Week 4 Observation

Observing my microaquarium this past week, I was able to find some interesting things that I haven't gotten the chance to see in recent observations. Some of the organisms that reoccurred and multiplied were the euplotes and epalxis. Other organisms that were still in the microaquarium were the nematode, diatom, and duro. New organisms that I haven't seen before were the centropyxis, gomphospaeria, oedogonium, and modularic.

My microaquarium over the past five weeks has gained new organisms and lost organisms but has ultimately been a success in the production of organisms. I was especially surprised because of the fact that I dropped it and spilled it the first time looking at it after the original set-up and first observation.

Week 2 Observation

On Friday October 24, 2014 a Beta Food Pellet was put into our microaquariums. The Beta Food Pellet or "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%.

Upon observation of my microaquarium I was able to still see the organisms from last week which included an annelid, a nematode, and an euplote, along with new organisms that have accumulated. The new organisms that I saw were probably some of the ones I lost when I dropped my microaquarium and lost all of the water. These organisms were small and just floating around in the microaquarium with no real goal of staying in one place for any amount of time.