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CLASSIFYING FISHES DAVID STARR JORDAN Lelana Stanford Junior
lini-^Jersit^?
Boleosonaa nigrum
Johnny' Darter
.,1.-^-.-^-^.^
A
fish is a
which
mal,
cold-blooded vertebrate aniis
fitted
aquatic
for
life,
spawn, fastening their staying fastened
till
lips to a
stone and
they wear out, a pic-
breathing the air dissolved in the water,
turesque
by means of structures called
which Thoreau once called attention. It is also a grim lesson of the reward of de-
dififers its
gills.
It
from the Amphibia by spending life in the water and in never .
whole
having
its
limbs provided with fingers or
feature
of
the
river-floor
votion.
Bigger fishes are divided into the class
toes.
of sharks and the class of true fishes.
At the bottom of the series are tunicates, lancelets and other primitive or
rium.
degenerate forms, which hardly look like
lives in
The lowest which would adorn
fishes.
an aquarium
is
and
with a row of
eel-like,
the lamprey, long, slim gill
holes
side, and with no paired fins or and no jaws, its big round mouth
along the limbs,
a sucking disc, provided with teeth.
lamprey
I
rasp-like
never knew any one to put a into an aquarium, but they
would be very interesting. You can find them in the spring in most of the northern
States,
running up the brooks
to
to
Sharks do not thrive in a private aquaThere is a little black sharklet that
that
deep bays
it is
always
Btmopterus long.
It
lucifer,
down name is
Japan, so far
in
in darkness.
and
it
is
Its
only a foot
has on each side of the belly a
luminous patch, by which it sees its way. Dr. Schmidt, the Russian naturalist, put one in the aquarium, and then at night
made Of
a
drawing of
it
by
its
own
light.
the true fishes, there are twenty or
thirty large
groups called orders.
Each
order contains from one to a hundred families. Each family is made up of
jSlquattc Jiitz
8-t
may
genera, and each genus
one to
The
five
scientific
contain from
hundred kinds of
name
of a fish
is
species.
the genus,
as a noun, followed by the species as an adjective.
the salmon of the Atlan-
and the jumping
a species of the genus Salino,
tic is its
Thus
name
is
Sahno
salar,
The Rainbow trout of California is also a Salmo and its name is Salmo irideus. Sometimes scientific men ignorsalmon.
worker
name
right
just as important to
it is
as
it is
to
have the
an aquarian
to
have
clean water.
In the brooks of the world are multitudes of handsome and interesting
little
worth studying, and every one has a scientific name of two parts, and meaning in Latin or Greek something fishes all
worth remembering. My first aquarium studies were on the "Johnny Darters," which swarm in the brooks of the Middle West, the most interesting to me, of
fishes,
all
because of
and forms and the many speThere are just a hundred kinds cies. known now, and probably thirty more are their color
Petromyzon marinus
Sea Lamprey
name
antly or carelessly
a fish which has
If we allowed this already been named. there would be endless confusion. So in
science
we always
take the oldest name,
has been used before for someThus the Black Bass was thing else. named by different men, Micropterus, unless
it.
Huro and Grystes. name Grystes best, but it
Calliurus, Aplites, like
the
wrong. oldest,
I
fin,"
is
the
it
has
"little
They
est of fishes, for
they cannot stand foul
are not the hardi-
But they are the daintiest of Some day fishes and the most inspiring. I may tell you more about them. Their genera are Btheostoina, Bolcosoma, Hadropterus, Poecilichthys and many others, and they live in the bottom of the little creek just back of your house, unwater.
is
and must be used, though
Micropterus,
yet to be found.
much appropriateness. Often we find it necessary to divide an old genus, as we might divide a county. This happens when we discover some new and important kind of distinction. Thus when we found large dift'erences in not
Brook Trout as compared with the black-spotted Trout and Salmon of Europe and of our Western mountains, we set off the Brook Trout and its relatives from Sahno as a the skull of the Eastern
new
genus, Salvelinus.
The
species be-
comes Salvelinus fontinalis instead of Salmo fontinalis. Such divisions arising from better knowledge, and changes arising from using an older name, are com-
mon
in science.
first to
They
are confusing at
the beginner, but to the scientific
Lampetra
Brook Lamprey
westward of the There are the Rocky Mountain region, and
you
less
wilderi
live
to
the
Missouri and the Rio Grande.
none none (
in
in the Sierras.
