THE AQUARIUM 



Issued in the Interests of the Study, 

 Care and Breeding of Aquatic Life 



Published monthly except July and August 

 at Hammond, Ind., hy t lit* A(iuiirium 8i)cieties 

 of Brooklyn, Chicajio, New York, Phihi- 

 delpliia, Boston, Milwaukee, Minneapolis 



Send all manuscripts, exclianses, books for 

 review, etc., dii'ect to the Editor-in-Chief; 

 remittances to the Treasurer: all other 

 matter to the Business Mana'^ier 



Vol. I 



MARCH, 1913 



No 10 



COMMENT has been made upon 

 the absence of articles pertaining 

 to our okl-time favorite, the goklfish. 

 Ahhough the goklfish holds the centre 

 of the aquarium, in the popular mind, 

 comparatively little copy has been 

 received pertaining to them. On the 

 other hand, papers on the native and 

 tropical fishes, and other animals of the 

 aquarium have been received from quite 

 a number of authors. We hestitate to 

 say that the interest in the exotic species 

 is increasing more rapidly than in gold- 

 fish. Personally, our interest has been 

 in the golden beauties, but we cannot 

 overlook the unlimited maze of form, 

 color and habits presented by the wild 

 fishes, native and foreign. 



It is our ambition to make The 

 Aquarium interesting and worth while 

 to every student of aquatic life; the 

 beginner; the goldfish specialist; the 

 devotee of native fishes; the tropical 

 fish enthusiast; the scientist and all 



others. It is not the intention to allow 

 any one class to preponderate. We 

 must, however, be governed to a great 

 extent by the character of vokmtary 

 contributions. If neglect is apparent in 

 any phase of the general subject, the 

 editor will be glad to receive suggestions. 

 Either he will prepare a suitable paper, 

 or refer the matter to a competent 

 person for preparation. He, however, 

 insists that communications be send 

 direct. Neither time nor energy is 

 available to "run down" distant rum- 

 blings. The job of the editor is no 

 sinecure, so the path of least resistance 

 is chosen in all cases. We are working 

 to serve "the greatest good to the 

 greatest number." To this end, the 

 active cooperation of all practical and 

 intelligent aquarists is necessary. In 

 the absence of expressions to the con- 

 trary, the editor must needs follow his 

 own inclinations. To quote the immortal 

 Abraham Lincoln, "I do the very best I 

 know how — the very best I can; and I 

 mean to keep doing so until the end. 

 If the end brings me out all right, what 

 is said against me won't amount to 

 anything. If the end brings me out 

 wrong, ten angels swearing I was right 

 would make no difference." 



With the April number, the first of 

 the second volume, some slight typo- 

 graphical changes will be made. An 

 innovation will be a frontispiece in 

 color. Whether or i:ot that will be a 

 feature of all future numbers will 

 depend upon the availability of suit- 

 able plates. Mr. Dorsey of Philadelphia 

 has prepared an interesting paper on 

 "A New Way to get Rid of an Old Pest," 

 to which the article on the Hydra is 

 offered as a preface. The articles on 

 the native and tropical fishes, and Mr. 

 Schenk's series on "The Aquarium" will 

 be continued. Mr. Innes promises an 

 illustrated article on the celestial 

 telescope goldfish. Comments and 

 Querips will appear as usual. 



