Implements for Care and Keeping 343 



to catch fishes with the hand as their fins 

 are easily torn. 



The Refuse-corner. This is a little tin 

 box so shaped as to fit into one of the cor- 

 ners of the aquarium. It is 

 open on top and, according 

 to the size and bottom co\r- 

 ering, from one to one and 

 one-half inches deep. It 

 serves to gather a 1 1 sedi- 

 ments consisting of refuse 

 food or decaying parts of 

 plants, so that they can be 

 easily removed. To con- 

 centrate the refuse a very 

 handy instrument is offered Fl f a , I2? - .Squirting 



J tube with rubber 



in the Squirting Tube with baIL 

 Rubber Ball. . The illustration and the 

 name make the use of the implement suffi- 

 ciently clear. By a fairly careful handling 

 all impurities can easily be concentrated in 

 the refuse corner from where they are to be 

 removed with the Mud-lever. This is a 



