From the boom years

[Innesfan]

From The Aquarium and Pet History Museum newsletter, two very different photographs that depict how big and widespread the boom was in our hobby in the 1950s.

I knew Churchill had a goldfish pond that he immortalized in paintings but did not know he had tropicals. And they didn't mention his most favorite pet, a budgie, Toby, who perched (and pooped) on his shoulder even during top secret meetings during the War.

And in the USA...

 

[Back in the fold]

I got that email yesterday ! Such fun reading about the early days of the hobby . An Innes letter too !

 

[anewbie]

The email i idid not get did not say what kind of fishes churches keep.

 

[gwand]

The lady of the house has a light touch feeding their fish. She must be a knowledgeable aquarist. But the fish suffered from second hand smoke.

 

[anewbie]

The lady of the house has a light touch feeding their fish. She must be a knowledgeable aquarist. But the fish suffered from second hand smoke.

At least they didn't make the fishes smoke which is a bit surprising in itself.

 

[Innesfan]

The email i idid not get did not say what kind of fishes churches keep.

Here is a letter he wrote to a supplier, Whitwell, who gifted him mollies and bettas which were apparently his first two species. He kept upwards of 150 species over the course of his hobby years.

 

[Rusty_Shackleford]

Now Churchill's famous quote makes sense. "The only thing we have to fear is ich itself"

 

[Innesfan]

Now Churchill's famous quote makes sense. "The only thing we have to fear is ich itself"

Very funny...but that was FDR.

 

[Rusty_Shackleford]

Very funny...but that was FDR.

Ah crap you're right. I guess you remember hearing that on the radio.

I had heard Churchill had some angelfish, but Chamberlain gave them away.