In mentioning the Lamprey, in his
book.
The
Home
Aquarium,
Eugene
Smith notes that "in the aquarium they do fairly well, if given mud or sand to hide
in,
but they will be rarely seen.
I
put two young^ ones into a one-gallon tank,
and did not see them again until a year afterwards, when, re-
more than
Slquatic JLitt
moving the mud, both were found, one considerably larger than
when put
have not the
upon what they
least idea
subsisted during
time.
all this
in.
and he had practically abandoned the when he heard through Dr. Barton Warren Evermann, director of the
project,
I
Museum
Possibly
the transfer of the
They lived for some time afterward. The adults are known to eat holes into the bodies of fishes, upon which they fasten themselves to suck out their juices,
way doing
this
streams and lakes. nest builders
Lampreys,
too, are
of
the
splendid
under the
Ed.)
A
Aquarium
Steinhart
great public aquarium for San Fran-
cisco has been provided for in the will of
Ignatz Steinhart, in that
on
city
$250,000
is
Academy
who
May
home The sum of
died at his 15.
bequeathed to the California
of Sciences, to be used for the
erection of the
By
aquarium building.
the express terms of the will the aqua-
rium
is
be
to
in
Academy
Museum
of Sciences.
interest
at
Academy
of
the aquarium
Steinhart's approval. Mr. Steinhart was one of the most philanthropic citizens of
San Francisco, and be held
his
name
will ever
remembrance by the visitors to the great aquarium which his breadth of vision and liberality will have made possible. The American Museumin grateful
Journal.
The Mosquito JOHN
It
to be called the "Steinhart
fornia
management of
he desired to establish, should he wish it to do so, and the suggestion met Mr.
of
Aquarium," under management, and is to be the superintendence, and operation of the Caliis
of Dr.
Mr. Steinhart's once revived. It was sug-
Golden Gate Park,
adjacent to or adjoining the the California
of that aquarium
directorship
Charles H. Townsend.
accept the
The
success
efficient
gested that the California Academy ol Sciences would probably be willing to
streams."
the
in
in
mounds
rearing small
;
and pebbles
stones
damage
great
of the California
Academy, of management of the New York Aquarium from the New York Board of Park Commissioners to the New York Zoological Society, and
they fed on the refuse matter in the mud.
in
85
Sciences.
The ex-
The
â&#x20AC;&#x201D;the
is
of the North American
smallest
species,
Fish
MURPHY
top minnow, Heterandria one of the smallest of fishes
tiny
formosa,
C.
not even excepting the pigmy
pense of maintenance will be met by the
sunfishes.
While aquarians
San Francisco, provision for which was made in a charter amendment
"tropical,"
it
ranging from North Carolina to Florida
voted by the electorate recently.
in
of
city
As lars
the entire quarter of a million dol-
will
be put into the building,
it
is
ponds and
of the greatest aquariums in the world.
along nicely
Mr. Steinhart was very desirous that, if he established an aquarium, it should be under non-political control. Until re-
ordinary
which
had not been able
entirely this
satisfactory
to discover
method
by
end could be accomplished.
it
as a
ditches.
This indicates
it
for those unable to
supply the degree of heat demanded by those from
cently he
class
really a temperate fish,
as a desirable fish
evident that San Francisco will have one
any
is
warmer
climes.
It
will get
during the winter
home
under
conditions, even though
room be uncomfortably cold. This Heterandria, or Mosquito-fish, as is sometimes called, is not remarkable
the
it
for
its
beauty.
The general
color
is
brownish or greenish yellow, a dark band
aquatic Hitt
86
running from the mouth to a darker spot at the base of the tail, the band being crossed by a few
dorsal and anal fins
few
each bear a conspicu-
now
ous dark spot. The intensity varies, individuals at times being quite pale. The anal of the male
organ,
mittant
A
fishes.
is
modified into an intro-
like
most
live-bearing
full-grown female will meas-
ure an inch, the male being somewhat
broad-tails.
