CHAPTER III 



THE KEEPING OF A SALT WATER AQUARIUM- 



OF THE SEA SHORE 



-LIVING CREATURES 



THE KEEPING OF A SALT WATER AQUARIUM 



THERE is perhaps no better means of arousing and sustaining 

 interest in living creatures than the keeping of an aquarium. It 

 must not be forgotten, however, that daily inspection and attention 

 are necessary, if the aquarium is to be a success Even hardy 



FIGURE 39. A marine aquarium kept without changing the water for many years 

 by Mr Sibert Saunders, of Whitstable.* 



animals will soon die unless carefully watched and tended, while the 

 successful keeping of small and delicate creatures so that a stock of 

 them may be had at any moment will prove a very difficult task. 

 It is, however, remarkable that aquarium keepers nearly always con- 

 fine themselves to the use of fresh water, salt water being perhaps 

 once tried, and then left severely alone. 



* By the courtesy of Mr Sibert Saunders. 



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