Forty-Second Year 
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and Beautiful 
Bubble Nest Builders 
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own family. In Siam they are cared 
for, pitted in combat, and treated in 
much the same respect as the Game 
Cock of Spain and Mexico. To really 
appreciate their brilliant changeable 
colors it is necessary to actually see 
them in combat, or courting their 
elusive mates. The mating habits of 
“Bettas” are most interesting and in¬ 
clude the remarkable bubble nest pro¬ 
duced by the male. However, much 
study must be given before they can 
be successfully raised in aquariums. 
The white and red variety is called 
“Betta Cambodia.” 
Per pair 
Betta Cambodia, white and red, 
medium size.$2.00 
Emerald Green, medium size.... 2.00 
Cornflower Blue, medium size... 2.00 
Green and Red, medium size.2.00 
Large Adults, any color. 4.00 
* DWARF GOURAMI (Colisa lalia)— 
This is a very interesting “Bubble Nest 
Builder” or Labyrinth fish, of an irides¬ 
cent olive green color with darker cross- 
bands and usually spotted. Colors 
more brilliant and most pronounced 
when mating. 
Per pair, $2.00. 
PARADISE FISH ( Macropodus opercu- 
laris) —This is one of the first Tropical 
Fish to be introduced to our country. 
It is native to Southern China, and has 
always been a great favorite. Though 
a bubble nest builder, it is one of the 
varieties that will multiply without 
special attention when placed in a large, 
thickly planted tank. Can stand as low 
as 45 to 50 degrees temperature. Color 
is greenish brown, with blue and red 
crossbands. Size, 3 inches. 
Per pair, $1.00. Per dozen, $4.00. 
EGG LAYERS 
‘ZEBRA FISH ( Brachydanio rerio )— 
These little fellows are just what their 
name implies, for a series of black and 
silver lateral lines produces a striking 
Zebra elfect. They claim attention for 
both their vivid color and their constant 
movement, and are classed with the 
most popular aquarium fish. They are 
nearly ceaseless in activity, dividing 
their time with the process of searching 
for food and courting their mates. 
Size is 1 to 2 inches. They lay a non- 
adliesive egg. 
Price, each, 25c. Per dozen, $2.50. 
‘ROSY BARB (Barbus conchonius )—• 
This is a popular and very friendly 
little fish with breeding habits some¬ 
what similar to Goldfish. The base 
color is silver, shaded with green and 
pink (especially on breeding males), 
and with orange fins. Rosy Barbs are 
amicable and well suited to indoor 
aquariums. 
Per pair, 75c. Per dozen, $3.50. 
‘PRISTELLA RIDDLEI — Translucent 
silvery color with black spot on white 
and yellow dorsal fin, another black 
spot on anal fin which is also white and 
yellow. Caudal or tail fin sometimes 
bright red. Native to Venezuela and 
Guiana. Large full-grown specimens 
attain a size of 1% to 2 inches, though 
average fish are somewhat smaller. A 
very attractive fish and well suited for 
either the community tank or a small 
aquarium. 
Price, each, $1.00. 
*TETRA VON RIO (Hyphessobrycon 
flammeus ) —Often called “Red from 
Rio” because of its brilliant red mark¬ 
ings. Native of Rio De Janeiro. Body 
is gray brown to greenish with two 
vertical darker bars near the gills; 
stomach is silvery white. The back and 
fins are bright red, ventral fins of males 
sometimes bordered with black. 
Price, each, 60c. 
in Aq uariums 
‘HEAD AND TAIL-LIGHT ( Hemigram- 
mus ocellifer) —This variety is frequent¬ 
ly called “Head and Tail-light fish,” 
due to the red or copper spot on back 
at base of tail and the eyes which have 
a glowing red color when observed from 
above in a reflected light. The body is 
generally a brownish green with a black 
lateral band widening at the base of 
tail. Its native home is British Guiana. 
Price, each, 80c. 
‘BRAZILIAN CATFISH (Corydoras 
paleatus) —A bottom feeder and a very 
effective little scavenger which will help 
keep the aquarium “balanced” and in 
good condition by cleaning up any un¬ 
eaten food left over by the other fish. 
