Second Observation

Today I observed my MicroAquarium Which had one Beta food pellet inserted on Friday October, 21.  There was quite a bit more activity in the Aquarium.  The filaments growing from the moss and plant parts have now spread across the entire aquarium all intertwined. Around the food pellet and the top of the aquarium there are several paramecium and a few Euchlanis protozoa collecting the food.

Here's a picture of one Euchlanis (rotifer) I found around the middle of the aquarium feeding on some smaller microorganisms and debris.  The Euchlanis have two little pointy feet with which they use to propel them through the water (Smith 2001).


Food pellet supplied by: "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%.