Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-11-18 | Page 8 | In Your Own Garden

n Your Own l S. S i fi own J It Itt to SCAVENGERS FOR FOB THE TUE AQUARIUM I Scavengers In the In-the the home urn ura or in the humble fish bowl bow of smaller dimensions are arc necessary as well as interesting Chief of these arc ara the fresh water snails although if you can get one or two tadpoles tadpole for or your tank they will serve a as m excellent scavengers for tor the decayed de pieces of plants plant or for tor unconsumed un un- consumed food And as no the tadpoles tad poles grow you will watch their thel development int Inte green frogs with much pleasure The pond snails which are usually sold for aquariums are cheap and hardy and enormously prolific breeders From a single pair par in afew afew a afew few years you will be able to supply supply sup sup- supply ply every everyone one of ot your acquaintances with a Snail family If It youre you're too tender hearted to get rid of the progeny by murderous means you will find rind yourself doing what I am doing at present begging all friends you meet with t tears ars in your eyes to please please accept a quart jar full of snails snails- a a necessary object lesson In natural history for tho children One Ono fish fancier states that when the snails have become too numerous numerous numerous numer numer- ous you should crush their shells between the thumb and finger and leave them in the tank and watch the fish eat cat them much to their benefit as as well as enjo enjoyment But I must admit Im I'm no snail shell crusher Really snails kept in a jar of w water ter and given n a afew few flakes of or oatmeal and a piece of or lettuce for food make fine ine pets for chit chil dren Their slow but persistent movements and the tremendous power of suction auction they they- exert when you try to remove them from the sides of ot the jar afford lessons a human being might well learn with I much profit These common snails can scarcely scarcely scarce scarce- ly Iy be bo called beautiful but the red red rams ram's horn snails sometimes called coral snails and rejoicing in the magnificent proper cognomen of ot are arc really handsome When the sunlight strikes through the tank and falls on them they appear to be translucent translucent translucent trans trans- lucent and the ruby color of their shells is very lovely The rams ram's horn snails are not nol hardy as the pond snails are ale If It you put your fish and snails outdoors In the pool in summer keep these more delicate ones inside in a jar where they will call for little attention attention attention at at- beyond feeding sometimes s. s They are arc especially happy in a tank with guppies or other tropical fish All snails however like to eat the spawn of goldfish and this is probably one reason why fish will breed outdoors In a large area of water when n they wont won't indoors There is a Japanese snail which bears living Jiving young and which is very large These and a few others may be kept for various interesting phases of their daily lives but the common common pond snail and the rams ram's horn horh are all that the average aquarium needs to keep it cleaned I of ot unwanted fish food QUERIES Mrs S. S M. M F. F Salt Lake City writes I have become Interested I in cactus plants and have quite a afew afew I few ow but I dont don't know their names I should like to add to my collection collection tion also I have inquired at a b lo local local lo- lo cal seed store but they have no nc kinds that I haven't got Can you yot I give me some idea where to obtain I more Your articles help me s so much in gardening A. A There are local places where you may buy many varieties o oi of f fr both cacti and succulents Either Elthe r call me by telephone or send a L stamped envelope for such tion Im I'm glad these articles benefit benefi t you