Their appearance proves quite striking 
because of the dissimilarity to the other 
classes of aquarium fish. The body is 
devoid of scales, but has spiny pectoral 
fins and barbels or “feelers” around the 
mouth. Color is light brown with 
darker spots in vertical rows on the 
body and fins. Their sex is determined 
by the fins; the dorsal and ventrals of 
males are pointed, those of the females 
are round. Furnished in sizes 1 % to 
3 inches. 
Per pair, $1.50. 
‘GOLDEN FUNDULUS ( F u n d ulu s 
chrysotis )—Males are light olive green 
and dotted with red and gold spots over 
the body and fins. Females are a light 
brown color with silvery spots on the 
body only, markings on fins unusual. 
They are native to the Southern coastal 
regions of the U. S. Size about 2 inches. 
Per pair, 75c. Per dozen, $3.00. 
‘MEDAKA (Oryzias latipes )—These 
golden beauties abound in the rice fields 
of Japan, are quite hardy and, in our 
own experience, have been found to be 
in good health after removal from ponds 
covered with ice. They are golden 
colored, about 1% inch in size, and they 
lay their eggs in small bunches joined 
together with a tiny thread. 
Per pair, 35c. Per dozen, $1.50. 
COLLECTIONS OF 
TROPICAL FISH 
INTRODUCTORY 
COLLECTION No. T1 
This low priced collection of | 
1 Tropical Fish makes an ideal as- | 
| sortment for the beginner. It will 1 
| make a very attractive gift. The | 
| collection is well suited to an | 
| eight or ten gallon aquarium. 
One pair of each of the follow- | 
| ing: Mexican Swordtails, Blue or § 
1 Black Moons, Zebra Fish, Black | 
1 Mollies, Mosquito Fish or Gup- | 
| pies, one Japanese Weatherfish, 1 
1 and one Brazilian Catfish. Twelve 1 
| fish and shipping can, $4.85. 
“AQUATIC JEWELS” 
COLLECTION No. T3 
Included in this collection are | 
f some of the most attractive of all 1 
| Tropical Fish — Gems of the 1 
| Aquarium. Their brilliant colors 1 
| and elegant carriage are a | 
| source of immeasurable wonder I 
| and amusement. The following | 
| selection comes to you ready to § 
i be placed in your aquarium. We | 
| include a choice assortment of § 
| Snails and Plants to “balance” a | 
1 15 gallon aquarium. One pair f 
| each; Scalare, Dwarf Gourami, 1 
| Black Hybrids, Pristella Riddlei, 1 
| Tetra Von Rio, Black Mollies, Red | 
= Swordtails, Red or Black Moons, 1 
I and one only Betta Splendens and 1 
| Brazilian Catfish. Also includes I 
| one pkg. of Lakeview Tropical | 
= Fish Food. 
1 $18.10 Value. 
Collection T3, all for $14.35 
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Young “Angel Fish” in an aquarium. 
‘ANGEL FISH (Pterophyllum scalare) 
—This is an egg layer native to the 
Amazon river regions of Brazil. The 
body color is dark silver with four 
vertical hlack bars, which change color 
during the spawning period, and when 
the fish are excited. Fins are a bluish 
silver. Large specimens attain a size of 
4 to 5 inches in length, 3 to 4 inches in 
height, with a thickness or hody width 
of not over %-inch from side to side. 
The gliding and almost effortless move¬ 
ments of these fish, together with their 
long, narrow ventral or front fins (often 
longer than the fish themselves), and 
the winglike dorsal and ventral fins, 
give cause for many fanciers to call 
them “The Aristocrats of the Aquar¬ 
ium.” Very difficult to breed in captiv¬ 
ity, but one of the most popular Trop¬ 
icals. 
Price, each, 75c. Per dozen, $8.00. 
Large size, each, $2.00. Dozen, $18.00. 
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THE A. B. C. OF THE FISH I 
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Per Copy, Postpaid.20c 
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Postpaid in U. S.25c 
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Per copy, postpaid.15c 
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