good.

raw

riety,

feed

finely

chopped.

oysters,

To

in

of va-

shrimp and

fish

goldfish don't feed

raw scraped beef, liver or other parts warm-blooded animals, except as a rare treat.

Daphnia and Enchytrae are without equal, and should be used as much as possible. Well cooked, strained of

oatmeal

is good, either alone or cooked with one-fourth part of finely ground dried shrimp.

Another phase sideration

is

that

must be given con-

the fact that the fishes and

and other minfrom the water, so provision

plants appropriate salts eral matter

must be made for its replacement. To this end draw off a half or a third of the water each week and replace with new water of the same temperature. It will be better not to do this at one time, but rather take a

Once

little

every other day or

week add a quarter of a spoonful of ground sea salt and a spoonful of epsom salt to each ten so.

a

tea-

tea-

gal-

lons of water in the tank.

When

conditions in the aquarium are

Anacharis

favorable,

sickness

and death

Photo by Henry A. Dreer

as possible, lest injurious substances be

introduced.

When

it

is

eliminated.

necessary the ills

hand should be clean and free from

to-

will

of

diagnosis of the

with

common

their treatments

health and growth of a fish deits

diet.

This must

be a well-balanced ration, consisting of the elements needed for proper nour-

ishment, and be fed in quantities such as

our

A

goldfish

next issue.

in the

pends largely upon all

be

be considered in an article to appear

bacco.

The

will

but of course cannot be entirely

rare,

common

sense will

tell

us

is

rieht.

Aquatic Life ing.

I

month. shire.

is

indeed very interest-

anxiously await

its

arrival each

Chas. F. Higgins, Nezv Hamp-

Siqmtic

68

One

;aquatic 3Life An

international

monthly magazine devoted

to the study, care and breeding of native, exotic, gold and domesticated fishes, other

animals and plants and terrarium.

W.

A.

in

home aquarium

the

E.

Editor Publisher

BAUSMAN

of the

Entered as second-class matter, September 2, 1915, at the Post Office, Philadelphia, Pa., under Act of March 3, 1879.

Practical articles and notes on topics pertaining to the aquarium and terrarium are always wanted for Aquatic Life. Readers of the magazine are invited to join in making it a medium of mutual help, and to contribute to it any ideas that may occur to them. The pages are always open for anyone who has anything helpful and practical Manuscripts, books for review and to say. general correspondence should be addressed

the objects of the society.

pose to study aquatic

make known and

tigations

tary.

order,

Foreign remit-

should

Copyright 1918 by Joseph E. Bausman

January

Ill

1918

No. 5

being

is

of

organization of

the

ium

another aquar-

society will not be surprising.

The

Chicago Society Aquatic Life was organized on November rard street.

Officers

ist,

for

1714 Githe ensuing

at

year have been elected as follows

:

Pres-

Frank Zuehlke, 2752 Belmont avenue Secretary, Gustav Germann, 1714 Girard street; Treasurer, Frank W. Krempel, 2643 North Whipple street. ident, Dr. ;

Regular meetings will be held at the of Mr. Aug. Lauterbach, 935 North Hoyne avenue, on the second and fourth Saturday of every month at 8.45

home

P.

M.

in

a

regular meeting of the Philadel-

Saull's Hall, 802

Girard avenue, on

Competitive exhibition

19th.

of Lionheads, Orandas,

Nymphs

scopes,

and

Celestial Tele-

Singletail

Tele-

Judges, Charles Hinkle and

scopes.

J.

Louis Troemner.

—

J.

Awards: Lionhcads Cup, Michael Moylan blue and yellow ribbons, John ;

Krause

;

red,

William

—

J.

Or-

Christy.

andas Cup, A. A. Phillips, Jr. blue, J. Martin Wacker red, A. A. Phillips, Jr. Hannig.

Scaled yellow, Charles J. ;

;

—

Telescopes Blue, Gustav Singletail Armbruster red, John Krause yellow, Scaleless Singletail J. Martin Wacker. ;

In a city as large as Chicago the news

made

phia Goldfish Fanciers' Society was held

10

be by international money If local checks are sent, ten cents order. should be added for collection charges.

Vol.

promulgate knowledge

-

The

December

tances

to

Steady progress

in

letter.

forms,

the results of our inves-

campaign for members. The writer will be glad to communicate with aquarists desiring to become affiliated with the organization.

Gustav Ge;rmann, Secre-

Aquatic Life has the largest circulation of any magazine in the world devoted to this branch of nature-study. It presents to advertisers a market that can be reached Rates made through no other medium. known on application. $1.00 Yearly Subscription 1.35 Foreign Subscriptions

draft or registered

our pur-

It is

life in all its

of aquaria and related subjects.

to the editor.

Copy Payments may be made by money

or-

of the breeding of fishes and the care

542 E. Girard Avenue, Philadelphia.

Single

new

actions of the

first

ganization was to adopt Aquatic Life as official organ.

This synchronizes with

to

POYS'ER

JOSEPH

%iU

;

— Blue, Warren C. Allen red, W. Rehbein yellow. Dr. F. Scaled Nymph — Blue, C. Leffman.

