Week 2

This week was much more active in my MicroAquarium. Last week there weren't any life forms I could find, just the chlorophyll plants that were placed to provide oxygen. This week though, I saw a variety of life forms, all multi cellular. I could find 3 different cyclops in my aquarium, all in different life stages. They seemed to hang around the middle part of the aquarium, closer to the dirt and moved in sudden, jerky movements. I also observed 3 rotifers swimming around smoothly with little tails right above the dirt line. Also right above the dirt line was a type of crustacean called a copepod. The copepod swam smoothly through the water with frequent pauses. A little further down, settled into the dirt line a diatom could be observed. Its a seemingly stationary organism, but it does, in fact, move quite frequently. I couldn't see any dead organisms at the bottom of the tank this week, but it was definitely more lively. There number of organisms greatly increased, and the Amblestegium varium moss and Utricularia gibb were both still present. This week, there was also a beta food pellet added to each aquarium on Friday, October 25 of 2013. "Atison's Betta Food" was made by Ocean Nutrition, Aqua Pet Americas, at 3528 West 500 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84104. The ingredients include: Fish meal, wheat flower, soy meal, krill meal, minerals, vitamins and preservatives. The analysis includes: Crude Protein 36%; Crude fat 4.5%; Crude Fiber 3.5%; Moisture 8% and Ash 15% (McFarland, 2013).