Micro Aquarium observations for 17-21 Nov.

Water used: Fountain City Duck Pond

Micro Aquarium observations for 17-21 Nov.

The first thing I noticed in my observation was a dead Dero, most likely the same one I found the week before.  It seemed to be split in half near the head.  Interestingly enough, there was a smaller Dero that I found very close by to the larger, presumably dead one.

Being the last observation, the micro aquarium seemed to be bursting with organisms, with activity everywhere you look.  Not saying that there wasn't any organism activity to be found from the observation in the first week, but it will be interesting to find out if other micro aquariums have grown the same as mine.

Micro aquarium observations for 10-14 Nov.

Water used: Fountain City Duck Pond
Observations for 10-14 Nov

The amount of organism activity and density has shot through the roof since the aquarium has been created. I have finally started noticing dead organisms caught up in the soil at the bottom as well. There has also been large build ups of non-living, string like particles. They become very dense in some areas. It might be from the high amount of organisms moving around in the dirt, but it seems like the soil is breaking apart and dispersing. It is not as solid as it was last week and there are not as many good hiding spots for organisms that seek the cover it provides.

I saw my first Dero. It was a wormlike organism that was incomparably larger compared to any of the other organisms in the aquarium. It was far too big to view the whole thing at once. The movement on the inside of the organism was unique, creating a wave that went down the length of the organism every couple seconds.

Micro aquarium observations for 3-7 Nov.

Water used: Fountain City Duck Pond Observations for 3-7 Nov. After 4 weeks since the set up of my micro aquarium, it is clearly much more dense than what I have observed in the previous weeks. The larger, multi cell organisms, mostly oval shaped rotifers, have become much more comfortable roaming in areas outside of the dirt. I also saw that they usually stay grouped together. The aquarium is mostly taken up by rotifers, with other organisms, single and multi celled, mixed in. There were also several clear, worm like organisms that moved in sporadic twisting movements with it's flagella. However they did not seem to go very far distance wise. Most of the plant life was green algea. Overall, the aquarium is filling with more of a variety of organisms and behavior.