Second Observation

My second observation was a bit more diverse in organism activity. A little less than a fourth of the water I had added to my tank had been lost. I added more water from a bottle in the lab and observed my tank underneath the microscope lens once again.

The first organism I observed was a Juvenile Cyclops. Its "body" was a round shape with several appendages. The appendages seemed to have "tendrils" coming off of them to help in movement.

This is the adult stage of the cyclops.

I observed several other organisms during this time, but was not able to classify them at that time. I will search more and update this information next time I post. I will say that one did look like a snake. Ha. Next post coming soon. Get excited. Pictures are coming.

Week One

In week one, I added water from the tank labeled number ten. I then added plants A and B. I observed my little fish tank under a microscope for several minutes afterwards. I found few organisms at first. I observed only two on the first day.

One of the organisms was an Ostracod. It would pause for a moment, acting as if it was sifting through the dirt in the tank, then would speed off. Second, I observed a Daphnia. A smaller, rounder organism than the Ostracod, it was also faster moving than the first.
This is an example of an Ostracod.

It was interesting to be able to see the insides of these oragnisms working while the organisms were still. It almost seemed as if their insides were gyrating. I then placed the lid on my little fish tank and put it away.