216 Photography for the Sportsman Naturalist 



for preventing the fish from disturbing the plants 

 is to put but a few in the compartment in which 

 he is confined and the majority immediately back 

 of the glass partition. This shows no difference, 

 for if the confining apartment is made sufficiently 

 narrow, the fish will be practically against the 

 plants, and of course the glass partition will not 

 show. This arrangement also has the advantage 

 of adding perspective and distance to the pic- 

 ture, thus giving it a much more natural aspect. 

 In selecting the accessories to be used with each 

 fish, always choose those that are native to the 

 habitat of the fish and, if possible, use the plants 

 among which he is most often found. To do 

 this knowingly one must be somewhat conver- 

 sant with the habits of his subject, as I have 

 already said. 



The front glass of the aquarium must always 

 be kept absolutely clear and clean, free from 

 marks of any kind and from the accumulation 

 of moisture on the outside, for it is astonishing 

 with what distinctness such marks will show in 

 the picture and how easily that same picture can 

 be spoiled by them. 



The temperature of the water used is some- 

 thing that must not be overlooked, or about 

 which we cannot afford to be careless, for a fish 

 will often die in a very short time if a sudden 

 change of ten or fifteen degrees is made in the 



