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Reading Public Exhibition 



G. S. BRENEISER 



The members of the Reading Aqua- 

 rium Society are congratulating them- 

 selves upon the success, and no less the 

 appreciation of the general public, that 

 attended their aquarium exhibition given 

 in conjunction with the Flower Show. 

 The aquaria seemed to attract more at- 

 tention than the beautiful flowers, and 

 many times difficulty was experienced to 

 keep the crowd moving that all might 

 have an opportunity to view the tanks. 



The following members exhibited 

 aquaria and fishes: Mr. William H. 

 Heimbach, of Allentown ; Messrs. John 

 Kershner, William Himmerschitz, Irvin 

 Yeager, Ralph Wilson, Philip Weiler, 

 O. H. Mellertt, Theodore Abeling, 

 George Becker and George S. Breneiser, 

 all of Reading. 



The Pittsburgh Show 



E. W. HARPER 



The exhibition of the Pittsburgh 

 Aquarium Society was held in Phipps 

 Conservatory, November nth to 19th, 

 inclusive. The average Sunday attend- 

 ance was 15,000. Nearly one hundred 

 and fifty aquaria were shown (not bad 

 for a first exhibition), containing fishes, 

 both gold, exotic and native species, too 

 numerous to count. Dr. Cruickshank 

 was "General Superintendent" and 

 worked hard to make it the success it 

 was. The exhibition was competitive. 

 Messrs. Leitholf and Winters, judges, 

 made awards as follows : 



Goldfish Breeds : Scaleless Tele- 

 scope, A. Stucky ; Fantail, D. Winter ; 

 Comet, G. W. Sanders; Common Cold- 

 fish, Phipps Conservatory. 



Exotic Fishes: Awards, all firsts, to 

 Leitholf Brothers, R. J. Macrory, D. 

 Winter, Dr. L. M. Kearns, E. W. Har- 

 per, A. A. Allen, G. W. Sanders, PL 

 Dolde and G. A. Smith. 



Native Wied Fishes : First to Dr. O. 

 T. Cruickshank. 



SpEciae Prizes : Miniature Aqua- 

 rium, G. W. Sanders; Most Artistic 

 Aquarium, D. Winter; Aquarium Op- 



erated by Blictric Light, Dr. L. M. 

 Kearns ; Aquarium Showing Breeding 

 Mosquitoes, Dr. O. T. Cruickshank; 

 Terrarium, Ernest Leitholf. 



Special Goldfish Number 



Following the precedent established 

 by the March, 1916, number of "Aquatic 

 Life," the March number of the present 

 year will be devoted almost entirely to 

 the breeding of goldfish and kindred 

 subjects. Last year the "Goldfish Spe- 

 cial" was exhausted within a week after 

 its publication, and many were unable 

 to secure a copy. Those who purchase 

 from the local pet shop should place 

 their order early, and the dealer should 

 anticipate the demand, requesting the 

 needed additional copies from the pub- 

 lisher welkin advance of publication. 



The value of this special number from 

 an advertising standpoint will be excep- 

 tional, not only to the breeder of gold- 

 fish, but also to the tropical fish fancier, 

 due to its larger circulation among those 

 who do not ordinarily read the magazine. 

 If only for pure publicity, it should con- 

 tain the advertisement of every breeder 

 who will have fishes and supplies for 

 sale during the succeeding months of 

 spring and summer. It is quite possible 

 that this number will contain a greater 

 number of pages and more illustrations 

 than usual. Space should be reserved 

 and copy for advertisements sent at 

 once. 



Boston News 



The December meeting of the Boston 

 Aquarium Society was held Friday 

 evening, the 8th, at the Boston Museum 

 of Natural History. 



It was decided to hold the first public 

 exhibition in conjunction with the Bos- 

 ton Poultry Show, January 10th to 13th, 

 inclusive. No awards will be made. 

 The object of the exhibition is purely to 

 attract new members. Messrs. Blodgett, 

 Packard, Jones and Coffin were elected 

 a "Show Committee" ■ — Walter H. 



Chute, Secretary. 