These
fish
were what we
put into the "old-style telescope"
class in competitions, long of
with relatively short
and
tails
body and a com-
fins,
them for a long battle They were life. long and kept "in condi-
bination fitting
with the vicissitudes of strong, lived
tion," even breeding
when
ten years old,
were not cumbered with fins, to sap energy and vitality. enormous
because they
smaller.
The
"big-eyed" specimens, but comparatively
The
vertical streaks.
Years ago we had more
broad-tail type.
species being so tiny, the
number
It of babies in a litter will be small. live-bearing other like handled should be
Disregarding the occasional precocious example, the protruding eye does not
development
tain full
at-
until the fish is four
or five years old, the growth paralleling that of the
hood of the Lionhead, which The present-day Ameri-
takes six years.
can transparent-scaled
(scaleless)
scope goldfish has reached the
development, and
fin
before
it is
Heterandria formosa
kinds, the female,
when
a delivery seems
close at hand, being placed in a closelyplanted tank. This fish is pre-eminently suited to the smallest aquaria, and will
breed and be very happy it Daphne, young white
in a globe.
worms and
Feed pre-
pared foods. All will be taken if the particles be smallâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; the principal require-
From an
{Heterandria, different male; formosa, comely.)
On
B.
HANNA
Breeders of telescope-eyed goldfish are prone to comment on the apparent lack of development of the eyes of the
modern
seems to have been overlooked that this seeming retrograde has been coincidental with the advance of the
show
is,
â&#x20AC;&#x201D; no
fish.
in
pep, fins ragged and streaked, while the
eyes are not yet at the
maximum.
long and short of the matter
is
The
not really
that the eyes are being "lost," but that
the life of the breed, the time necessary for
development of the eyes, has
the
been shortened incidental to concentrating attention in breeding to the developof
fins.
Two men
were discussing as
did to pass
the Ark.
FRANK
exhibition view-
nine cases out of ten, a sorry mess
Noah Telescope Goldfish
â&#x20AC;&#x201D; there are few
point a fish three to four years old
ment
ment.
on the decline
is
three years old
exceptions.
tele-
maximum
away
to
what
the time on board
"I guess he did a
good deal of
fishing," suggested the ardent angler.
But some one is always ready with a wet blanket. "He couldn't do much fishing with only two worms," was the retort.
Ladies'
Home
Journal.
It
The
erosion of the shells of snails
is
often due to acidification of the water
HemicKromis Bimaculatus I
ERNEST LEITHOLF
Few
many cichlids are more known than Hemichro-
of the
popular or better biuiaculatus.
inis
Africa, where
it
It
to us
on the back.
broken
In habits
it
lines
It is
Glistening emerald dots in
bespangle the body and ver-
the latter edged with red.
tical fins,
from Egypt westward
the Congo.
to
from
has a rather wide dis-
tribution, ranging
and south
comes
bright scarlet, blending into a rich olive
a rather difficult task at times to
persuade
this fish to mate.
The male
does not differ from the familiar South
gifted with a quarrelsome disposition
American Chanchito, but propagation is more difficulties. But when success comes, and the aquarium is peopled with a school of this gor-
a total lack of geniality,
is
and though some-
apt to be fraught with
fish, one remark that
geously colored
is
pertinently
''the
quite apt to
game
is
worth the candle."
The baby Hemichromis, weeks
six to eight
old, is striped, displaying
brown
horizontal
lines
ground of the same
on
two dark a
lighter
This changes
color.
on the back and which merges into the dull yellow of the belly. The two spots indicated by its specific name, biuiaculatus, now apinto a dull bluish green sides,
pear, one at
its
lateral centre, the other
at the base of the
caudal
name himaculatus
the
is
However,
fin.
rather a mis-
nomer, a third equally pronounced spot appears on the gill-cover, so the fish is than
rather
Hemichromis bimaculatus
times
way
it
is
the female that stands in the
of mutual understanding and team
work.
It
is
this
makes breeding
lack of cohesion that
difficult.
When
the fam-
scrap tends to become serious,
ily
it
is
two-
well to separate the couple by placing a
Small, glis-
glass partition in the aquarium, feeding
tening spots are scattered over the upper
both well, and trying in this way to make them become more kindly disposed towards one another. We have had males
really
three-spotted,
spotted, as the
name
implies.
half of the
body and on the
and caudal
fins.
