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NEW YORK AQUARIUM NATURE SERIES 



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SOFT-SHELLED TURTLIO. 

 Small specimens are well adapted to the aquarium. 



Goldfishes, carps, roach, golden ide and suckers live amic- 

 ably together, and tadpoles and snails may be kept safely with 

 them. 



The fresh-water minnows, such as chubs, shiners, dace, etc., 

 catfishes, killiefishes, the various sunfishes and snails and large 

 tadpoles will live together, though the fishes should be nearly the 

 s^ime size. Sticklebacks, paradise-fish and chanchitos are better 

 kept bj themselves, and the black basses and pickerels, unless 

 smaller than the other forms, should also be kept separate. With 

 these fishes it is better to keep only snails, as even large tadpoles 

 may lose their tails by the attacks of the fishes. 



The three species of local salt-water killiefishes live well 

 together and tautog, scup, cunner, toadfish, sculpin, etc., if about 

 the same size can be placed in the same tank. Sea anemones, 

 crabs and molluscs too large to be swallowed may be kept with 

 them. 



FEEDING. 



It is a common but very mistaken notion that an animal 

 should have food at hand at all times to keep it in good condition. 



