Week 2: 10/20/10

This week I observed many of the same organisms floating around the microaquarium, which appeared to look much like they last week under the microscopes. This week the organisms seemed to be moving at a slower speed than they were last week. The organism that was most prevalent in the microaquarium was identified to be a rotifer, and could be seen at almost every point of the microaquarium, especially in the bottom near the soil. One beta food pellet was added to the microaquarium this week. Information for the food pellet can be found below.

Source: Dr. McFarland

Betta food Pellet:
"Atison's Betta Food" made by Ocean Nutrition, Aqua Pet Americas, 3528 West 500 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84104. Ingredients: Fish meal, wheat flower, soy meal, krill meal, minerals, vitamins and preservatives. Analysis: Crude Protein 36%; Crude fat 4.5%; Crude Fiber 3.5%; Moisture 8% and Ash 15%.

Week 4:11/3/10

This week I observed much of the same organisms that I did last week. The amount of dirt on the bottom was around the same level, and the organisms were all the same color. I did not see any new organisms this week, so the same ones are listed:


Rotifers: there was a vast abundance of these, possibly from the food pellets that were introduced into the system this week.
Seed shrimp: I found three of these organisms this week, and they were spread throughout the microaquarium.
Nematodes: these were seen throughout the microaquarium. The smaller ones were said to be younger than the long and thick ones. I saw a dead one inside a plant bladder, which injests nematodes and dissolves them to use in the plant.


Source:
-Dr. McFarland, during last week's observations