When
dorsal, anal
about half grown the back and
that
positively
refused to mate, which
become reddish brown and the throat first shows the brilliant red. With maturity, and particularly during mating and breeding activities, the color splendor
selecting apparently congenial pairs
of
old
sides
both
from
sexes
the
is
amazing.
abdomen
upward
The body becomes
would have to
every female placed
A
method often successful rear a number of fishes together,
with them. is
killed
enough
when
to distinguish the sexes.
If the quarrels of courtship pass
and
aquatic %itt
88
The Sumatra Gourami
love becomes paramount, the eggs will
be deposited on a stone, to which they During incubation one parwill adhere. ent or the other stands guard, fanning
constantly with the fins to create a circulation of the water and prevent any possible accumulation of sediment.
a lack of
weeded out
;
normal development, are sometimes
We
destroyed.
have had a well disposed rearing several
after successfully
pair,
will be thus
all
This labyrinth list
HEEDE
J.
fish is the rarest in the
of aquarium fishes, because
it
has
been the good fortune of but one aquarian to possess
Some
it.
years ago a fish
number
in Sumatra, These did not long survive the journey, and apparently none have been collected since. The species is described as having a
fancier collected a
or those that give evidence
fertile eggs,
of
In-
C.
while on a business
reddish
trip.
brown body, crossed
vertically
by
Perhaps
broods, devour the next one. the babies were weaklings.
During the
first
three or four days the
fry are unable to swim, so the parents
fashion hollows in the sand, to which the
Here they are guard-
babies are moved. ed, that
no harm befall them, one parent
When
alternating with the other.
are able to
swim
freely the
be removed, though the female
main with them from one
The
latter is not,
they
male should
may
to four
re-
weeks.
however, necessary to
their development, so she, too,
may
be
placed elsewhere.
This species seems very susceptible to Ichthvopthiniis, the infusorian parasite.
An
brood may succumb
entire
ages in a short time.
It is
the lookout, and check is
it
to its rav-
well to be on
the
Older
with Daphne to
fish will take
bearing, the latter being rather unlikely.
prepared foods, but
should dominate
its
bill-of-fare.
A
water temperature of 70 degrees will be suitable, except during breeding periods,
when
it
and caudal
When young
being prettily colored.
made
as the species in carnivorous, live material
fins
follow.
it
noticed.
infusoria,
several white streaks, the anal
were observed they were quite large and closely resembled the parents, which led the owner to conjecture that the species was a mouth-breeder, or perhaps live-
moment
In breeding, provision must be for
Osphromenus malayanus
should be five to ten degrees
higher. -^
The
largest adults
This
article
is
were three inches long.
in the
way
of a sugges-
who make frequent
tion to the aquarians of California,
should be
in a position to
importations from the East Indies.
[Osphromenus,
smeller,
far-fetched,
but apparently in allusion to the possibil-
long rays of the pectorals being used as feelers or sense organs; malayity of the
He
a wise
man who
never has a great head on the shoulders the next is
morning.
anus, pertaining to Malay, the species.)
whence comes
Breeding GEORGE
I
Many
tKe
lovers of things aquatic content
A.
Goldfish
|
SCHEKIK
forego the pleasures of breeding.
may
Good
themselves with beautifying their aquaria
breeding
and with such pleasure as is obtained by watching the inhabitants and caring for
beautiful specimens actually worth any
The reward is great, as all aquaknow, but nothing compared to the joys of actually breeding and rearing fishes. Some have been deterred by the thought that they have lacked and could them.
fish
be obtained for a few
dollars each, or one
may
and
find rare
owner may dictate. The person who has never bred fish
price the fancy of the
rians
will naturally
ask
how
to
go about
it,
and
not readily acquire the necessary facili-
There
ties.
no
is
limit, of course, to the
extent to which one
from the
spect,
may go
single
in this
re-
aquarium and
a
couple of dishpans to the elaborate conservatories
the wealthy
of
constructed
cially
tanks of the professional
fish
cultvirist,
much fun and knowledge may
but
gained
even
with
a
in a city
medium
of
or the spe-
and outdoor
houses
few simple
An aquarium
apartment.
size,
not
be
necessities,
much
smaller than
twenty gallons, a dishpan or two, and a tub or another aquarium, represents about the
minimum
in
equipment, but
this will successfully care for
ing at
the undesirables are
if
an early age. It
A
not absolutely necessary to start
is
with high-priced breeding is
one spawnweeded out
much
fishes.
