Thank you very much dear Peter Finke for answering some of my questions. I changed my first post to present the whole site of the magazine. I hope its still possible to read it in this worse quality. The magazine is dated August 1912 as you can see in the second scan that shows the headline of the frontpage. Where from you got the Information about commercially imported Parosphromenus in the thirties if i may ask? Would be nice to collect such dates or texts just for the fun of it. I like those old Aquarium Magazines (that includes the DATZ from the 50s) not only because of the “style” presented in it (as you can see in the scans number 3 and 4) but also because of a different way to deal with the fishkeeping hobby. In my opinion back in the days there was more attention and enthusiasm for the little details. It was possible to write about mistakes and to integrate sketches of diy.
Back to topic. I want to know which ichthyological reference works were common at these days. If anybody out there has an idea or wants to scan the labyrinth fish or maybe Parosphromenus section this thread could evolve nicely. Although there is no specific book on Parosphromenus the addressee of the advertisement had an idea to have what this fish is. Qustion is: Where from the hobbyist gets this knowledge in 1912? _______The “Back in the days” thread is officially opened !;-)
Felix
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