The MicroAquarium is alive and well. The biological development of this tank has grown 10fold in the past week. This is the additive that Dr. McFarland put in the tank. As you could see, countless upon countless nematodes and Cladoceran surround the seed and feed off of its nutrient. The nematodes will push themselves into the seed and then resurface within minutes. The cladoceran will seemingly at random move about the seed and scrape off any nutrient they can feed on.
There was also an infestation of chilomanas just above the dirt. some with and without flagella(or unseen flagella). They would move around in a circular random motion. I could not identify what they liked to feed on but it seemed like they hovered over small particles and the particles would disappear.
The Cyanobacteria has doubled. It was almost impossible to identify organisms under and through the strands at certain places
This is a picture of a bulb coming off of a plant that a flat worm or Planaria found very interesting. He would scour the sides of it and then would float away and come for more. You can also see the Cyanobacteria plastering the out of focus.
Thats all Folks ! See you next week on TALES OF INTEREST (otherwise known as Botany BLOG!!)
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