THE CARE OF HOME AQUARIA 



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THE SIREX. 



This salamander has the legs reduced to mere vestiges. Ycung speci- 

 mens are well suited for life in the small aquarium. 



diopter US (Spotted Gourami) ; Ctenops vittatus (Purring Gour- 

 ami) ; Anabas scandens (Climbing perch). 



Viviparous Killi-fishes, Mexico to South America: Gam- 

 busia holbrooki, G. affifiis, Girardinus giippiji, Mollienesia spe- 

 cies, Poecilia species, Platypoecilia species, Xiphophorus helleri. 



Oviparous Killi-fishes from Central and South America: 

 Haplochilus species, Rivulus species, Fundidus species. 



Barbels from India: Barbus species, Danio rerio (Zebra 

 fish). 



Chanchitos from South America: Heros fasciatiis, Geo- 

 phagiis gymnogensis, Hemichromis bimacidatus. 



Characin- fishes from South America: Tetragonopterus 

 species. 



Loaches from Europe : Cobitis species. 



ANIMALS THAT WILL LIVE WELL TOGETHER. 



In general it may be said that all herbivorous fishes can be 

 kept together safely and carnivorous species should be about the 

 same size when kept in the same tank, though even then it may 

 become necessary to separate some of the more pugnacious 

 specimens which are inclined to ''bully" the others. 



