Third MicroAquarium Observation

This past week in my MicroAquarium, I saw a lot of microlife, and even got some pictures. I was able to identify the following creatures:

Closterium sp., found in free water close to the dirt

Cyclidium and Bodo swarming the new food pellet

an analid worm called Chaetogaster sp.

I also found some unidentified cyano bacteria, a Lecane rotifer, and a Water Mite (Acarina).

On 10/25/13, Dr. McFarland added one food pellet to my MicroAquarium. The food pellet was  "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% (McFarland, 2013).All information on the food pellet is provided by Dr. Mcfarland in the Botany 111 Fall 2013 blog under the blog post "Beta Food Pellet added to each MicroAquarium." http://botany1112013.blogspot.com/

To identify the Cyclidium, Dr. McFarland and I used D.J. Patterson's "Free-Living Fresh Water Protozoa."