Newsletter from Museum of Aquarium and Pet History

[Innesfan]

Some fascinating pieces in the current newsletter from MOAPH ranging from Queen Victoria's menagerie to the aquarium hobby during the horrific years of the Third Reich. Plus an Innes letter and a picture of this jewel...and more. You can read the newsletter, which in turn links to the full articles, here:

https://mailchi.mp/moaph/march-2026?e=297e1dd348

 

[gwand]

That is a stunner. I wonder what kind of fish lived in that space?

 

[Innesfan]

That is a stunner. I wonder what kind of fish lived in that space?

The 30's were the beginning of the boom in tropicals. Innes launched his magazine in '32 and his iconic book was published in '35. Up until then goldfish were king. Given that stocking levels back then were off-the-charts, this little vessel could have held just about anything from small goldfish to a community of small tropicals. We wouldn't dream of doing that now, but this was another, formative era. But you're right. It's is a stunner, design-wise.