Martin Wacker.

Household Aquarium Competition: — Telescopes

Dr. Louis

;

;

J.

Cup, Michael J. Moylan blue. Dr. Louis W. Rehbein; red, William J. Christy; yellow, Harry P. Peters. Judges, George B. Smith, George E. Wilt and Dr. F. C. Leffman.

Mr. Joseph A. Biskup was elected to membership.

Exhibition for next meeting, January i6th "Blue Ribbon Winners." ;

—

Fred Richardson, Secretary.

^aquatic Eife

The Aquatic Association of Maryland first "fish show" Wednesday its evening, December 12th, in Room 651, held

Lexington Building Annex, Baltimore.

was purely a "homey"

members an oppor-

hibited by J. A. Marrian, Jr. the Shubunkins of Mrs. Kenneth K. Kirwan

what "the other fellow" of fish culture and

Comets entered by J. Shelton Smith and E. E. Eitel; tropical fishes by Mr. and

to give the various

tunity to see just is

doing

in the

It

intended

afifair,

way

Other than that

fishes, the principal feature

the

was designated as The majority of male

afifair

night.

ladies'

;

Mrs. H. A. Altpeter, and

maintenance.

Avas

Notable among them were the Japs displayed by Ernest Gill; the Moors and Calico Telescopes shown by Louis Hens a splendid bronze-colored Telescope ex-

members escorted

the

least

but not

last

Fundulus heteroclitus (name deleted by

rare

shown by Mr. censor).

So successful was

one, either his wife.

that plans are being

this

attempt

first

made

for a public

exhibition to be held during the early spring.

A cordial invitation is extended to all Marylanders who are interested in goldfish and aquaria to become members of the Association.— P. C.

Chambliss, Sec731 Reservoir street, Baltimore,

retary,

Md.

Fundulus heteroclitus

sweetheart,

body's else

or

sister,

Who

!

can

mayhaps sometell Anyway, !

they were there, in full force, and were entertained

and

entertained

others

in

On

Thanksgiving Day the Ridgewood

Aquarium its

first

man M.

Society,

public

of

Brooklyn,

exhibition

E. Chapel,

in

the

gave Ger-

Woodward avenue

turn.

and Grove

street.

The aquaria were arranged in a double row down the long hall, and it was a beautiful picture they made with their

ium

were well represented, from

and vari-hued That every member of the Association must show somethingwas a rule of the exhibition, and the va-

fishes

All classes of aquar-

the tiniest "tropical" to the great Lion-

head goldfish shown by Frank B. Johon-

graceful aquatic plants

not.

finny inhabitants.

The goldfish were judged by Charles E. Visel, and the tropical species by Joseph Froehlich, Avho made awards as fol-

riety entered

caused one to marvel. Even

minnow," famous as a for pike fishing in these parts, was

the lowly "bull bait

under

present disguised scientific

One

W. 1st

fisherman recognized it big outstanding fact was made

evident through the exhibition. that

them

the

members

—have

fishes

justly be proud.

—

at

of

least

which

That is some of they

some they have reared from "babyhood" Better

Kurzman;

formidable

—only one old

still,

can that

up.

:

Broadtail

heteroclitus)

its

name {Fnndiihis

lows

Uhlig.

and

Telescopes: 2d,

ist.

Charles Litchgi

Moor or Black & Kurzman

3d, Hall

;

Hall

&

3d,

R.

Telescopes: ;

2d, Charles

Young Telescopes: ist and 3d, Hall and Kurzman; 2d, WilHam Kreck.

Young Moors: ist and 3d, Litchgi.

William Kreck; 2d, Frank

J.

Ribbon-tailed Japs, scaled:

ist

Ed. Bleek; 3d, R. tail

Nymphs,

W.

scaled:

Uhlig.

1st,

Beilston.

and 2d,

RibbonR. W. Uhlig;

2d, Ed. Bleek.

Broadtail Jap, Scalelcss

William Kreck. Ribbon-tailed Japs Scaleless: ist and 2d, Hall & Kurzman

Nippon Goldfish Co

V

1749 Buchanan Street, San Francisco, Cal

1st,

Nymph,

Broadtail

Scaleless:

Lionhead:

Kreig.

Importers

Charles Fabian

ist,

Xiphophoriis Helleri:

ist,

2d. J. Stefke. Lebistes Reticulatus: ist, A. Hassler 2d, J. Stefke. Osphromanus

Direct From Breeders in Japan

;

Species:

ist,

Daniorerio:

berg.

ALL KINDS OF AQUARIA AND SUPPLIES

Berne-

C.

ist,

Price Lists Furnished to the Trade

Berneberg.

C.

ist,

Gold and Silver Medals, Panama-Pacific

International Exposition San Francisco, 1915

Edwards.

N.

ist, Maculatus Rubra: Barbus Semifasciolatus:

Awarded

Platypoecilus

Stefke.

J.

