AQUARIUM NOTES & NEWS 



JANUARY EXHIBITION 



The competition for January was for Fringetails 

 over one year, and at this meeting we awarded 

 our ribbons by the point system for the first time, 

 and we were highly successful, insomuch as it was 

 demonstrated that our standards were not set too 

 high. 



Mr. James Kerr won a Blue Ribbon for the 

 Scaleless Calico Broadtail Jap, his fish scoring 8.5 

 points. 



There were no other awards in this class. 



In the Scaled Broadtail Japs there was no 

 award of Blue Ribbons, as no fish qualified for 

 this ribbon. 



The Red Ribbon was awarded Mr. Franklin 

 Barrett, his fish securing 80 points. 



The White Ribbon was awarded to Mr. George 

 Smith, his fish scoring 76.33 points. 



Awarding ribbons by the point system is a 

 great step in the right direction, because it means 

 that in the future, when any member says he 

 has a fish which was awarded a Blue Ribbon from 

 the Aquarium Society of Philadelphia, it will 

 iiief'n that the fish is at least 8.5 per cent, perfect. 

 In the ])ast, when a person said they had a Blue 

 Ribbon fi^h, it really meant no more than to say 

 they really had a goldfish, because a fish that was 

 worth only 50 per cent, value in competition, with- 

 out any better ones being shown, would have quali- 

 fied to receive a Blue Ribbon; but this condition is 

 past, and we are happy to say that the ribbons 

 that will be awarded hereafter from our Society 

 will be worth while for our members to strive to 

 attain. 



PETERS CUP FOR NOVICES 



Some time ago our fellow-member, Mr. Harry 

 Peters, offered a cup for novices, but through some 

 misunderstanding the com])etition was not well 

 attended, and by imanimous agreement of those 



