Observation Five

 

On 11/14/13 I made my fifth and final observation.  I witnessed some living Cymbella.  Until this point, they all appeared to be dead.  I also saw some Actinosphaerium.  I did not think that this was a living thing at all.  Overall I think that the paramecium in the tank took over.  Most organisms that were witnessed in the first days were no longer alive.

Observation Four

The numerous organisms turned out to be paramecium.  Their numbers have decreased from last week's.  They still hold about 98% of my micro aquarium population.  I saw the worm like thing again.  Unfortunately before I could photograph or record it, I lost track of where it was.  It moved like an inch-worm.  At one point, it seemed as if some paramecium were interacting with it.  I also witnessed an amoeba moving around.  I recorded it, but due to technical issues I was unable to retrieve the video in time for this post. 

Bibliography

Jahn TL.  Bovee EC.  Jahn FF.  1979.  How To Know The Protozoa.  Second Edition.  Dubuque, Iowa.  Wm C Brown Company Publishers.  page 19.  Print.

Jahn TL.  Bovee EC.  Jahn FF.  1979.  How To Know The Protozoa.  Second Edition.  Dubuque, Iowa.  Wm C Brown Company Publishers.  page 247.  Print.

Pennak R.W.  1953.  Fresh-Water Invertebrates Of The United States.  New York.  The Ronald Press Company.  page 162.  Print.

Lund H.C.  Lund J.W.G.  1995.  Freshwater Algae Their Microscopic World Explored.  England.  Biopress Ltd.  page 127.  Print.

Patterson D.J.  2013.  Free-Living Freshwater Protozoa A Colour Guide.  Washington D.C.  ASM Press.  page 188.  Print.

Observation Three

On 10/30/2013 I observed my micro aquarium for the third time.  There was a population explosion of Paramecium along with some small organisms that I couldn't identify but appeared to be small Paramecium.  There was also the appearance of a new worm-like organism that I could not verify.  All the organisms that I could see were concentrated near the food pellet.

Observation Two

On 10/23/2013, I went to observe my micro aquarium again.  I witnessed some Paramecium and some Vorticella.  The Paramecium seemed to be eating things around it.  There were two different types of Vorticella.  One was a juvenile while the other was an adult.  The juvenile seemed unable to move as freely as the adult.  Due to an issue, I will have to reacquire some citation information.  Anything with parenthesis, along possibly with the pages, will be edited and fixed by Wednesday at the latest.

Jahn TL.  Bovee EC.  Jahn FF.  1979.  How To Know The Protozoa.  Second Edition.  Dubuque, Iowa.  Wm C Brown Company Publishers.  page 19.

Jahn TL.  Bovee EC.  Jahn FF.  1979.  How To Know The Protozoa.  Second Edition.  Dubuque, Iowa.  Wm C Brown Company Publishers.  page 247.

Setup/Observation One

On 10/16/2013, I constructed my micro aquarium.  I first grabbed the pieces of the aquarium and slid the base onto the aquarium.  I then took a pipet and inserted some water and solid material from water sample 12.  I Then inserted some amblestegium varium and some utricularia gibba.  I then observed the sample under a microscope.  I observed three different organisms.  I saw a dark, round organism that swam at a fairly fast speed.  I also saw this clear insect-like organism swimming so fast that I could only catch a few glimpses of it.  I lastly saw this worm-like organism.  It appeared as if it was having spasms.  It twitched in place and never swam off.  All three of these organisms were seen near the surface of the water sample.  I was not able to get my organisms identified on this date.  I was unable to detect any organisms near the solid materials in my water sample.