I went and first observed my MicroAquarium on Thursday, October 27, 2011. When I first observed my MicroAquarium after initially setting it up, there was nothing going on. I did not see any organisms or anything out of the ordinary. However, this observation was a different story. There were multiple organisms found throughout the aquarium. I was using the microscope that is hooked up to the camera for picture taking, so it was easy to see everything that was going on. Also, all of the images I will list below were taken under the 40x magnification. The first group of organisms that I observed were tons of little paramecium that were floating towards the bottom of my aquarium. The next organism that I saw was identified as a Cyclopse. Next time I go to the lab to observe my MicroAquarium, I will get more information on all of the creatures I list as far as what exactly they are, what family they are in, etc. After observing and identifying the Cyclopse, I noticed that there were two dead ones found along the bottom of the aquarium. The next organism that I noticed was identified as a Vorticella. I saw one floating around the left plant in the aquarium and another one close to the right plant in the aquarium. Under high magnification, you can see the bright colors of the Vorticella. Both of these were also found towards the bottom. One other organism I noticed was identified as a Nematoda, or a Roundworm. There were a couple of these also found in the bottom section of my aquarium. Below are the first images I captured upon my first observation of my MicroAquarium. Also I wanted to note that on Friday, October 21, Dr. McFarland added some food to the aquariums. The food was "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%.
Below is the citation of where I received information on these three organisms:
Vorticella
Below is the citation of where I received information on these three organisms:
Vorticella
Pennak, Robert W. Page 71. Freshwater Invertebrates of the United States. New York: Ronald, 1953. Print.
Cyclops
Pennak, Robert W. Page 288. Freshwater Invertebrates of the United States. New York: Ronald, 1953. Print.
Nematoda
Pennak, Robert W. Page 215. Freshwater Invertebrates of the United States. New York: Ronald, 1953. Print.
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