Week Three Observation

On Friday, October 25, a food pellet was added to my MicroAquarium. "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%.


This week in my MicroAquarium, I observed more Cyanobacteria and diatoms. I also discovered a midge or insect larvae- Chrinomus sp., a flatworm Stenostomum sp., and a Euchlanis sp. Many of these organisms were observed near the food pellet.

The midge was moving around spastically as in the following video.

 

(Pennack)

The flatworm was interesting. It was weaving around the plants in the tank. It was in the beginning stages of reproduction. In the picture below, you can see its divisions where it is about to divide in to a few new worms.

(Thorp and Covich)

The Euchlanis sp. was moving about using its flagellum.

(Patterson)