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A monthly magazine devoted to the study, 

 care and breeding of native, tropical, gold 

 and fancy fishes, other animals and plants 

 in the household aquarium. 



W. A. POYSER Editor 



JOSEPH E. BAUSMAN Publisher 



542 E. Girard Avenue, Philadelphia. 



Entered as second-class matter, September 

 2, 1915, at the Post Office, Philadelphia, Pa., 

 under Act of March 3, 1879. 



Yearly Subscription $1.00 



Foreign Subscriptions 1-35 



Single Copy 10 cents 



Payments may be made by express money 

 order, draft, post office order or registered 

 letter. Foreign remittances should be by 

 international money order. 



Advertising rates made known on application. 



"Aquatic Life" is the only magazine in 

 America devoted exclusively to aquatic life, 

 and its value as an advertising medium in 

 this field of nature study is unequaled. 



Copyright 1917 by Joseph E. Bailsman 



Vol. II May, 1917 No. 9 



have torn several bunches of Nitella to 

 shreds. I have arrived at the conclusion 

 that Jordanella evinces no interest in the 

 care of the spawn and young unless our 

 pair is an exception. Previous accounts 

 have stated that the male zealously 

 guards the eggs and the resulting fry 

 until they are able to forage alone. 



The generic name Jordanella was con- 

 ferred in honor of Jordan ; floridae, of 

 Florida. 



The Maryland Society 



Maryland has fallen into the aquarium 

 with a splash — figuratively speaking. 

 The Aquatic Association of Maryland 

 was organized April 18, 19 17, in Balti- 

 more. 



The "father" of the association, Mr. 

 W. H. Cassell, was promptly elected 

 president ; Ernest A. Gill, vice-president ; 

 Louis Hens, treasurer; P. C. Chambliss, 



"the littlest one in the bunch," was 

 picked for secretary. Mr. Chambliss 

 does not seem to understand why he was 

 selected, but concludes that it is natural 

 to "pick on the little feller." 



A committee, composed of Messrs. 

 Arnold, Marrian and Fishach, was ap- 

 pointed to draft the constitution and by- 

 laws. 



The society has been organized to 

 stimulate interest in the animal and plant 

 life of fresh water, especially of the 

 home aquarium, and for mutual educa- 

 tion and pleasure.. The scientific study 

 of fish culture will be pursued as in the 

 other societies. 



A campaign for members is well under 

 way. To be eligible one has only to be 

 interested in aquatic life or have a de- 

 sire to learn. The bars have been ban- 

 ished and women will be welcome. Ap- 

 plications may be made through any 

 member or to Mr. P. C. Chambliss, sec- 

 retary, 731 Reservoir street, Baltimore. 



The San Francisco Aquarium Society 

 was an exhibitor at the recent Chil- 

 dren's Pet Show, held in the Civic 

 Centre Auditorium. A number of splen- 

 didly arranged aquaria were shown. 

 Two fully equipped tanks were awarded 

 by the society to the boy and girl enter- 

 ing the best terraium and aquarium. The 

 fishes attracted great attention and lit- 

 erature on the care of an aquarium was 

 distributed. 



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six feet high, and skillfully modeled into 

 the semblance of a rocky cavern flooded 

 with water, and the whole arrangement 

 gives the room a most unique appear- 

 ance, because the inmates seem to be 

 inhabitants of the cavern, and to be 

 loo king through the water at the sky. — 

 Rev. J . G. Wood. 



