The family aquarium; or, Aqua vivarium ..being a familiar and complete instructor upon the subject of the construction, fitting-up, stocking, and maintenance of the fluvial and marine aquaria .. . arthworms (of which they are fondj, they are really useful, aswell as comely, in the Aquarium. Besides this, they gothrough no less than nine different stages of being fromthe time of their first appearance from the egg, before theyperfect their physique and accomplish their mission in theworld, and every stage presents us with some noveltyworthy of an idle hours consideration. There are three kinds
The family aquarium; or, Aqua vivarium ..being a familiar and complete instructor upon the subject of the construction, fitting-up, stocking, and maintenance of the fluvial and marine aquaria .. . arthworms (of which they are fondj, they are really useful, aswell as comely, in the Aquarium. Besides this, they gothrough no less than nine different stages of being fromthe time of their first appearance from the egg, before theyperfect their physique and accomplish their mission in theworld, and every stage presents us with some noveltyworthy of an idle hours consideration. There are three kinds of Tritons, but our allusions havechiefly reference to the smallar kind, which has a smoothskin, and in summer is a full rich grey on the back, spot-ted with black, while he is of a fine orange color under-neath, enriched with large prettily-formed spots of crimson,and has a remarkable fin-like crest running the whole FRESH-WATEB REPTILES AND INSECTS. 73 leugth of his head and tail. The female is not so richlycolored, at that season. The Red Salamander {Rubra) is a common species ofthe Triton, and to be found under stones in shallow-streams. It is a still handsomer animal than the one last. Red Salamander (Rubra). described, its color being a red, more or less vivid, orna-mented with small black spots profusely scattered over thebody and tail. The Darkey Triton ( Triton niger) is much larger in itsproportions. His haunts are similar to those just all means have a few Tritons or Newts in your Aqua-rium. The Frog {Rana viridis) is a relative of the Triton,and in the tadpole state the two cannot easily be distin-guished. As they grow, however, their differences becomemore apparent. The hranchice^ or external gills, of theTriton spread out beautifully, and assume a distinct tail also lengthens, while that of the frog tadpolediminishes. The frog, in his tadpole condition, makes an 4 74 THE FAMILY AQUARIUM. agreeable addition to the Aquarium ; after his glib hav
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