CRABS A-ND LOBSTERS. I5Q 



creatures will not be held sacred by the crabs. We should 

 therefore advise a separate receptacle for crustaceans ; and 

 some of the smaller, more delicate kinds, must be kept each in 

 their own vessels. The smaller species will probably be able 

 to pick up sufficient food from the minute animal and vegetable 

 life of your tanks, but the large ones will require to have food 

 specially provided for them. Small pieces of fish will be 

 found the most convenient for this purpose, and it will be more 

 highly appreciated if it be not too fresh. Like the slum-boy 

 who could not relish farmhouse eggs because they were defi- 

 cient in flavour, the crab prefers his food to be kept for a 

 time. 



