Evening star., 1935-06-25

is the fashion to love dogs. Everybody
lows dogs-if you can believe EN-. But
what can one think of the motorists
who refuse to stop, or even slow down, to
give dogs a chance to gee across the
street? How can they be said to respect
dogs, much less love them? We saw q
fine fellow nearly run down twice in as
many seconds on a busy boulevard, and
1t was absolutely not due to anything
done by the motorists that he was not,
but solely to his own ability at lodging,
aided by an immense amount of good
fortune.
When the old enthusiasm for things
piscatorial begins to wane, as 1t often
will and with those who previously
have been tremendously interested, the
thought comes In something of this
form:
OF all these fishes, in all these tanks,
which one would prefer to keep, If
get rid of the rest?
Many factors will enter into decision,
but surely among them will be ease OF
handling.
The perplexities of tank management
are among the major intereStS-until
the old enthusiasm begins to wane.
Then the comparative ease Of man
agement must be given consideration.
Perhaps one has not as much time to
devote to the hobby as formerly.
PerhapS-but there are many reasons,
and each is a personal one, so why go
into them?
another point to be considered is gen.
uine liking. This means, Of course, real
interest.
Another point is beauty. Does the
fish to be kept seem unusually beautiful
to you? Do you like to watch it, to
study it, to have it around?
On all these counts. and many more,
the old king of the aquarium" or "aris-
tocrat of the aquarium" looms large, at
least to us.
The fact that it may be purchased
cheaply is nothing against it, surely.
Three points must be kept in mind.
The first of these is feeding, the second
is temperature, and the third is number
The angel fish may be kept in good
health on dried foods, but one must ex-
pertinent around to find those the crea-
lures like.
On any others they will go into a de-
cline, or refuse to eat, as they do with
so many keepers.
The angel is one fish whose tastes
must be met. II the right foods are
found, it will not demand much live food,
such as small earthworms, or the favor
ite white worms" of the aquarist. These
are always helpful.
Unvarying temperature never lower
than IA degrees is essential.
Those who attempt to break this rule
are courting danger These fishes can
stand many degrees higher, as high as
95 degrees much better than they can
undergo degrees lower than the above
stated minimum.
AS for crowding. all that one can say
is that these animals grow quite large,
with a wing" spread of to inches,
from top to bottom. Therefore. if one
is successful in keeping them. they will
grow up at last, and be too large for
small tanks. Certainly nothing less than
10 gallons will do for well grown
be kept in such tank artificial aera-
ton must be supplied especially at
night, and particularly during hot
weather.
There are few fishes that will gladden.
the eve as much as this one, whether
the owner is new or old fancier. and
few that are easier to care for. after one
has learned how. While the famous
guppy must remain favorite. too, the
angel fish is the one to keep, in our esti-
nation, If one is to have but one sort,
after having kept them all.