FRESH WATER AQUARIUM 



CHAPTER I. 



THE AQUARIUM. 



1HE aquarium is a tank, reservoir or 

 vessel, destined to be stocked with 

 aquatic plants, fishes and other in- 

 habitants of the water. The arrangement of 

 the aquarium should resemble, so far as pos- 

 sible, the natural environment of the little 

 prisoners. It is only in such surroundings 

 that they will show to best advantage, and 

 develop the numberless peculiarities and 

 characteristics which make them so interest- 

 ing to every lover of nature. 



If properly equipped the aquarium is not 

 only an attractive ornament for the home, 

 but it also encourages the observation of 

 nature, and much pleasure may be derived 



