Ti^ho exliibited their fish and members of the Aquar- 

 ium Society present, it was decided to hold another 

 competition for this cup, and accordingly the 

 Board of Directors have set aside the meeting of 

 February, our next meeting, for competition for 

 this cup. It is open to all members who have not 

 previously won a prize in competition. 



We earnestly urge our members to bring out 

 their fish and make February a banner month, 

 for the competition is open for a nvnnber of 

 varieties, and the fact of the Peter's Cup being in 

 competition, we should have an elegant display. 

 Try to be on hand, and bring your friends, as 

 our meetings are open to all who wish to attend. 



We are sorry that it is necessary to disappoint 

 our members in regard to furnishing them, with 

 this issue, the charts for the standard of gold fish, 

 but the amount of detail that is necessary to get 

 these charts in meritorious condition is so great 

 that we are compelled to defer their publishing to 

 a later date. 



THE "WATER TIGER" 



By far the most destructive enemy of young fish 

 is the "water tiger" larva. The illustration shows a 

 fully developed specimen, but it is 

 really the smaller ones, say a half 

 inch long, which do the most dam- 

 age, because in that size thej^ are 

 more difficult to detect. They are 

 spindle - shaped, have a flat head 

 equipped with a pair of strong 

 pincers, and swim freely through 

 the water. They attack large or 

 small fish, and one of them is liable 

 to destroy several hundred fry in a 

 few hours. In feeding daphnia to 

 fish, great care should be taken to 

 guard against the introduction of 

 these pests if possible, although in 

 spite of every precaution they will 

 sometimes get in, as they are ex- 

 tremely small when young. 



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