There
to be learned that only experi-
what
Gravid Female Telescope Goldfish
steps to take to induce the fish to
spawn. The instinct to reproduce is
just as
ence can teach, and this knowledge can
other living things, so
be just as well gained from fish that are
sary
"just
fish"
specimens.
as from costly exhibition But don't misunderstand me.
I am not deriding the advantages of breeding from good stock, but, on the
contrary, advise getting as
purse will permit. one's
means are
good as the
The mere
limited
is
fact that
no reason
to
ing,
is
its
kind
strong in the goldfish as in all
that
is
neces-
fair-sized quarters, proper feed-
well oxygenated water and fish of
the opposite sex.
The
males, when in condition to breed, bear small, white dots or tubercles on the gill covers and along the first ray of the pectoral
fins.
In gravid females the roes
seldom develop evenly, making one side
jSlquatic JLitt
90
more distended than tion apparent in the
tration
Wilt. to
of a fish
the other, a condi-
accompanying
illus-
owned by George E.
Even before they
are in condition
spawn, precocious males
will often
be
female and
die females in ing.
â&#x20AC;˘
an
effort to induce
spawn-
-At times other than during the
breeding season the sexes less accurately
may
be more or
determined by an inspec-
of the
surroundings presents a
it
depressed.
is
These
differ-
ences are slight and negligible to the un-
of "Telescope" Ej)es.
observed frantically chasing or "driving"
its
or swollen appearance, while in
raised
the male
Blue Calico Telescope Goldfish View From Abo^?e.
Maximum Development
The vent
tion of the anal region.
TKis Splendid Specimen Exhibits the
Owned by
practiced
though
some
Franklin Barrett
but
eye,
they
are
exist
nevertheless,
more pronounced
in
cases, especially if the fish has been
bred, than in others.
While
with
(See illustration.)
special
attention
and
aquatic %itt proper conditions the goldfish will spawn
91
It is surprising how even a temperature can be maintained in this way, but the cover should be removed during the day
any time during the year, spring is the natural season, with the months from March to July the most practical and favorable. Unsettled weather, fluc-
light,
tuating temperatures and the uncertainty
warm
of a continuous supply of live food for
with the night temperature.
at almost
the
young are
drawbacks to earlier breeding. Young from eggs spawned later than July do not have a serious
the tank gets considerable direct sun-
if
otherwise the water will become too while it is shining as compared
Within a few weeks the tubercles
will
begin to appear on the males, and the females will fill out as the roes develop. The males will begin to drive the females, in a rather
perfunctory manner at
first,
but in earnest as the time for oviposition
When
approaches. the big event
this stage is
reached
may happen any morning,
and it behooves the owner to set the alarm clock for an early hour if he would
sufficiently
long
period
Soon after dawn the males
be present.
Sex Distinctions
of
favorable
drive
furiously,
among
the plants and butting her sides
forcing
growing weather before the advent of winter, so it is hardly worth while bothering with them. At this time the ex-
citement of the males
perienced culturist
they
concentrating
is
from
attention on the select
all
his earlier
female
the
with their heads at every opportunity.
When
the first eggs are dropped the ex-
cease
driving,
is
intense.
stopping
First
in
their
tracks to turn and hover over the spot.
spawnings.
To
condition the fish for breeding they
should be kept in as large an aquarium as possible, particular care being taken
not to overcrowd.
a
little
Where
have
possible,
drip of water flowing constantly.
If this cannot be arranged, a little fresh
water added every day
will help to stim-
Feed plenty of nourishing foods, such as Daphne, Enchytrseids, raw chopped fish, the soft parts of oyster, fresh and dried shrimp, oatmeal and good
But after
prepared
chase,
ulate them.
much
fish
foods.
as possible.
\^ary the diet as
The water tempera-
ture should be over 60 degrees.
