INDEX AND TABLE OF CONTENTS 



(Illustrations are indicated by asterisks *) 



A bnormal gold fishes* 64, 95 



Abramis crysoleucas, the Shiner or Roach*.. 83 



Academy of Natural Sciences 13, 67 



Acanthocephala or Thorn-headed worms, 



parasites 150 



Acclimitization in the Marine acquarium .... 323 



Achlya apiculata, a vegetal parasite* 164 



Advice to Beginners 32 



Aeration, better, for diseased fishes 140 



of freshwater aquara and ponds 



171, 177, 178 



of marine aquaria 289 



African snail, L. auricularia* 23S 



Agard's Wonder goldfish* 64 



Ailments and diseases of freshwater fishes... 131 



Air pump for aquaria 1 78 



Algse and Confervae 206 



attached to Nitella 195 



Dr. W. Koch's observations on 176 



in brook and river water 175 



marine 292 to 298 



more or less parasitic 165 



on Nitella and Myriophyllum 208 



parasitic 161 



on the glass 34 



removing, from aquaria 207 



Alligator, A mississipPiensts 344 



parasites or 147 



Ame^us catus, A nebulosis S. insigtiis, etc., 



«ie catfishes* 84 



Ampnipoda, sub-order of Malocostraca* 122 



Anacharis, waterweed, Ditchmoss, etc.* 196 



planting in aquaria 179 



for freshwater aquaria* , 196 



canadensis, waterweed, etc.* 



alsinastrum, waterweed, etc 



canadensis giganta, cultivated spe- 

 cies of ._ 



planting in the aquarium 



as an oxygenator 



Anal fins, variations of goldfishes* 98 



Anatomy of the common goldfish* 15 



Anemones and actimda 300, 301, 302 



Metridium marginatum 



Eloactis producta, etc 



Aulactinia capitata 



Cerianthus americanus 



Talia crassicornis 



Edwardsia sipunculoides,^ etc 



Ammophilactis rapiformis 



Cylistia leucolena 



Sagartia lucice, etc 



Anemones, parasitic 302 



feeding in the aquarium 322 



Annelida, or freshwater worms 246 



Animals, for the marine aquarium 299 



Sponges or Porifera 



Polyps, jelly fishes, anemones, etc., 



or Ccelenterata 



Worms and leeches or Vermes 



Sea-mats, corallines, etc., or MoUus- 



coida ■ •/ 



Star fishes, sea-urchins, etc., or Ecni- 



nodermata 



Crustaceans, or Arthropoda 



Whelks, muscles, clams, etc., or Mol- 



lusca 



Sea squirts, etc., or Cordata 



Fishes or Pisces 



Animals for the terrarium .; 331 



Animal parasites and parasitic diseases I4i 



Ant egg food (ant pupae) • }26 



Antigyrodactylin and other remedies........ i^3 



treatment for parasitic dis- 

 eases Jol 



Antiseptic, oxygen as an .;•"•.: Vaa 



Antiseptics and boiling water sterilization... 144 

 Apeltes quadratus. G.hisptnosus and P- P^Ji- 



gitius, the sticklebacks* ...72, 73, 317 



Aphonomyces laevis, a vegetal parasite...... ibj 



Appliances for collecting for marine aquaria . 324 

 Apodachlya Pyrifera, a vegetal P^r^ite ■ 164 

 Apus cancriformxis, the miniature King-crab 118 



Aquarium, the freshwater i 7r 289 



aeration of the 178, ^»^ 



arranging the freshwater ^o 



the marine 290 



development of the 25 



changing fishes to the 30 



cleaning the freshwater 32 



construction 277 



and tank culture of the goldfish.. 103 

 and tank rearing of the goldfish.. 99 



equipment 28 



feeding fishes in the 30 



feeding in the 125 



fishes, some freshwater 71 



flower pots in 179 



food for the novice 31 



fountain device 178 



grotto at Washington, D. C 110 



kinds of 27 



literature and periodicals. 355, 362, 365 



marine or seawater 289 



number of fishes for the fresh- 

 water 30 



plants 26 



plants, arranging the, of fresh- 

 water 29 



plants, arranging the, of saltwater 



plants, ornamental 212 



planting the freshwater 29 



principles, recapitalization of the. 34 



proportions* 277 



bases, frames and glass 278 



Cements for wood aquaria 279 



for zinc aquaria ._. 



for brass and iron aquaria 

 for marine aquaria .... 280 

 for frameless aquaria . , 

 for rockwood and tuft- 

 stone 



paints 280 



frames, construction of 280 



assembling the 281 



setting the glass of 



general data of the 282 



important handy experience tables 



282, 283 

 rockwork, pomice, tuftstone, etc... 180 



Society of Philadelphia 355, 356 



Societies 6, 355 



stands, shelving, racks, etc 285 



stocking the 30 



temperatures in the freshwater.. 30 

 tools and appliances of the fresh- 

 water 283 



tools and appliances of the marine 325 



water of the freshwater 172 



water of the freshwater, changing 



the 176 



Aqua-terraria* 332 



and swamp aquarium ....332, 333 

 and terrarium plants, 214, 330, 331 



Aquatic insects, classification of 251 



plants in the aquarium 29 



plants for freshwater aquaria. .. .26, 183 



plants for marine aquaria 292 



planth, soil for 179 



Arachnia or arachnid parasites* 152 



Arachnidia, aquatic spiders 273, 274 



Argulidae or Cfarp lice* 153 



Argulus catostomi, a crustacean parasite*.... 152 



Arranging aquarium plants 29 



the freshwater aquarium 28 



the marine aquarium 290 



Artificial impregnation of fish ova. ._ 89 



seawater for marine aquaria 291 



Asellopus tenax, the water-asel* 122 



Assembling the aquarium, in construction.... 281 

 Asphyxia, gill congestion or "sore throat of 



fishes, and treatment 140 



Autotoxine, disease of fishes 138 



Asolla caroliniana, or Floating pondmoss*... 209 



B abington's curse, Anacharis 196 



Bacteridae or protozoan parasites* 153 



Balanced aquarium 26 



Barely sustaining diets 115 



Barnacles or Cirripedia 312 



Bases for aquaria ; ■ ■ • • 278 



Bass, parasites of • ^ l'^' . l**** 



377 



