CONTENTS, LIBRARY 
NEW YORA 
THE FRESH-WATER TANK. 
CuapTEeR I.—WHatT Is AN AQUARIUM?..c.c00...eseeeee 6 
The Name and the Object—Philosophy of the Aquarium. 
CuapTer IJ.—Prorrer Kinps oF VESSELS........ ea chee =U 
Rectangular Tanks—Construction of Manke Woke stogit s 
eo Tank—Bell Glasses and Vases—Stands for 
ases 
Cuaprer II].—Firrinc-up—RockworkK..............45 17 
The Bottom—Mould—Planting—The Water—Aspect. 
CuapTER IV.—PLANTS FOR THE AQUARIUM ......... .. 21 
How to stock a Tank quickly— Selection of Plants — 
Water Soldier —Starwort—Vallisneria — Anacharis — 
c\y Myriophyllum — Potamogeton — Nuphar Lutea— Pipe- 
<>) wort—Utricularia—Isopelis— Subularia--Ranunculus— 
> Hydrocaris—Alisma—Lemna, &c. 
CiarTer V.—FIsHES FOR THE AQUARIUM .............. 32 
= “Cyprinus Carpio, Gibelio, Carassius, Auratus, Brama, 
~- Leucisus, Rutilus, Alburnus, Phoxinus, Gobio, Tinca, 
Lig Barbus, Barbatula, Cephalus—Percida—Gasterosteus.. 
“€uarter VI.—Reptitzs, Moriusxs, AND InsEcTs..... oe =44 
CuaprTerR VII.—S£ELEcTION OF STOCK:..cecece cecccc eee: 46 
CuapTerR VIII.—GENERAL MANAGEMENT ...........-.- 48 
' Feeding — Conferve — Uses of Mollusks — Objections to 
Mollusks — Use of Confervoid Growths — Periodical 
Cleansing — Exhaustion of Oxygen — Temperature — 
Dead Specimens—Disease of Fishes. 