From
Spawning Net a
moment they
peculiar sinuous tilize
again
give
often brushing her body with a
movement
the dropping eggs.
as they ferIf not
inter-
6^ to 70 is best for spring spawnings. Radical and rapid fluctuations in tem-
rupted the operation will continue
perature must be avoided.
hausted, for the mere fact that the female
in
which the acjuarium
evenly heated at
all
is
If the
placed
room is
not
hours, the aquarium
should be covered with a piece of glass.
for
several hours, or until the males are ex-
has dropped
all
the ripe eggs
concern to them, and for
vigorous
it
is
is
of no real
quite possible
males to drive her lone
jSlquattc Jiitt
92
pays to watch, and when it appears that the female has finished, she
have
should be taken out and placed alone in The males to recuperate.
allowed to start spawning in their regu-
after.
It
an aquarium
must
also be taken out or they will eat
They should have
the eggs.
a rest of
several days before being used again.
When
finished.
If
is
it
not possible to
provide tubs or nets, the fish
may be
them at once, and selected males, to an
lar quarters, transferring
female
the
enamel dishpan of the largest size. They will then go right on spawning, but they
a spawn is expected the culturist make his selection of males,
should not be previously placed in such
choosing two or three males to a female
produce from 2000 to 5000 eggs during a season, and from 500 to 1000 or
should
of the same
The
much
size,
three or four
she
if
Rearing Tanks in the Establishment of George E. Wilt
The
larger.
selected fish should be
Large
put into a tank by themselves.
wood
tubs of
space
or fibre are excellent.
limited, the
is
is
small quarters.
spawning net
trated will prove useful.
Photograph by H.
n:ore in one day, the
first
W.
Schmid
spawning being
Have two
or three good-sized bunches
of MyriophyUiun or a couple of water
is
merely
hyacinths in the spawning receptacle.
wood
frame,
prefer Myriophylhtm, as
This
a cheesecloth bag. tied to a
mature adult goldfish
usually the largest.
If
illus-
A
will
it
I
makes an ad-
mirable spawning bed, and
may remain
which rests across the top of the tank or aquarium. The bag can be made of a size suitable to the tank, and twelve by
after the eggs hatch, helping to oxygenate
twelve by eighteen inches will be large
Unless the spawning has taken place
enough ill
the
in
any
net,
case.
with
The
fish are
several
placed
bunches
of
Myriopliyllnm, to which the spawn will adhere,
moved
the to a
eggs and plants being
hatching pan
when
re-
the fish
the water
in
a
and keep
well-planted,
it
sweet.
established
breeding
tank or acj^uarium, in which there
is
old
water and an adequate supply of infusoria, provision
must be made for
velopment as food for the
fry.
its
de-
If the
jSlquattc
HtCe
93
Outdoor tanks and
eggs have been placed in a dishpan, infu-
live foods.
powder may be sprinkled over the surface of the water at once, and the
be used later in the season for rearing
soria
minute animals
will
be present by the
time the fry are ready for them.
This
tubs, to
answer the purpose. If a box of horse manure and straw, with some meat laid on top and held down quarters, will
powder may be made by drying aquatic plants or lettuce leaves, and can also be
with a piece of wire netting,
purchased for a small sum. This microscopic food can be developed in separate
own
and sunk
to be expected that
entirely
to
is
weighted
each tank, you will have your miniature Daphne ponds. It is not in
feed
enough
the
fry,
will
develop
but
if
well
stocked in the beginning, and occasionally
enough should be available
replenished,
number of young to a size of an inch or more. Daphne from the
to feed a
half
Myriophyllum
containers, such as quart preserving jars,
and a
of this water added at inter-
little
vals to the receptacle containing the fry.
The eggs
of the goldfish are amber-
colored, transparent
and gelatinous, but
ones soon turn milky-white. be removed, for they are should These quickly attacked by a fungus, which may infertile
extend
its
activities to the
fertile
ponds should be strained before putting it into the aquarium or storage tank, and obnoxious insects removed. A frame of wood, three inches deep and nine to twelve inches square, covered on the bottom with brass wire screen, can be floated in the tank,
and the
poured into
collection of
They
it.
Daphne way
will find their
through, but the larger insects will be retained in the sieve. Goldfish fry have
many enemies among
eggs.
the aquatic insects
Hatching takes place from four to ten days after spawning, being dependent upon the temperature of the water, which as even as possible, and under no circumstances allowed to drop
must be kept
below 60 degrees.
