Friday, November 7, 2008

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.

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