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AQUARIUM 



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THE AQUARIUM 



Issued in the Interests of the Study, 

 Care and Breeding of Aquatic Life 



Published monthly except July and August 

 at Chicago, Illinois, by the Aquarium Societies 

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Vol. II 



January, 1914 



No. 8 



In following the hobby or fad of col- 

 lecting various varieties of fish suit- 

 able for aquarium purposes or of breed- 

 ing and raising from adult specimens, 

 it is surprising to note the latent quali- 

 ties that will come to the surface and 

 unconsciously be developed in one's 

 disposition. 



Very few^ indeed, are the fanciers 

 who have made any money out of this 

 hobby. So it is generally the case of 

 everything going out and nothing com- 

 ing in and if a fancier is inclined to be 

 prodigal in money matters and can af- 

 ford to do so, there is scarcely any limit 

 to the amount of money that can be in- 

 vested even in a medium or small col- 

 lection. 



On the other hand a very satisfactory 

 collection of both goldfish and tropical 



\arieties can be brought together for 

 a very modest sum. 



No fancier was ever successful with- 

 out acquiring the habit of close obser- 

 vation which discloses an unlimited 

 amount of detail in the housing, feed- 

 ing and caring for his subjects. 



He soon discovers that it is difficult 

 and unsatisfactory to direct someone 

 else in doing this, that, or the other 

 small job in connection with this pas- 

 time and it naturally follows that he 

 w^ill do these things w^ith his own hands 

 and even though he has no mechanical 

 training he soon finds that he can do 

 these things and the satisfaction he will 

 get out of it is much greater than it 

 would be otherwise. 



The high-strung nervous business man 

 can get what he needs as a "let-down" 

 or relaxation from the business tension 

 when he gets home in the evening and 

 can spend an hour or so, preferably be- 

 fore dinner, with his pets. 



While the whole family can enter 

 into and enjoy the cultivation of fish 

 as a hobby, it is advisable that the 

 feeding be under the supervision of one 

 person who will see to it that no more 

 food will be placed in the tanks than 

 will be consumed daily, thereby guard- 

 ing against its decay and contamina- 

 tion of the water. 



Tanks can be obtained at prices from 

 a few cents to many hundred dollars, 

 but without question the one that will 

 be ap])reciated the most by the owner 

 will be the one that he has made with 

 his own hands. At least that particular 

 tank will be the one he will point out 

 to his guests and say "I made it," il- 

 lustrating that trait or qualification in 

 his disposition that indicates a well-l)al- 

 anced mind, \\z., that of ])roducing 

 somethinu" with his own hands. 



