Week 2 of the Micro Aquarium

During week two of my Aquarium project I saw a lot more organisms in my aquarium. I saw three Euglena, one Oscillatoria, numerous Bodo, , three Spro Gyra, and two Vorticella (Rainis and Russell 1996). All the organisms identified were at the bottom of the aquarium. Euglena, Oscillatoria, Bodo, , Spro Gyra, and Vorticella are all single celled organisms. Spyrogyra is multicellular. Oscillatoria is a blue green color, but is photosynthetic. The Euglena,  Bodo, , Spro Gyra, and ,Vorticella were all chlorophyll green.Most of the organism were stationary, but the Bodohad a sideways movement. Numerous organisms have appeared since the initial set up of the tank. At the beginnig there were very few organism, and now there are a lot more. I was unable to see any dead organisms at the bottom of the tank.

Water Source
French Broad River



Plants in Tank
Spain Lake and Fontilnals sp Moss from the Holston River


Bibliography:
Rainis K and Russell B.1996. Guide to Micro Life.Canada

Identified by using
Rainis K and Russell B.1996. Guide to Micro Life.Canada









Identified by using
Rainis K and Russell B.1996. Guide to Micro Life.Canada












Identified by using
Rainis K and Russell B.1996. Guide to Micro Life.Canada

I set up my Micro Aquarium by first putting mud and leaf debris into the tank. I then put water from the French Broad River in the rest of the tank. I then added the aquatic plants Utricularia Gibba from Spain Lake and Fontilnals sp Moss from the Holston River to the aquarium. The end result was a finished Micro Aquarium. I did not see that many organisms in my tank, because they have not been given a proper amount of time to grow. I did see a mosquito larvae and a flat worm around the the plants in the aquarium. Both organisms were moving around the plant.