aquatic Hit 



shine, the narrow end should be nearest 

 t^e light. As with other species, the 

 f.rst food of the little fish is Infusoria, 

 later they prefer tiny Daphnia and 

 Cyclops. The greatest care must be ex- 

 ercised to strain the Daphnia and Cyclops 

 through a very fine brass wire screen or 

 cloth, so that no large ones pass through. 

 1 he young are very voracious as they 

 rrow up and often choke themselves on 

 Lu-ge mouthfuls of live food. Prepared 



Daphne Sieve 



dry foods, and indeed anything but live 

 food, is out of the question for Ambassis 

 lata. There is no reason why any one 

 who is fortunate enough to possess this 

 most desirable fish should not do as I do 

 throughout the winter when Daphnia is 

 '.carce, namely, keep a constant supply in 

 mason jars set in an east window, with 

 dirt on the bottom of each, and water 

 plants thrown in at random. As the sun- 

 light encourages the growth of algse on 

 the inside of the jars the Daphnia 

 thrive. Of course, only a few, say the 

 equivalent of a large pea in bulk, can be 

 maintained in each jar — the cooler the 

 toom the more you can keep, within cer- 

 tain limits. With twenty-four jars a 

 good supply can be maintained for such 

 f.sh as absolutely require them. 



No more beautiful sight has ever 

 greeted my eyes than a series of four 

 successive broods of Ambassis lala which 

 I saw at the residence of Mr. Carl 

 Schmidt, of Freidrichshagen, near Ber- 

 lin, Germany. This gentleman devoted 

 himself at that time, 191a, exclusively to 



breeding such rare and interesting fishes 

 with which other fanciers had not suc- 

 ceeded, and his efforts were crowned 

 with great success. The young Ambassis 

 swam, or rather sailed, around their 

 spacious homes like fleets of cutter 

 yachts, all in the same direction, and all 

 with dorsal and anal fins erect and tails 

 spread wide. 



The male Ambassis is like a thin slip 

 of amber glass with golden gleams as 

 the light strikes it at an angle. The dor- 

 sal, anal and tail fins are marked with 

 Indian red, and have light blue edges. 

 There are a few indistinct vertical, 

 broken black bars on the sides. The fe- 

 male is more greenish, and clear, glassy 

 and transparent, the red of the male 

 being absent. During the summer the 

 ovaries are visible through the abdominal 

 walls. The Golden Bass is a shy little 

 fish, and great care must be exercised 

 not to frighten it. 



Don't Be Hasty 



Though time onward speedily flies, 

 and summer's sun is setting, not for 

 some time will it be wise to shake ye 

 'skeeter netting. 



An enthusiastic fisherman was telling 

 some friends about a proposed fishing 

 trip to a lake in Colorado he had in con- 

 templation. 



"Are there any trout out there?" asked 

 one friend. 



"Thousands of 'em." 



"Will they bite easily?" 



"Will they? Why, they're absolutely 

 vicious. A man has to hide behind a tree 

 to bait a hook." — Country Gentleman. 



"We behold all round about us one 

 vast union, in which no man can labor 

 for himself, without laboring at the same 

 time for all others." — Hyperion, 



