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THE AQUARIUM, OCTOBER, 1893. 



IN THE FISHERIES BUILDING. 



When a man who is interested in fish 

 nets comes along he asks a good many 

 questions ; but the ladies only say, "Oh, 

 how lovely this netting is ! Are you in 

 charge of this exhibit ? How long is 

 fish netting ? How wide is it ? How 

 much is it a yard 'i He sells it by the 

 pound, how funny. Do yon have all 

 colors ? Could I get some by sending 

 for it ? Which kind do you think 

 would look best in a pink room ? How 

 much would that kind be ? and this 

 kind ? and that over there ? I notice 

 that which is hung away up there out 

 of reach has a different tint ; it is so 

 gauzy and delicate. Oh my, he says it's 

 dust that makes that. Well, give me 

 your card, please. I'm going to send 

 for some fish netting as soon as I get 

 home — a lot of it — enough for a large 

 curtain. Thanks for answering my 

 questions. Good ^m.''— Fishing Ga- 

 zette. 



Queries. 



We cheerfully answer at once, all 

 queries made in regard to Aquariums 

 or Window Gardening if return postage 

 is enclosed. 



Miss A. — Ch. After the young gold- 

 fish swim about in the water, which is 

 generally about three days after they 

 were hatched, they should be separated 

 and only ten or a dozen of them allowed 

 in a vessel, containing about two gallons 

 of water, with aquatic plants, and sand 

 at the bottom. Place such a nursery- 

 jar in a very light position in order to 



stimulate the production of natural 

 food for the young fish, but protect it 

 against the hot sun. During cool 

 nights the jar should be in a sheltered 

 position. 



When the young are about three or 

 four weeks old, you can begin to feed 

 them on powdered I. X. L. fish -food, 

 prepared fish -food (wafers), also 

 powdered, and small mosquito larvae. 

 The feeding should be frequent, say 

 four to six times a day, but each time 

 very small portions should be given. 



A temperature of 60 to 90° F. is all 

 right for young fish, provided that they 

 have a sufficient quantity of water and 

 access to shade, but 70 to 80° F. is best 

 for them. If you find that you feed 

 too much, you should remove the sur- 

 plus by means of a dipping tube, at 

 least once in three days. We don't 

 agree with you in thinking that you are 

 over anxious about your fish ; we have 

 numbers of patrons of your sex who 

 take as much interest in their aquarium 

 as they do in their garden or green- 

 house, and we are pleased to acknowl- 

 edge that not a few of them are very 

 successful fish culturists. 



Miss B — . Use nothing else but table 

 salt and water to clean the glass of your 

 aquarium. It will remove any growth 

 or sediment from the glass without 

 scratching it. 



The Sagittaria Francis M. which we 

 described in our last number is still 

 in bloom in our aquarium. To-day, 

 September 9th, it has its ninth flower 



spike. 



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^Yitll this number legins a new sub- 

 scription. Those 'who Icnow themselves 

 to be in arrears are kindly requested to 

 remit. 



