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An international monthly magazine devoted 

 to the study, care and breeding of native, 

 exotic, gold and domesticated fishes, other 

 animals and plants in the home aquarium 

 and terrarium. 



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. 



Practical articles and notes on topics per- 

 taining to the aquarium and terrarium are 

 always wanted for Aquatic Life. Readers 

 of the magazine are invited to join in mak- 

 ing it a medium of mutual help, and to 

 contribute to it any ideas that may occur to 

 them. The pages are always open for any- 

 one who has anything helpful and practical 

 to say. Manuscripts, books for review and 

 general correspondence should be addressed 

 to the editor. 



Aquatic Life has the largest circulation of 

 any magazine in the world devoted to this 

 branch of nature-study. It presents to ad- 

 vertisers a market that can be reached 

 through no other medium. Rates made 

 known on application. 



Yearly Subscription $1.00 



Foreign Subscriptions 1.35 



Single Copy 10 



Payments may be made by money order, 

 draft or registered letter. Foreign remit- 

 tances should be by international money 

 order. If local checks are sent, ten cents 

 should be added for collection charges. 



Copyright 1918 by Joseph E. Bailsman 



Vol. IV 



September 1918 



No. 1 



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Feed YOGI to keep your fish in con- 

 dition during winter. 5 to 10 lb lots 

 are the usual orders from the largest 

 and most successful breeders. Why? 

 results count. At all dealers and 

 Druggists 15c, by mail 17c, 1 lb. 75c 

 add postage. MAGIC 35c, by mail 38c 



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BREEDERS OF TROPICAL FISHES 



A Large Assortment of Many 



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YOU CAN JUDGE 



an aquarist by his library. The pro- 

 gressive aims to secure all the avail- 

 able literature of the subject. His 

 slogan is "read, mark and learn." The 

 elementary books are stepping stones 

 to the more technical works. Ad- 

 vanced treatises assume that the stu- 

 dent is grounded in the subject; the 

 elementary takes nothing for granted. 

 Both are necessary; one an introduc- 

 tion to the other, and to success and 

 pleasure. For your library we suggest 

 the following: 



Keystone Volumes 



AQUATIC LIFE. The recognized 

 standard in periodical aquarium lit- 

 erature. A volume averages 165 pages, 

 and as many or more illustrations — 

 a picture whenever it is needed. Each 

 year brings forth papers on the funda- 

 mentals of aquarium management and 

 the breeding of goldfish, two ever pop- 

 ular phases. Month after month ap- 

 pear articles on the tropical fishes; he 

 who reads may breed them; nowhere 

 else in this detailed information avail- 

 able. A volume is in itself a "com- 

 plete aquarium book." Volume I has 

 long since been out of print and now 

 commands a premium; Volume II 

 (few copies remain), $2.25, postpaid; 

 Volume III (ready in September), 

 $2.25, postpaid. 



AQUATIC MICROSCOPY. By Dr. 

 Alfred C. Stokes. This book, whether 

 or not you possess a microscope, will 

 immeasurably add to your knowledge 

 of the minute organisms that play 

 such an important part in the econ- 

 omy of the early life of your fishes. 

 If you have a 'scope it will tell you 

 how to use it to the best advantage. 

 It should be studied by every aquar- 

 ist — it forms the stepping stone to 

 Ward and Whipple's "Fresh Water 

 Biology." 324 pages, with 198 illus- 

 trations. $2.25, plus postage on two 

 pounds. 



THE HOME AQUARIUM. By Eu- 

 gene Smith. A splendid book by a 

 man who was a scientist as well as an 

 aquarist, which bespeaks the accur- 

 acy of the work. The construction, 

 principles and management of the 

 aquarium, the proper plants, hardy 

 fishes and other animals, methods of 

 collecting specimens and other details 

 are well covered. Particular attention 

 is given to desirable wild fishes. 213 

 pages, with 137 illustrations. $1.50, 

 plus postage on two pounds. 



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