W'hen the fry appear the yolk-sac of the eggs remains attached until absorbed.
This furnishes food for the first week or ten days, but they will develop faster if infusoria
is
present.
From
they must be liberally fed.
this
time on
The growth
and shape depends materially upon the food, both as to kind and quality, and it is
truly
amazing the amount they can eat. Daphne and Cyclops, strained
Tiny through a fine-mesh wire cloth sieve, should follow the infusoria, and plenty of them. It
is
well to have a storage tank for
Daphne Sieve
â&#x20AC;&#x201D;larval dragonflies, water boatmen, tigers â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and their chance introduction into the rearing tank will sults.
The
have sad
re-
culturist should be constantly
on the lookout for them.
When
live
food cannot be obtained, use
the yolk of an tgg, boiled
minutes, placing
it
for twenty
bag of musthrough the water.
in a little
and drawing it dust from finely ground Chinese shrimp may also be used. This can be obtained by shaking a portion of the malin,
The
^aquatic JLitt
94
and wiping
in a tumbler,
terial
off
and
using the fine particles that adhere to the
As
sides.
they grow, finely ground fish
food or puppy biscuit may be sprinkled on the water from a pepper shaker, or Tender forced through cheesecloth. earthworms may be chopped fine and
ground with sand, using a piece of hard wood as a pestle. The ground worms can be separated from the sand by pouring them in water from one glass to another. Being lighter than sand, the worm
TKankless Occupations:
will
DJ)
remain suspended
in
the
addition
to
foods,
live
babies
the
should be fed strained, cooked oatmeal,
which may be added,
disposed of
all
raise a
few good
as
attention given
Far better
the most promising.
to
and other
single-tails
should be
soon as detected, and
to
than a quantity of
fish
mediocre ones. Gill trouble
(inflammation of the
gills)
is
the most dreaded disease of fry.
is
well to take
usual water,
and
causes
pains to avoid
all
are
too
or
cold
overcrowding,
Tank
Aquarium
It
The
it.
impure
improper feeding
direct drafts of cold air.
Frederick R. VVeDber, Chicago
water, while the sand sinks to the bottom.
In
cripples,
Fred Orsinger Sho^Oing the Da\Og-gone Big
Original cartoon
particles
Freaks,
undesirables
to a
Bunch
One
fan-
of Boobs
Society
cier lost several
thousand fry by opening
the
in
ventilators
warm May
his
conservatory on
days, the air blowing directly
He
on his tanks.
resourcefully
made
desired, a small
frames of wood, covered with muslin,
portion of shrimp or shredded codfish.
and screened his tanks with them. He had no further trouble. In rearing goldfish
to
if
This food should be placed
in
a
soup
uish on the bottom of the tank, which
serves
to
keep
it
from
scattering,
the
unconsumed portion being removed before
it
fresh being substi-
has soured,
the greatest loss occurs during the six weeks, but with care
goodly number
faster
Next month
sorted
than
others,
frequently,
so else
monopolize the food.
weeks form and color
they the
At
reach
this
age
a in
health and vigor.
tuted.
With proper feeding and plenty of room the fry will grow apace, some
will
first
and attention
I
will discuss the rearing
of fish that have advanced beyond the stage of fry.
should be larger
When
will
the age of six
will be apparent.
a
a man sneers at success as being matter of luck, you can generally set
him down
as a failure.
smmtit mtt
95
The Essex
Breeding the Bitterling Last year
imported a number of Bit-
I
During October they
from Asia.
terlings
showed
spawning.
signs of
once
at
I
placed some mussels in the tank, and three days later the fish deposited their
Unfortunately the mus-
eggs in them. sels
died before the eggs hatched, but this
experience
brief
at
least
demonstrates
that the species will accept an
A
Aquatic LifE asks
reader of
number of
curate answer species
among
A
scribed.
all
Cott, acting as interlocutor, kept
which contributed much cussion a success.
to
Many
make
ideas
ac-
the dis-
were exto their
fROn SUFPtr COLO WATER,
classes of animals are
recognized
general
figures, places the
Van
A.
the conversation in well defined channels,
new
impossible because
being
continually
for
An
species of fishes. is
At the regular meeting of the Essex County Aquarium Society, February 15th, an informal talk on breeding the goldfish was given by Dr. Bachmann, Rev. Coltarti and Mr. Hedden. Mr. H.
changed and every one added store of knowledge.
