These popular Tropical Toy Fishes are illustrated in pairs as they appear when well lighted so that their 
brilliant colors are revealed. This illustration represents our IDEAL COLLECTION. 
GIANT DANIO 
TETRA VON RIO 
COPPER-SPOT TETRA 
ROSY BARB 
RED PLATY 
Toy Tropical Fish for Water 
tj /xploration of the waters of the world has in the last 
few decades brought discoveries of many tiny, colorful fish, chiefly from tropical 
waters, that can be reared in pools and aquariums. Amazing, brilliant coloring; 
body shapes from the beautiful to the fantastic; and living habits of never-ending 
variety and interest which seem to illustrate in vivid detail many of the character¬ 
istic moods and behaviors of human beings, make these brilliant, astonishing crea¬ 
tures commonly known as Tropical Fish the most fascinating specialties for the 
water gardener and aquarist. More than 600 varieties of pool and aquarium 
pygmies are known to the zoologist. We supply half a hundred of the most inter¬ 
esting and ornamental of this enormous selection, and attempt to illustrate most 
of them in these pages. It is difficult to put upon paper by any process the colora¬ 
tions of these amazing creatures, and impossible to represent the sheen and irides¬ 
cence common to them all. 
Most of the Tropical Fish require 
water temperatures of 70 to 80 degrees. 
Some of them can be kept in the outdoor 
pool only during the hottest season; and 
the aquarist may well find it necessary 
to supply a source of heating even for 
the indoor aquarium. This is so simple 
and economical, however, that many 
thousands of American homes are en¬ 
joying the delightful tropical aquarium. 
With each shipment of Tropical Fish 
we supply free a pamphlet of instruc- 
IDEAL COLLECTION 
OF TOY TROPICALS 
An ideal assortment of Toy Tropical 
Fishes for a ten-gallon aquarium. Ten 
beautiful Tropicals (5 pair), both live- 
bearing and egg-laying types, that afford 
a choice happy family Collection. 
1 pr. Giant Danio .$1.50 
1 pr. Tetra von Rio. 1.00 
1 pr. Copper Spot Tetra . 2.00 
1 pr. Rosy Barb.. 0.75 
1 pr. Red Platy . 1.00 
1 shipping can . 0.50 
$6.75 
Collection Price, only $6 
LARGE AQUARIUM 
COLLECTION 
This especially-priced assortment of pop¬ 
ular Toy Tropical Fishes is a collection 
ideal for aquariums of eighteen to twenty 
gallons of water. No. 911 Aquarium, page 
22 . 
2 pairs Guppys .$0.50 
2 pairs Black Platys . 2.00 
2 pairs Red Platys .... . 2.00 
2 pairs Zebra Fish . 1.50 
1 pair Swordtails . 1.00 
1 pair Tetra von Rio . 1.00 
1 pair Black Mollienisia . 4.00 
1 pair Blood Fins . 2.00 
Regular value .$14.00 
But we offer these for the low price 
in COLLECTION, 
only 
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HOOSIER AQUATIC GARDENS 
