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and edged with a darker shade; caudal, 
mottled, with dark spot edged with yel- 
lowish white at upper base. 
The following list includes the species 
that have been studied by the aquarian 
and several that have not yet been intro- 
duced: R. cylindraceus and R. marmor- 
atus, Cuba; R. elegans and R. flabelli- 
cauda, Central America and Mexico; R. 
isthmensis, Costa Rica; R. uropthalmus, 
R. Uropthalmus poeyi, R. Ocellatus and 
R. strigatus, Brazil. 
(Griossary :—Rivulus, inhabiting riv- 
ulets ; cylindraceus, cylindrical ; marmor- 
atus, marbled; elegans, elegant; flabelli- 
cauda, fan-shaped tail; isthmensis, of the 
isthmus; uropthalimus, tail-eye; poeyi, in 
loner Or IPtor, Iehipe Ios x7 Alloy; 
spots;  strigatus, 
ocellatus, eye-like 
streaked. ) 
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Snails are slow, even when it comes to 
dying, and naturalist who had 
mounted a shell upon a card was sur- 
prised to find four years later that the 
warm water employed in soaking the 
shell off the mount had revived the in- 
mate, which he had long supposed to be 
dried and dead. 
Several specimens in another collec- 
tion were revived in a similar manner 
after they had lain in a drawer for some 
fifteen years. These had not been glued 
to a card, but had been left lying loose, 
and, though frequently handled, had 
shown no signs of life. 
They were thrown into tepid water, 
with the idea of cleaning the shells, but 
to the surprise of the owner were found 
creeping about the basin when he re- 
turned to complete the task—Tit-Bits. 
one 
ee 
Hath no eyes for 
the harvest moon, nor glories that with 
it attune, no love for autumn cool; yea, 
to Willie ‘tis all a sigh, for near the day 
is drawing nigh to hustle back to school. 
An autumnal sigh! 
Aquarium Nets 
There are about 57 varieties of utensils 
used by the aquarian. Some few of us 
have all, others some, but every man 
needs nets. Of all devices it is the most 
essential—fishes can’t be handled with a 
makeshift. More than this it is desirable 
to have several styles. The slow-moving 
goldfish many be caught easily in mid- 
water, and for it we have the round, shal- 
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; ABC Net for Tropical Fish 
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ABC Glass Scraper 
low style, as with it there will be little 
chance of marring the fins. The agile and 
alert tropical and native fishes require 
different tactics. Deliberate movemen* 
of the net is necessary, but the capture 
will not be effected until the net is 
brought over the fish and against the 
glass side, and this is best accomplished 
by the straight edged net. Sometimes it 
is well to use a net in the left hand to 
drive the fish from among the plants, 
capturing it in one held in the right hand. 
For the little fellows use a little net. The 
A B C nets are constructed along these 
lines, and are strong and carefully made. 
Various means are employed to re- 
move the omnipresent vegetable growth 
from the glass. The efficient way is to 
WIS cl Seine, ‘Sbldn AS was 4 Clits 
sharp edge removes the most persistent 
growth and leaves the glass clean and 
bright. This device, like the nets, has a 
strong wood handle, and with reasonable 
care will serve the average aquarist for 
a long time. 