R. Borden.
mollusc.
the
American
Society
estimate,
number
of
and deround
in
known
ani-
mals as given in the appended list. It afifords an interesting comparison of the relative abundance of the groups.
Mammals
rALSE BO'lTOI-l
7,000
Birds
20,000
Reptiles
5-500
Batrachians
1,800
Among
new
the
Mr. Hedden
ideas,
Fishes
12,000
suggested the use of frayed
Mollusks
60,000
properly sterilized, to catch the spawn,
Insects
400,000
Arachnida
5,ooo
Crustaceans
8,000
Tunicates
Annelid
300
Worms
4,000
Rotifers
350
Echinoderms Thread-worms
1,700
Coelenterata
4.300
Porifera
2,500
Protozoa
10,000
is
man knows
his
own
imperfec-
just about as perfect as
possible for a
man
usual plants or willow
the
simple and efficient device for
raising the temperature of water,
when
a
continuous flow from the city mains to the
aquaria
has
desired,
is
evolved by Mr. Hedden, and herewith.
4,500
a
A
rope,
The
container
is
is
been
also
illustrated
a small gar-
1,600
Molluscoidea
When
roots.
of
3.000
Flat- worms
tions he
instead
sisal
to be.
it
is
bage can, partitioned to cause the water to flow over the heated bottom, this
and
other details are indicated in the sketch.
The
cost of operation
On March
is
said to be low.
Mr. Van Cott will give an interesting lecture on the lower organisms. All are welcome, and a good attendance
is
15th,
expected.
The following ed for the year
:
officers
have been
President,
Max
G.
elect-
Ham-
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96
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Vol.
March 1918
Ill
Tappan has another
No. 7
merschlag; Coltarti;
Vice-president,
Rev.
B.
J.
H. I. Hartshorn; William Bachman.
Secretary,
Dr.
Treasurer,
Charles M. Breder.
why
Japs, Japs,
and
still
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Jr-
more
Japs, scaled
scaleless, held forth their beauties at
West Philadelphia Goldfish Association. Harry P. Peters and George E. Wilt, judges, made the February meeting of the
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to
and
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1210 N. Warnock
Street, Philadelphia,
GOLDFISH BREEDERS
PETERS Pa
BREEDER AND IMPORTER Rare and Fancy Fish Plants
FLORISTS
every variety,
of
Aquarium Supplies
of
all
and
Snails
kinds at
all
times.
MANUFACTURER OF
58th and Walnut Streets
110
South 52nd
Green River Fish Food
Street
15c Box
Green River Baby Fish Food
Philadelphia
20c Box
Aquarium Fishes
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is one of the necessary to keep fish in good health. After the test of years Green River stands out It as the best food on the market. 9 keeps the fish in good color by proIt n moting a healthy, robust growth. 9 will not sour ot cloud the water. Ask Lyour dealer or send for it today
most
All Kinds of Aquatic Plants
&
Aquaria
Supplies
Wholesale and Retail
FOOD
FISH
things
essential
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HERMAN RABENAU,
Aquarist
Breed reeaers
PERMANENT DISPLAY OF must be seen
Largest Assortment of Splendid Blues,
& Terraria
Aquatic Life
Blacks and Calico Telescopes and Japs
to be appreciated
Visitors
at
Welcome
Pine Assortment of Lionheads
Plants and Tropical Fish a Specialty Importations of
Reasonable Prices.
Snipping Cans 50c
New
Varieties received
HARRY
regularly 1163
3I.vrtle
Near Broadway.
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GOLDFISH, FOODS, PLANTS, DIP NETS Combination Natural Fish Food
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Sample Box 10c
Imported Shrimp Fish Food
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Sample Can 15c
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Imported Wafer Fish Food
Large Sample Box 10c
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JAPANESE GOLDFISH
Mtn'l Orders Promptly Attended to
Orders Amounting$2 Delivered Postpaid Special Prices on Quantity Lots. Casli With Order.
Catalogue
Sent
Upon Request.
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ALL KINDS OF AQUARIA AND SUPPLIES
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Pries Lists Furnished Trade Only.
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