CHAPTER XVin 

 THE MANAGEMENT OF AN AQUAEHTM 



An aquarium for fish or other aquatic life 

 is within the reach of almost any one. Eec^- 

 tacles for holding and displaying live fishes 

 have come to be considered almost a matter 

 of course as a part of the house furnishing, 

 and more or less suitable vessels may be 

 bought anywhere from five cents to a hundred 

 and fifty dollars each. They may be had in 

 globes, in pendants, or on stands; or in cylin- 

 drical, octagonal, or oblong tanks, made of 

 glass, glass and iron, glass and brass, or any 

 combination that the mind fancies. In size 

 they vary from a miniature globe, capable of 

 containing only one small fish, to a receptacle 

 suitable for holding many dozens. 



There is something very attractive about an 

 aquarium, well kept, and large enough to hold 

 several fish, water plants and perhaps a tiny 



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