. Annual report of the Agricultural Experiment Station. Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). 55 Goldfish arc a special delighl if kepi in large acpiaria. These can often be obtained from dealers in the larger cities. Those who wish to obtain other tish for study should write to the New York State Fish Culturist, Glens Falls, N. Y., who will tell them what species are suited to life in still water and how to get and take care of them. The clam.—If empty clam shells are plenty on the bank of some stream after a freshet, a supply of clams can be ob
. Annual report of the Agricultural Experiment Station. Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). 55 Goldfish arc a special delighl if kepi in large acpiaria. These can often be obtained from dealers in the larger cities. Those who wish to obtain other tish for study should write to the New York State Fish Culturist, Glens Falls, N. Y., who will tell them what species are suited to life in still water and how to get and take care of them. The clam.—If empty clam shells are plenty on the bank of some stream after a freshet, a supply of clams can be obtained by raking the mud or sand at the bottom of the stream. They can be kept in a shallow jian, and if the water is warmish and they are left undisturbed for a lime they will move about. If kept in a jar of damp sand they will probably bury themselves. They feed on microscopic plants and might not thrive in the permanent aquarium. Crawfish or crayfish.—These can be collected with nets from under stones in creeks or ponds. They can live very comfortably out of the water part of the time. There is small chance for the unsuspecting snail or v/ater insect which comes within reach of the hungry jaws of the crawfish, and the temporary aquarium is the safest place for him. Many who live near the ocean can obtain and keep in sea water the lobster, a cousin of the crawfish, and will find that the habits of either will afford much amusement as well as Fig. \i.— *^ Frog spawn.^' The frog.—The study of the development of the common frog is accompanied with little or no difficulty. To be sure there are some species which require two or three years to complete their growth and changes, from the egg to the adult, but most of the changes can be seen in one year. Frogs are not at all shy in the spring, proclaiming their whereabouts in no uncertain tones from every pond in the neigh- borhood. The ** frog spawn" can be found clinging to plants or. Please note that the
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