Week 4

I sighted that even more muck at the bottom is missing, I suspect that the organisms are feeding heavily on the muck.

Saw an increase in almost all the organisms that I have previously sighted.

A population explosion has seemed to happen in the shelled rotofers. These organisms could be spotted almost anywhere in the aquarium.

Also could see a noticable increase in the amount of spirogyra present.

Over all the organisms seem to like the muck in the bottom the best, then the flowering plant stuf that I added, and then the moss that I added.

Creation

I took my microaquarium and filled it with water number 8.

Water 8

Tennessee River at the boat ramp accross from Knoxville sewer plant. Neyland Dr. Knox Co. Full sun exposure. French Broad and Holston River water sheds.

I then added a little bit of A and B to the water.

A.
Amblystegium varium. Moss. Collected from a natural spring. Fountain City Park west of Broadway at Hotel. Ave. Knox Co. Partial shade exposure.

B
Utricularia vulgaris. A flowering plant. A carnivous plant. Collected from the Biology Annex on White Ave.

Week 3

There has been a significant increase in the amount of spirogyra in the aquarium. It seems to be growing very rapidly.

The muck at the bottom of the aquarium seems to be slowly dissappearing.

I can see a noticable increase in the amount of vorticella present.

Also seeing an increase in the amount of the shelled rotofer, monostyla present.

Also an increase in the amount of Halteria present.

Sighted the Ostocod, witch is a seed shrimp.

Saw an increase in the activity of the philodina, a rotofer.

The picture to the left is a Halteria. This organism spins in a circle to pull stuf in to feed on. It would make sudden jerks and things would go flying off of it. It has cilia on it that aid in the spinning motion.