vi CONTENTS. 
CHAPTER XVII. 
CARE OF FIsH IN STORES.—Manners of Keeping them, The Supply of Oxygen 
in the Water. Plants the means of Producing it. Location of the Tank. 
Shape and Construction of the Same. Management of the Tank. Pre- 
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CHAPTER XVIII. 
CARE OF GOLDFISH IN AQuaRIA.—The Vessel for an Aquarium, Fitting up 
of thesame. The Plants. Their purpose in an Aquarium. Ill-behaving 
Fish. The Quality of Water to be used. Scavengers. Equalizing the 
Temperature. Number of Fish toa Tank. Quantity of Water Necessary. 
Stimulation for the Growth of Plants. The Subject of Food. Best Tem- 
perature for an Aquarium. The use of Ice. Changing the Water of an 
Aquarium. Inthe Country. Inthe City. Difference of Taste Regarding 
the Appearance of a Collection. Best location. Ventilation, The Sun. 
Keeping Goldfish without Plants........ cece ceeeee eee eeeeeecee ee ereee eeeeee 70 
CHAPTER XIX. 
TRANSPORTATION OF FIsH.—The Shipping Can. Wooden Jacket Can. Rules 
of Express Companies, About Shipping. Filling of the Can. Time of 
Shipment. Delay while in the Hands of Express Companies, Bucket for 
Shipment. Shipping to great Distances. Transatlantic Shipping Can. 
Rules for Shipment. Treatment of Fish while ex route. The Same when 
arriving Im Bad, Conditions... cciwssesvesitedeadteomseinn sanese nenacranaat@einacainn 77 
PART IV. 
Enemies and Diseases of the Goldfish. Requisites, Tools, etc. 
CHAPTER XX. 
THE ENEMIES OF THE GOLDFISH.—Goldfish Destroy theirown Eggs. The Pond 
Snail. The Water Asell. The Water Flea. The Boat-fly. Its Destruc- 
tiveness. Other Varieties. The Yellow-banded Water Beetle. Its Larva. 
The Black Water Beetle. Its Cocoon. Its Grub. How to destroy them. 
The Dragon-flies, Libellula. Aeshma, Agrion, Their Copulation. Mode 
of Depositing their Eggs. “Their Grubs. Their Destruction and Enemies. 
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CHAPTER XXI, 
THE ENEMIES OF THE GOLDFISH, CONTINUED.—The Crawfish. Its Destructive 
Habits. The Frogs, Useful and Destructive Varieties. Indirect Injuries 
from their Tadpoles. Howto Destroythem. Protecting the Toad. Differ- 
ence of their Spawn. The Water Spider. Salamanders and Newts. Their 
