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Show The knit I llolt) At! racU A pari nun t Tribune aKt- disease, but technology has made it possible for the aquarium to be similar to the ocean and almost disease free Now, "keeping saltwater h is almost as easy as keeping freshwatci fish " he added The saltwater tropicals tend to be more expensive, but owners believe the price is worth it "Marine fish are more colorful and tend to have bizarre shapes so people are more interested in owning them. Mr. Perry said Their prices start as low as $6 but can reach as high as $400 or $500 for one fish But owning fish is more than just a hobby, according to Jim Gramse, assistant Manager at The Pet Set "It's a form of art " Watching fish can "keep you off booze and pills, help you sleep, and they are great entertainment for little kids. Kind of a built-ibaby sitsaid he ter," liy KdUu'imu Kupos fi-- 1 1 DA.) DmHei 4Wet Pets Are Growing in Tribune Staff Writer Koi Jim Grimse, a local tropical ti'ti owner not all fish tales luce happy endings lost a thousand dollars vwnth of fish at one time," Mr Gnm.se said ' couldn l really see flushing that kind of money down the toilet, so I built a grave site for them Despite his loss, however, Mr Grimse still buys fish for his aquarium And like a growing group of people nationwide, he enjoys owning "wet pets" According to a survey of more than 10.000 independent pet stores by Pet supplies Marketing, tropical fish sales rose from $180 2 million in 1982 to $251 7 million in 1984 an increase of about 4U percent During the same period, sales of aquariums and supplies rose from $251 8 million to $315 5 million The fish business goes in cycles." said Aquarium Arts manager Steve Perry. "It was fairly strong eight or ten years ago then it dropped. Now the overall figure has increased and is much larger than before The rise in the tropical fish business is due to inci eased technology. Saltwater fish are not able to develop immunities and are susceptible to ugust Jti ln;ii WviinrxduN ' n Fish develop their own personalities and some are even smart enough to learn tricks. "I taught my Trigger to play hide and seek." Mr. Perry said. When he realized he wasn't doing good one way, he would change his direction. He would even win once in a while. That would make me mad " M acnra Popularity The biggest advantage in owning wet pets mav be the small amount of time needed to maintain them 'You can spend rr.oie time enjov-myour fish than working at it," Mi Grimse added The cost of maintaining an aquarium is much lower compared with other animals 'The initial purchase of an aquanum may he mote, but maintenance is cheaper than a dug," Mi piobablv spend Perry said five or ten dollars a month Seeding my dog, compared to 1 or 2 dollars lor " my fish In Salt Lake City, like many cities, apartment living has become inevitable "Apartment rules usually don't allow pets, but because fish aren t nend noisy or messy, most landlords the rules, he added 29 STORES ' IN UTAH 250 STORES mm g vYJ WHITE 1 SPOKE ' 499 Size 15x8 or 14x7 NOW AVAILABLE AT PARTICIPATING DEALERS To owners, collecting fish much more exciting hobby than collecting stamps "A fish can pay you back," Mr Grimse said "A fish is a living member of the family You name it and set up a friendship with it It looks forward to having you feeding it and looks for your companionship " per SMALL CAR RADI ALS AT SMALL PRICES REVERE STEEL BELTED ALL-SEASO- N r RADIAL Tropical fish are sent by air from all over the world and bought by local pet stores through distributors SIZE 145R13 155R13 19.99 165R13 21.99 17570R13 24.99 18570R13 25.99 18570R14 - 27.99 --- 26.99 29.99 31.99 32.99 32.99 33.99 35.99 38.99 P21575R14 P20575R15 P21575R15 P22575R15 P23575R15 99 H SIZE P15580R13 P18580R13 "Do You Remember" is the theme for the reunion of South High School class of 1936 scheduled Sept. 6. Social hour will begin at 6 p m at the Little America Hotel grand balle room, 500 S. Main St. A steak dinner will be served at 7.30 p m., followed by a nostalgic and en$25 STATE INSPECTIONS is a South Alumni Set Class Reunion tertaining program. The evening will cost DAl: WHEELS 50-Ye- ar 1 NATION WIDE --- 55 fc 30,000 MILE WARRANTY p AND ROAD HAZARD FREE REPLACEMENT WARRANTY AVAILABLE 30,000 MILE - WARRANTY ANO ROAD HAZARD FREE REPLACEMENT WARRANTY AVAILABLE per- son. Reservations can be sent to 4230 Jupiter Drive, Salt Lake City 84124. Make checks payable to South High Class of 1936. Prepaid dinner reservations will be accepted until 5 p.m. South High Bear Cub The hotel has offered a special reduced room rate of $45 for those wishing overnight accommodations. Please make room reservations with the hotel BELTED STEEL BELTED RADIAL jL 1936-198- 6 VALUE! THE NEW EURO SR BIG-- 0 STEEL SUM VALLEY ALL SEASON B.G-- 0 Turned Senior Cftiien Sept. 2. 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