CHAPTER IV. 



THE FEEDING OF THE INMATES 

 OF THE AQUARIUM. 



NATURAL FISHFOOD. 



keep fishes, amphibians, etc., in 

 good and normal condition, appro- 

 priate nourishment is the factor 

 next in importance to a suitable vessel or 

 aquarium. The best nourishment, if obtain- 

 able, is that which the different inhabitants 

 of our aquarium find in their natural haunts 

 or habitations. Most fishes prefer live food, 

 such as small crustaceans, Cyclops, cypris and 

 the larvae of our common mosquito or others 

 of the small beings which, by the millions, 

 populate certain bodies of fresh water. 

 Some amateurs may have sufficient time 

 and experience to collect this live fishfood. 

 In most large cities it is not in the market 

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