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Title: The care of home aquaria
Identifier: careofhomeaquari00osbu (find matches)
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Osburn, Raymond Carroll, 1872-
Subjects: Aquariums
Publisher: New York, The New York Zoological Society
Contributing Library: NCSU Libraries
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22 NEW YORK AQUARIUM NATURE SERIES
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COI^RAMI Til is t'Xntic si)ecimen lived for several years at the Aquarium. trokltishes, may have the tissues of the fins injured by exposure to sudden changes in temperature, rendering them liable to the disease known as "tail-rot." Aquaria should, therefore, be kept out of cold draughts in the winter time and water should be added only when it is at the same temperature as that of the r.(;uarium. For tropical fishes which require higher w^ater temperatures the year round, 75 to 80 degrees or more, various devices have been invented. Several of these are quite satisfactory, even with Fniall tanks. When specially constructed tanks or other appa- ratus are required, it will be best to consult a dealer in aquarium supplies in regard to the matter. It is possible to heat a tank by means of electric light bulbs placed near the tank, and a little careful experimentation with the aid of the thermometer wall indicate how^ close the bulb should be placed. But the best appliances involve means of cir- culating the water so as to maintain nearly the same tempera- ture in all parts of the aquarium. PLACING THE AQUARIUM. The aquarium jar or tank should be placed on a firm base where it will not be subjected to much vibration and where it

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