Statement of the Ownership, Management, 

 Circulation, Etc., Required by the Act of 

 Congress of August 24, 1912, of Aquatic 

 Life, published monthly at Philadelphia, 

 Pennsylvania, for October 1, 1920. 



State of Pennsylvania, f 



County of Philadelphia. f 



Before me, a notary public in and for the 

 State and County aforesaid, personally ap- 

 peared W. A. Poyser, who, having been duly 

 sworn according to law, deposes and says that 

 he is the editor of Aquatic Life, and that the 

 following is, to the best of his knowledge and 

 belief, a true statement of the ownership, 

 management, etc., of the aforesaid publication 

 for the date shown in the above caption, re- 

 quired by the Act of August 24, 1912, embodied 

 in Section 443, Postal Laws and Regulations, 

 to wit : 



That the names and addresses of the pub- 

 lisher, editor, managing editor and business 

 managers are : 



Publisher — Joseph E. Bausman, 632 East 

 Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Editor— W. A. Poyser, 207 South Thirty- 

 seventh Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Managing Editor — None. 

 Business Managers — None. 



That the owners are: (Give names and ad- 

 dresses of individual owners, or, if a corpora- 

 tion, give its name and the names and ad- 

 dresses of stockholders owning or holding 1 

 per cent, or more of the total amount of 

 stock. ) 



Owners — Joseph E. Bausman, 632 East 

 Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa., W. A. 

 Poyser, 207 South Thirty-seventh Street. 

 Philadelphia, Pa. 



That the known bondholders, mortgagees 

 and other security holders, owning or holding 

 1 per cent, or more of the total amount of 

 bonds, mortgages, or other securities are : 



W. A. POYSER, Editor. 



Sworn to and subscribed before me this 21st 

 day of September, 1920. 

 ( Seal ) A. D. DewEES. 



My commission expires February 19, 1 21. 



DIATOMS 



Wish t<> exchange selected and strewn slides 

 of diatoms for similar preparations or slides 

 of any kind. Can use human pathological and 

 histological mounts. 



Address Editor, Aquatic Life 



Francis K. Christine 



wishes to announce that he has fully recovered 

 his usual good health and pep, and is busily 

 engaged making up For lost time. A severe 

 case of blood-poisoning, which affected the 

 right hand, for several months prevented atten- 

 tion to business. Orders and correspondence 

 arc now receiving prompt attention. 



A Fine Healthy Lot of Young 

 Cichlasoma nigrofasciatus 



If You Want Them :: I Have Them 



OTHER TROPICALS 



Broad-tail Telescopes 



When In Philadelphia Look Them Over 



L. W. REHBEIN 



2115 HUNTING PARK AVENUE 

 PHILADELPHIA 



Mesogonisteus chaetodon — The 



Black-banded Sunfish. $6 and $12 

 per dozen. 



If you mean business, send check with order 

 GEORGE W. PRICE 



2145 South Lee Street, Philadelphia 



Plant Names 



and their meanings are explained and 

 the haunts, habits and other interesting 

 features of the wild flowers are dis- 

 cussed in 



The American Botanist 



Juliet, Illinois 



Quarterly, $1.50 a year ; sample, 25 

 cents. Your subscription is invited. 



Live Food is Nature's Food 



Give your fishes white worms, which can 

 be raised indoors throughout the year. 

 Generous portion, 60 cents, with full instruc- 

 tions for propagation. (Successor to C. E. 

 Jenne.) W. J. WRIGHT 



Bergen Avenue and Mercer Street, 

 Jersey City, N. J. 



Everything 



for the fish fancier. A fine stock now of tropical 

 and goldfish, with new importations expected 

 daily. Manufacturers of the "Faultless Fish 

 Food," 30 cents per box, $3.50 per pound. Sole 

 distributors of my new invention, "The Faultless 

 Aquarium Heater." A blue flame gas heater that 

 costs little to operate and keeps the air in the 

 room fresh. Easily Installed; full instructions 

 with each heater. Price, 18 inches, $3.00; 24 

 inches. $3.ri0. Sent prepaid anywhere in the 

 I'. S. and Canada. Cash with order. The Long 

 Island Aquarium Fish Hatchery 



HUGO C. NELLES 



proprietor, 107 East 32nd street, New York 

 City. 



