week 1

In my first week of observations, I noticed that my aquarium had developed some algea. I also noticed a few more organisms in my tank. Some of the organisms a observed in my tank were a copepod cyclops, a parasitic nematode, a midge, and a seed shrimp. I really did not see any dead organisms in my tank after the first week.

Ecology and Class of North American Freshwater Invertabrates pg.787

micraquarium

In my microaquarium I added the number eight water source, which was taken from the Tennessee river. I also added the soil from the same source. I placed two different types of plants in the microaquarium. My first observation of the microaquarium I found a few different types of organisms swimming around. In the soil I observed an organism known as carpenters ruler. First observed on Oct. 12.