These boxes won't go away, I don't know why. Sorry.

Observation 11-12

In my aquarium, I can see where the microscopic creatures died. Their bodies are all over the plant leaves and all within the dirt. I have a few organisms left. A cyclops or so, a few shrimp, and maybe one annelid. The water in my aquarium seems to have slowly decreased over time. It doesn't come up to the near top like it did when I filled it. I don't think all of my smaller organisms actually matured into their larger forms because I don't see any larger ones. I was told that I had a baby cyclops, which I don't think lived past maturity. I am nearly positive most things died.

Observation 11-5

Not much has changed, one of the cyclops died. I found many carcasses of seed shrimp hidden amongst the dirt and plants. The diversity of my aquarium is dwindling down to 3 items:  Seed Shrimp, Annelids, and Cyclops.

This is a Cyclops, a Copepod. I found only two of them.

Page 423 in "Freshwater Invertebrates of the U.S."

This is a creature I found in my aquarium. He is very common and is a Seed Shrimp, or Ostracoda.

Page 443 in "Freshwater Invertebrates of the U.S."

Taking A Closer Look: Extra Observation 1

When I looked more closely at my aquarium and tried to identify the organisms with the help of multiple books and some professional help, I found many organisms that I didn't know I had in there. I found multiple "Cyclops" creatures and their earlier stages. I found some tiny shrimp and some annelids. My most profound discovery, though, was the "Pterodina Patina," which looks like a pot with a small mouth on top and visible organs inside. It was clear and transparent. It closed the small mouth on top when tiny particles got into its range.
"Fresh Water Biology" by Henry Baldwin Ward (Figure 942)

Also, a piece of food was added to the tank.

"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%.

Primary Observations

When I looked into my aquarium, I noticed that I had many more organisms than the other students did. I was later told that mine was more active and had more organisms. I noticed a "cyclops" and some "shrimp," but as to a more detailed name, I am unsure. I saw many small organisms with arm-like structures that had hair on them that were using their arms to gather food. I saw many more organisms that were too fast for me to catch run into the cyclops and twist him in all different directions.

Information

11. Fountain City Duck Pond.

11. Fountain City Duck Pond. West of Broadway at Cedar Lane. Knox Co. Knoxville TN Full sun exposure. Spring Feed Pond N36 02.087 W83 55.967 963 ft 10/10/2010

Information from http://botany1112010.blogspot.com/

Materials and Methods

A mini aquarium, an aquarium stand, and an aquarium top were given to me. I added water from sample 11 to my mini aquarium. Then, I added one of each plant type given to me to my mini aquarium. The aquariums were placed into Room 202 for further observation.