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Aquatic JLiU 



Adams, chairman of the Commission: 

 "We cannot see how anything but good 

 can result from the activities of your 

 society, and we hope it will have a long 

 life and a large membership. There 

 should be no effort to narrow the field 

 of study and investigation, as it relates 

 to our wild life. The farther we can 

 reach out the more we are bound to 

 learn, and to appreciate how complete- 

 ly one form of life is linked with other 

 forms. The objects of your society 

 should not only promote a great deal 

 of pleasant recreation for the young and 

 old of the country, but very easily can 

 be made the foundation for much intel- 

 ligent research and study." 



Until further notice the regular meet- 

 ings of the society will be held on the 

 second Friday of the month at 15 

 Broomfield street. Aquarists of other 

 cities who may be in Boston at any 

 time, are cordially invited to attend the 

 meetings. The secretary will be pleas- 

 ed to correspond with the officers of 

 the other societies relative to the work. 

 — JValter H. Chute, secretary. 



Propagating Daphnia 



Mr. Bennington, in his article on the 

 propagation of daphne which appeared 

 in the October number, rather discour- 

 aged thoughts of the possibility of this 

 being done on a scale sufficient for gold- 

 fish breeding. He made it plain, how- 

 ever, that the proposition was dependent 

 upon large pond area, and that it could 

 be done if such was available. It is a 

 pleasure to announce that the desired end 

 has been accomplished by a goldfish fan- 

 cier, Mr. Otto Gneiding, who, in an early 

 issue, will describe the method he has fol- 

 lowed to propagate sufficient for thou- 

 sands of goldfish, and to supply the needs 

 of some friends and customers. 



Regenia Salts is the name of a com- 

 pound that is offered to aquarists by 

 the manufacturers of the well-known 

 Violet Ray remedy. Added to the water 

 of the aquarium at intervals, it is in- 

 tended to replace the solids absorbed by 

 the fishes and snails. While new it is 

 becoming quite popular and enjoying 

 a great demand. 



In the list of awards and classifica- 

 tion of entries in the annual exhibition 

 of the St. Louis Aquarium Society, 

 held November 20th to 25th, we note 

 classes for "Philadelphia style'' scaled 

 and scaleless veiltail goldfish. This 

 recognition should be flattering to 

 Philadelphia goldfish fanciers. 



The collie is a beautiful dog, a docile 

 pet, and a mighty useful means of keep- 

 ing the cats away from your goldfish 

 tank while you have them outside. Why 

 not give yourself a Christmas present? 

 Tappan has a fine lot of puppies that 

 he wishes to sell. 



Brind advertises "Cut-price fishes." 

 Ever see an advertisement that offered 

 fishes cut in half? We have! 



Who is wise? He that learns from 

 evervone ! 



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sary to obtain best results. Taking 

 everything into consideration, Fundu- 

 lus gularis, both varieties, is a fish for 

 expert equarists. 



The name Fundulus is derived from 

 fundus, meaning bottom ; gularis refers 

 to the relatively large head and throat, 

 a characteristic particularly noticeable 

 in poor emaciated specimens which are 

 more often seen than healthy well-fed 

 ones. 



