56 THE SEA-SIDE AND AQUARIUM. 



Drop your net in at one end, and as the Blenny pre- 

 cipitately retreats to the other, give him chase. 

 Having arrived at the extremity of his domain, he 

 will endeavour to hide among the overhanging weeds ; 

 but if you hold your net across the pool with one 

 hand, and with the other lift up a stone or beat the 

 bushes, the little fellow will become alarmed, and, 

 darting out, of course unwittingly falls into the snare 

 prepared for him. 



Having gained your prize do not handle it, but, 

 placing your finger under the net, tilt it over the . 

 mouth of the bottle, and allow the wee Blenny to fall 

 as gently as possible into the water. You need be 

 under no uneasiness, after introducing him to the 

 Aquarium, about the nature of his diet. He is far 

 from being epicurean in his tastes. I supply mine 

 with whatever is at hand fowl, roast beef, mutton- 

 chops, and the like. 



The only caution I adopt in giving animal food to 

 the Blenny, is to remove all traces of fat. I mince 



THE BLENNY (Blennius Pholis). 



their food into minute particles fish mouthfuls 

 and having sufficiently moistened it, I place a morsel 



