CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER L PAGS 

 The Characteristics of an Aquarium, 9 



CHAPTER II. 



The Tank — its Nature and Construction, 22 



CHAPTER III. 



The Tank — how to fit it up picturesquely, . . , 30 



CHAPTER ly. 

 Plants — their Nature and Phenomena — Stocking the 

 Tank, 37 



CHAPTER V. 



The Fresh-water Aquarium — its Vegetation — where to 

 seek for it, and how to recognize it, 44 



CHAPTER VI. 

 Fresh-water Fish and Mollusca — their Description and 

 Peculiarities, , . . . , 58 



