My Micro Aquarium Week 3

          There are several more Diatoms this week. They can be found all throughout the aquarium. The smaller Dero Vagus's have grown. There are now three large Dero Vagus and they have all moved to the plants. There are two eating in the Utricularia gibba and one in the Amblestegium varium. I also found several Lacrymaria towards the bottom of they tank (Patterson, 1992). They extend and retract themselves and they swim a bit like a snake. They are very worm-like and are multicellular without Chlorophyll.

Citation:

1. Patterson, DJ. 1992. Free-living Freshwater Protozoa: A color guide. London (UK): Manson Publishing           Ltd. 138 p. Fig. 301.