Miniature Aquaria: ist, Deitz & GartSolomon. Ornamental 2d, ner; J. ist,

Gartner. liam

ANNOUNCEMENT

N. Edwards; 2d, Deitz & Balanced Aquarias ist, Wil-

Aquaria:

Weber

2d, Deitz

;

&

Holzaphel and Otto Uhlig, Secretary.

To Customers and Please note that

J.

:

Messrs.

Ehmer, Alex.

Kenzel.

— R.

Visitors: I

am

only at

home

Sat-

urday afternoon and Sunday mornins:. You are welcome then, but for your convenience advise that you teleohone first. have I ''^hone connections both in New York and Mt. Vernon.

This announcement will not aoDear aerain for several months, so please remember.

Gartner.

Exhibitors not in competition R. Peglow, E. Werner,

Dealers

:

JAPANESE GOLDFISH

N. Edwards;

ist,

and

:

W.

BLUE, BLACK & VARI-HUED CALICO JAPS & TELESCOPES from 50c and 7.5c each; .$5.00 and dozen.

Breeders, from .$2.50 each.

Add 50c deposit for use of can. or send

Young-, Der

$S.O0

At the December meeting of Philadelphia Goldfish

:

West

your own.

Asso-

Fanciers'

George A. Schenk, 29 Claremont Place, Mt Vernon,N.Y.

were

elect-

President, George E. Wilt;

Vice-

ciation the following officers

ed

the

^

H. H. Gushing; Secretary, C. C. Vowhinkel, 5109 Catharine street; president, Dr.

Treasurer,

E.

Weinreich,

scopes

shown

street,

3d

floor.

FISH

ir«l only by

,ROBT.

J.

old

Keeping old customers

FOR SALE— Hundreds is

as important

cKoice,

(X.

TKe

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(Lebistes

Large breeding Mexican Swordtails

All kinds of

75c each.

ones.

Guppy

of breeding

most beautiful ones ^ou ever saW, your

25c each.

helleri,)

snails

and

plants.

VARJE SCRIMSHAW

V. is

J.

18l8Frankford Ave., Phila., Pa.

were reticulatus.)

Success

Robert

SCHAEFFER

PRICE. 10<

in competition.

new

has become the standard food among breeders. 60c a lb averaging 14 boxes, thats four and one third cents per box and remember you get the best food.

At all Dealers and Druggists 10c or direct, add postage.

YOGI FOOD

held at 5909 Broadtail Tele-

more than one year

as setting-

OVER

IT

YOGI

FEED JViCf. DAILY.

5000 Larch-

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The January meeting was Market

THINK

HiTURAL

FOOD tONTAlKINC THE NECEiSARY INGREDIENTS TO 'keep TOUR FISH IN GOOD HEALTH ^

St.,

Chicago,

111.

Phone Superior 4415

largely a question of action

and accuracy.

To

err

is

to persist

—

human,

tc repent

is

Aquatic Etfe

divine

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A Government

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Large Collection for 15 Gallon Aquarium for $1.00 Postpaid

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J.

Food

Utility

the

be

be of people.

and

with the

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people,

jaitlljelm 11

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do not desire to stand in the way of I the peace of the woi'ld. nor to be responsible for any further destruction of human life, nor of liberty nor civilization.

DRIED SHRIMP The General

X

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for

liberty

life,

That a Government should consent of the governed. by the people,

AV(/ Snai/s $i.oo

entitled to haniJiness.

for Fishes.

Per pound, coarse, 75c. fine ground, $1.

St. George's Natural Fish Food, $1.50 lb.

Add postage to your zone.

Sample can, 15c. ;

of Sroatl

--

CALICOS BLACKS 4324 WYALUSING AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA

BLUES

whatever Germany has

Desirable

Tropical

Kaw

Footts.

The

which can be raised

year round. Portion 50c (cash order) with instruction how to breed them. indoors or

all

money

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E.

JIaterials

X.

Red

15c, 2 Boxes 25c

W.

E.

Jal)^

&

— Fine

::

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It

By

Re.solved.

us.

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BRIND.

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F. Z.

enfriends

.loyful.

lightened and always well-satisfied and customers, that said S..

shall under no consideration discontinue io import rare fish, introducing- new specie from remote corners of the globe submarines and

similar

devices

the

of

— —

said

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notwithstanding and shall ever continue his good work for the benefit of said friends and customers in manufacturing

and

selling

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and all his unrivaled line of good things for aauarists listed in his Free Circular obtainable on demand from

Scaled

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E.

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Breeders For Sale

GEORGE 2013

hS Mail

WALP

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Snails

Fisli

and General Aanatic

Wilhelm"

Box

the line of

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WALTER J.

Food

L. Fish

in

Accessorie.s.

Supplies

JENNE

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I.

left

Fisli,

BUT

(White Worms)

ideal live fish food

this

Renew His Importing

Brind Would of

Prices Reasonable

ENCHYTRAE

m^0elf.

Emperor make

Should the German announcement.

UfUsCOpffl

tail

befialf of

111.

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on

successor and my family hereby abdicate as German Empei'or. Kins' of Prussia.

Chicago,

Street.

tiberefore.

My

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