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gether in one aquarium without any detri- 

 ment to each other, stand those which are 

 carnivorous, aggressive and pugnacious. If 

 not supplied with a generous amount of 

 food, these fish will attack and devour 

 smaller fish, even of their own kind. While 

 such fishes may be placed together with the 

 vegetarians, if the latter are of their own, or 

 possibly of larger size, it is not without a 

 certain risk, as they may damage fan-tail, 

 telescope and similar fishes of slow and 

 clumsy motion, by eating off their tails and 

 fins. If the amateur wishes for the sake of 

 observation, to place these fish together, he 

 should watch them constantly, so as to pre- 

 vent the destruction of valuable specimens. 

 We have in America a number of the 

 choicest varieties of native carnivorous 

 fishes, comparing favorably with anything 

 other countries are able to furnish. 



The Common Sunfish, Bream or Pumpkin 

 Seed (Eupomotis aureus) is one of the hardi- 

 est and most brightly colored of the carnivo- 



