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AQUARIUM
BOOK
andThe Care ofBreeding Goldfish
Fishesand
Tropical
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BY
WILLIAM T. INNES
Former President Aquarium Society, Philadelphia
5 HALCYON HOUSE : NEW YORK
\BY INNES & SONSCOPYRICHTED
U. S. A.Philadelphia,
1917
1921
1926
1929
1931 (April)
1931 (December)
1932
1936
and TranslationofRights Reproduction
Reserved
Halcyon House editions are published
and distributed Blue Ribbon Books,by
386 Fourth New YorkAvenue, City.Inc.,
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
BY THE CORNWALL N. Y.PRESS, INC., CORNWALL,PREFACE TO HALCYON HOUSE EDITION
Interest in the has so in theaquarium hobby expanded tremendously
few that it now be termed one of our nationalpast years might pleasures.
Since under the title "Goldfish Varieties andoriginally published,
this book has 15 eachTropical Aquarium Fishes," gone through editions,
one and than its It isrevised, improved, larger predecessor. everywhere
as the world's standard book on the While therecognized subject. price
has been we to find a method of manufacture andalways $4.00, hoped
that would the work within the reach ofmarketing place everyone.
our with this is nowThrough arrangements Halcyon House, happily
accomplished.
The edition not contains that inwas formerpresent only everything
but there are several added color taken from our newprintings, plates
book devoted to$5.00 ("Exotic Aquarium Fishes"), exclusively tropicals.
Likewise there are some taken from ourplates monthly magazine,
"The Aquarium" ($2.00 per year).
We toare writealways (ifglad aquarists having special problems
self-addressed is but as this book answersenclosed),stamped, envelope
all the received over a of we thatquestions period many years, request
readers make sure the answer is not here before us.writing
We do not deal in fishes oraquarium supplies.
Innes Publishing Company
PhiladelphiaTABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Preface . 3Publisher's
5One :Chapter ManagementAquarium
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Plants 25Two: Aquatic
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67Three : Fishfoods
FishfoodsPreparedLiving
Four: Diseases and Their Treatment 83
Five : Fish Enemies 96
Construction of Etc 103Six: Aquaria, Tanks,
119Seven: AppliancesAquarium
Eight: The in Work 128Microscope Aquarium
Nine : Fishes 133Photographing
Ten Marine 135: Aquaria
142Eleven : Terraria
151Twelve: Native FishesAquarium
Thirteen : The Goldfish 172
Fourteen: Goldfish 193Judging Competitions
Fifteen : 198GoldfishesBreeding
217Sixteen: Wholesale Breeding
Seventeen Fishes and 230:Tropical Aquaria
Eighteen : Fish Exhibitions 235Tropical
Nineteen: 237toDescriptive Key Breeding
Twenty: List of Fishes,Alphabetical Aquarium
Their Etc 285Breeding Habits, Care,
Twenty-One : 298Public Aquaria
Twenty-Two : In Short 302
Illustrations and Their Sources 304
310Bibliography
Cross Index 313