BELDT’'S AQUARIUM, 
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TROPICAL FISH 
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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. 
Our 30 years 
You not only save money but you also 
get good and strong developed stock. Order your Tropical Fish from Beldt’s. 
ALL PRICES QUOTED ARE FOR LARGE BREEDING SIZE FISH 
Live Bearers 
(Viviparous Killifishes) 
These Fish Bring Forth Their Young Alive 
Live bearing, exotic fishes are very popu- 
lar with the amateur, as no experience is 
necessary in order to breed these success- 
fully.’ All you need is a good grade of pre- 
pared fish food so that the fish will have the 
will take 
proper nourishment, and nature 
eare of the breeding end of it. Provide fine, 
bushy plants in the aquariums or separate 
the females and put them in a bowl by them- 
selves when they look like they may be 
ready to have young. 
Swordtails or Helleri 
Live Bearer 
Swordtails are very popular. 
tive in Mexico and Central America. The 
male develops a long spike. The original 
swordtail here listed are the Montezuma and 
helleri, All other varieties are the product 
of line breeding and hybridization. Some of 
They are na- 
them grow to a length of approximately 4%” 
When full grown. 
2-24". 
The average size is about 
Tllustrations life size. 
TGoldengSwordtail> pairg eee $1.50 
Young, each 40 Or 4 ‘fOPcci issn ccscccicceeceence 1.50 
*Black Helleri, large, pair_.......................... $2.00 
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AE EO Maran ose tec ne sonore ane hocdck phn renkies micecceaceeees 1.75 
*Wexican Swordtails, large, pair__............. $1.00 
*Young, each..__........ $0.25 iL OMe eee 1.00 
*Niphophorus Montezumue (pure bred 
from imported stock), pair... 1.50 
*Red Swordtails, medium...........--...-........... . 75 
*Red Swordtails, large, pair. 1.00 
Extra large, pair... 1.25 
*New Blood Red Swordtails, med, size. 1.25 
*Breeding®, Dar@e, Palio. cccccccceac.s-ceccenceeeane 1.75 
“Young Red Swords, about an inch long. 
Se RO ree oe aes Pet eae en Ca ES $1.00 
pipyras 
4 : ; *Black Swordtails 
*Domino Helleri ; 
A hybrid Swordtail with 4 to 5 beautiful (Tuxedo Helleri) 
color variations, producing a short Swordtail. There are two types of Tuxedo Helleri 
Large breeders, pair $ 2.00 namely, the green and red type. Both kinds 
Wounsaleench 40 of the black and iridescent blue sides. 
eee eee Tg i iit ermine. La eae eae RS ey 5 *Green Tuxedo Helleri, large, pairs....._. $1.50 
LOT oon o entrance nap nas enn eens eveneasp owancnscsraenaseu seven 1.50 *Large Red Tuxedo, pairs ........................... 2.00 
u s 7 *Small Tuxedos, 1”, 4 for_......... Loeueteesacee 1.00 
White Albino Swordtails 
We have the true Albino Swordtails with 
pink eyes. These fish are extremely rare. 
Our stock breeds 100 per cent true albinos. BARBUS 
Large breedin2) pairs =. ee eee $3.00 ENRens 
& BI $ Barbus are very popular varieties. They are 
hardy, active, not in the least shy, peaceful, 
easy to breed and extremely colorful. They 
should be in every collection, 
Red Wag Helleri 
Swordtails can also be obtained with wag 
or black fins, the same as Moons. We can 
offer some very highly developed stock with 
coal black fins. 
‘<a see s . a EA *Barbus Tetragona 
“Green Swordtails, with black fins ; 
(Green Wag Helleri), large, pairs... $2.00 (Barbus Sumatranus) 
*Red Swordtails with black fins (Red Sidra : 
Wag Helleri), large, pairs. .... 2.00 | Pair, medium $2.00 
‘Baby Wag Helleri, red or green. 6 for... 1.80 NORD Doe SENG ON ore tee ac eR 75 
Dovende eee ee ee ee _ 3.00 PEATE eT) SAN SS ee ee ee 3.50 
How We Ship Tropical Fish 
All tropical fish are best shipped in insulated containers the year round. They thrive best at 2 
temperature between 65 and SO degrees F. During cold weather, more insulation is used to Keep 
the water warm. During hot weather, insulation is necessary to Keep the water from becoming 
too hot, but less insulation is required during the summer months. We supply these insulated (not 
returnable) shipping containers for $1.00 each, and this amount should be added to your order 
for tropical fish. If the order is small and for smaller fish, we pack them as light as possible in 
a smaller container in order to save expressage:should the value of the container be less than 
$1.00, we will add an extra fish to make up thedifference, 
Forwarding 
All prices quoted in this catalogue are f.o.b. St. Louis. We do not prepay any shipments or 
parcels. Some articles such as any kind of plants, fish food, heaters, remedies, supplies, reflec- 
tors, air pumps and ornaments can be sent by parcel post insured. 
Kindly add sufficient postage and insurance. We do not guarantee live snails sent through 
the mail. You will have to insure these parcels and file your own claims for losses. 
Live fish can be shipped by regular express and air express. Glass aquariums and other 
large glass items are best sent by express because they are automatically insured, Do not remit 
express charges to us but pay the express charges when shipment is delivered to you. 
Claims and Live Delivery Guarantees 
We do not guarantee the live delivery of live stock and ship all live stock entirely at your 
risk. You can, however, have all these live stock shipments insured by adding 10 per cent to your 
order on any shipment of live fish and snails, and we will guarantee live delivery providing that 
you have an inspection report made out on Form No. 679 stating exact loss and value together 
with other information, such as damage to the shipment, or if the shipment was turned over, 
water spilled out, and so forth. This information should be right on the inspection report. 
We cannot accept insured shipments of Tropical Fish during the months of December, Janu- 
ary and February, but ship during these three months entirely at buyer’s risk. Many shipments 
are made during these three months, depending entirely on weather conditions, especially ship- 
ments that go to the southern part of the country, and they usually arrive in fairly good condi 
tion during cold weather. 
Taxes 
Missouri residents must add 2 per cent retail sales tax to all orders. All 
taxes imposed after this catalogue is printed will be added to all prices. 
local 
federal, state or 
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