BELDT'S AQUARIUM 

LIVE BEARERS 
(Viviparous Killifishes) 
These Fish Bring Forth Their 
Young Alive. 
SWORDTAILS OR HELLERI 
Live Bearer 
Swordtails are very popular. 
They are native in Mexico and 
Central America. The male devel- 
ops a long spike. The original 
Swordtail here listed are the Mon- 
tezuma and helleri. All other va- 
rieties are the product of line 
breeding and hybridization. Some 
of them grow to a length of ap- 
proximately %-inch when full 
grown. The average size is about 
aon inches. Illustrations life 
size. 

*Golden Swordtail, pair 
Young, each 30c or 4 for...... 1.00 

*Black Helleri, large, pair...... $2.00 
Young, 1-114 inches, each 40 
ASTOR eee sor ok ee Se 1.25 
*Mexican Swordtails, large, 
OY a i eae Ree $0.75 
*Young, each....$0.25 5 for....$1.00 
*Xiphophorus Montezumae Pair 
(pure bred from imported 
stock) 
*Red Swordtails, Med. 
*Red Swordtails, pair........ ae 
Extra large, pair................ 
*New Blood Red Swordtails, 
Med. size 
*Breeding, Large, pair...... 
*White Albino Swordtail 
*New Black Swordtail: 
Grows long tail similar to 
the Mexican swordtail. A 
new introduction. Breed- 
Bg UV =a 5 ay: I ahs ae re a a 
*New Black Swordtail with 
red background: We have 
developed another new 
Black Swordtail; however, 
this Black Swordtail hasa 
red background and this 
fish unquestionably is the 
most beautiful of all 
the swordtail varieties. 
Breeding pairs..........-........... $2.50 



*Domino Helleri 
A hybrid Swordtail with 4 to 5 
beautiful color variations, pro- 
ducing a short Swordatail. 
Large breeders, pair 
Young, 1-inch, each.... 
4 for 






Live bearing, exotic fishes are 
very popular with the amateur, as 
no experience is necessary in or- 
der to breed these successfully. 
All you need is a good grade of 
prepared fish food so that the fish 
will have the proper nourishment, 
and nature will take care of the 
breeding end of it. Provide fine, 
bushy plants in the aquariums or 
separate the females and put 
them in a bowl by themselves 
when they look like they may be 
ready to have young. 
GUPPY 
Live Bearer 
Everyone acquainted with tropi- 
cal fish knows the Guppy family. 
They are all very hardy and very 
prolific; being colorful and small, 
they can be kept in small vases 
and glass jars. The males reach a 
length of 1% inches, whereas 
some females will get as large as 
2 inches; average size about 14 
inches. All of our quotations are 
pon cenee size fish, fully col- 
ored. 
MALE 


FEMALE ’ 
Guppy 
Pair 
*Guppy (Peacock fish) -._......... $0.20 
*Guppy (Chainback wariety) .50 
*Spear-tail Guppy, Golden.... .40 
*Golden Guppy................-..--.-.--.- 30 
*Black Tail Guppy..............-..... 50 
*Golden Lyre Tail Guppy....-.-- 00 
*Trinidad Guppy. A new va- 
riety. The females show 
slight coloration similar 
to males::...5.-2.53. 2S 50 
*Blond Guppy: A new intro- 
duction; color, golden 
blond. Females 2 inches 
long: Dain: 52 200 
*White Neon Guppy..........-....... 40 
SPECIAL GUPPY COLLEC- 
TION, all 9 pairs for.......... 3.50 



Platypoecilus WVariatus 
Live Bearer 
Pair 
*Full color with red tails_.... $1.50 

*Full color with yellow tails .60 
*Red Variatus ............0..0.......... a (F 
Miscellaneous Live Bearer 
*Heterandria Formosa (Mos- 
Quito fish) 200.2001. $0.40 
*Limia Nigrofasceatum .... -60 
Limia vittatus —_....0000000.0. 40 
Seven Spots ......00.0...0000000000000... 50 
NOTE 
All fish having “Star” in front 
of name can be mixed. 


SAINT LOUIS, MO. 
‘Only Beldt's Aquarium Offers Such a Wide Selection of Exotic Fishes at Lower Prices 
Our large volume of production enables us to save you considerable money on your Tropical Fish purchases. 
of experience in shipping and breeding Fancy Fish assures you complete satisfaction. 
get good and strong developed stock. Order your Tropical Fish from Beldt’s. 
ALL PRICES QUOTED ARE FOR LARGE BREEDING SIZE FISH 
You not 
MOONS 
The Moons are one of the most 
popular live bearers. There are 
many .color variations. A _ full 
grown Moon is about the size of 
our illustration here of the Red 
Moon. They are live bearers and 
are easily bred. Just simply pro- 
vide bushy plants for the babies 
to hide in. All our price quota- 
tions are for matured and full 
grown breeders. 

3 Pairs___.... $1.50 

*Gold Moon 
Pairs $0.40 3 Pairs........ $1.00 

3 Pairs........ $1.00 

3 Pairs........ $1.00 
8 Pairs........ $1.00 
*Helmet Moon 
Pair....-— $0.60 3 Pairs_.____.. $1.50 
*Black Bottom Moon (New) 
Pair........ $0.60 3 pairs._.._... $1.50 

New Wagtail or Black Fin Moon 
*Golden Wagtails, pair......_.... $2.00 
*Gray Wagtails, pair....._..___... 1.25 
*Platy Poecilla Rubra 
The old-fashioned Rubra, moon 
red with black dots. 
Pair... 80.60 3 pairs........ $1.50 
Scalare 
*Sealare (Angel Fish). 
Young pairs....$0.75 6 for....§ 2.00 

Young breeders, each... 1.00 
2-year-old breeders, pair... _ 5.00 
Extra large, full grown 
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Black Mollienisia 
One of the most popular aqua- 
rium fishes. They bear their 
young alive and are very hardy. 
Prices are for jet black speci- 
mens. 







Per pair, $2.00 

Per pair, $1.00 

Per pair...... $0.50 3 pairs...... ee : 
*Black Sailfins, 2-212 inches, 
with pink edge dorsal fins $2.50 
*Mollienisia latapinna (blue 
Sailfin)) ji2.022.22:. 22 eee A 
*Mollienisia latapinna, half 
STOW 2.22. ee eee 00 
*Golden albino Mollienisia, 
with pink eyes...................... 2.00 
*Liberty mollienisia, large... 1.00 
CICHLIDS 
Most of these fish are from 
South America. The Amazon Ba- 
sin offers quite a variety of 
these miniature foreign fishes. 
The Scalare or Angel Fish is a 
member of this family, as are all 
the other varieties listed under 
this heading. Most all of them 
lay their eggs on hard, smooth 
surfaces and when the eggs are 
hatched, take care of the young. 
An exception to this rule is the 
mouthbreeder. The female carries 
the eggs in her mouth for about 
ten days to two weeks in a spe- 
cial pouch. Their interesting 
breeding habits, and also their 
beauty, has made Cichlids one of 
the aquarist’s favorite fish and no 
collection is considered complete 
without them. - 

Pterophyllum Scalare (Angel Fish) 

