Observations in Micro Aquarium Week 2

Observations on Friday October the 25Th 2013. The composition of the micro aquarium is becoming very diverse with many micro organisms moving around, mostly in the middle and bottom of the micro aquarium. Near the middle and top of the micro aquarium some cyclops were swimming very fast across the the view of the microscope, so fast a picture could not be obtained. Also one pellet of food was added on this day, type:"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%.(McFarland, 2013)  Below are images of identified micro organisms seen at the middle and near the bottom of the micro aquarium. Figures 1 and 2 where identified with the book Free-Living Freshwater Protozoa, by D. J. Patterson, and figure 3 was identified with the book Freshwater Algae their microscopic world explored, by Hilda Canter-Lund and John W. G. Lund. Further information will have to be allocated and updated to explain organisms genetics and cell types.

Figure 1. Halteria sp. seen moving in circles near middle of micro aquarium.

Figure 2. Peranema sp. this micro organism was seen moving all across the middle and near the bottom of micro aquarium.

Figure 3. Surirella sp. seen at bottom in  plant and soil debris.

   References:
Botany Lab at UTK. Room 507. October 25, 2013. Figures 1-3.

Lund J W G, Canter-Lund Hilda. 1995. Freshwater Algae: their microscopic world explored. 1st ed. printed by The Orchard Clanage Road, Bristol England: Biopress Ltd. 126, 127 p.

McFarland, Kenneth [Internet] Botany 111 Fall 2013. [cited 10/28/13]. Available from http://botany1112013.blogspot.com/ In text citation. (McFarland, 2013)

Patterson D J. 2003. Free-Living Freshwater Protozoa. 2nd ed. reprinted by 1752 N Street NW, Washington DC (VA): AMS Press. 139, 51 p.