THE AQUARIUM BULLETIN 



29 



The Sixth Annual Exhibition 



of the Brooklyn Aquarium Society, Inc. 



Brooklyn's sixth annual display of 

 living aquarium fishes was offered to 

 the public at the Brooklyn Museum of 

 the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and 

 Sciences beginning Thursday, Septem- 

 ber 20th, and closing Sunday evening, 

 September 23rd. During this time 

 many thousands of persons viewed the 

 display, which was given by The 

 Brooklyn Aquarium Society, Inc. 



As heretofore, the attractively laid 

 out exhibit appealed to the artistic eye, 

 while the floral decorations by the De- 

 partment of Parks formed a pleasing 

 background. 



Many thousands of dollars worth of 

 goldfish were shown, the competition 

 for honors being particularly keen. 

 The mottled calicos, regal black moors, 

 brilliantly hued golden fish, etc., all 

 commanded attention and elicited ex- 

 pressions of wonderment. 



Almost without exception the gold- 

 fish were housed in capacious aquar- 

 iums, some twenty or more of exactly 

 the same dimensions being arranged in 

 a single aisle. 



To say that the aquariums were 

 arranged in an unusually artistic 

 manner would be but putting it mildly. 

 Virtually they were little reproduc- 

 tions of nature's handiwork, trans- 

 ported and arranged in miniature. All 

 the various forms of water-vegeta- 

 tion were shown in a thriving, healthy 

 condition, while the hundreds of varie- 

 ties of fish swam in and out, disport- 

 ing themselves. 



The little tropical fish drew partic- 

 ular interest. It seems impossible for 

 the novice to believe that such little 

 creatures can be adult specimens. 

 Riots of color perfectly blended in the 

 different specimens formed a picture 



