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Aquatic 2Jte 



SOCIETY NEWS 



The Aquarium and Goldfish Fanciers' 

 Societies of Philadelphia are formulating 

 plans for the annual public exhibition of 

 fancy gold and tropical fishes. As in past 

 years, the exhibition will be held in Horti- 

 cultural Hall, Fairmount Park, early in 

 October. The exact dates and other de- 

 tails will be published in future numbers 

 of Aquatic Life. — Francis K. Chris- 

 tine, Secretary, Philadelphia Goldfish 

 Fanciers' Society. 



On the ist of March, at the invitation 

 of Mrs. J. F. Mellor, the members of the 

 South Australian Aquarium Society paid 

 a visit to her fine old gardens and ponds 

 at Fulham. Mrs. Mellor called attention 

 to the collection of fancy goldfish, and 

 demonstrated her method of feeding. 

 The fish are fed entirely on a duckweed, 

 Lemna trisidca, as her experience has in- 

 dicated that if meat or other fattening 

 food is given, a fish laden with spawn in 

 the breeding season often dies. The 

 duckweed, which is a floating species, is 

 propogated in large tubs for the purpose. 

 The fish seem to enjoy this diet, and are 

 quite tame and healthy. The party was 

 then conducted about the garden to view 

 the birds, the collection containing repre- 

 sentatives of most of the Australian 

 cockatoos. 



Mr. S. Mellor conducted the visitors 

 to a nearby pool, where much interesting 

 aquatic life was obtained. Specimens 

 were taken of the beautiful little blue- 

 spot goby, Mugilogobius galzuayi. This 

 fish was quite recently described as new 

 to science by the President, Mr. Edgar 

 R. Waite, who, together with Mr. B. B. 

 Beck, was one of the party. Aquatic 



plants and other specimens for aquaria 

 were collected. — Herbert M. Hale, 

 Honorary Secretary. 



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Just as predicted in the last notice, the 

 Essex County Aquarium Society is now 

 in an era of rapid advancement. This 

 year we have had five very successful 

 affairs, at which all manner of aquarium 

 material — small tanks, fishes, plants and 

 sundry items — was disposed of to the ad- 

 vantage of both Society and winners. 



One meeting was given to a general dis- 

 cussion of fish foods, which afforded all 

 present a chance to gather a "flock" of 

 ideas for menus for fishes. Very recently 

 a junket was taken to one of the nearby 

 streams for the purpose of collecting na- 

 tive material. Many fishes, tadpoles, 

 newts, turtles and plants were found. 

 The weather conditions were ideal, and all 

 returned home with wet feet and a good 

 appetite, together with many specimens. 



Membership is steadily increasing. By 

 way of advertising the activities of the 

 organization, we have distributed a large 

 number of posters throughout Newark 

 and the nearby towns. — Charles M. 

 Breder, Jr., Secretary. 



"How to Maintain Our Native Fishes 

 in Home Aquaria" was the subject dis- 

 cussed by the Chicago Aquarium Society 

 at the meeting on June 13th. Many speci- 

 mens from nearby streams and ponds 

 were on exhibition. With a projection 

 lantern fishes were shown on the screen 

 from slides loaned by the Field Museum 

 of Natural History. The sequel to the 

 meeting was a mournful dirge, sung by 

 all the members, entitled "The Last Call 

 for Keedy's C. A. S. Punch." Hereafter 

 the meetings will be all "pep" and no 

 punch. — A. Y. Adcock, Secretary. 



The best effort, physical and mental, is 

 done on an empty stomach. 



