Observations: Water has evaporated to below half of original water line.
Diatoms greatly increased. They were once found only arounf the rim of the aquarium, now dispersed all around the aquarium.
Shrimp seeds once again increase dramatically since last week. Many carcasses found, and immature shrimp seeds were also observed.
Unknown cyanobacteria identified as Scytonema. Scytonema have greatly increased as well. New cyanobacteria also found, thought to be Nostoc.
Some roterifers, Epiphaner, also abundant.
Four acolosoma were observed bundled together in dense moss growth
Comments/questions: A large increase in the amount of life must be due to the food pellet added to the aquarium. Water line decrease is due to the lid being off of the aquarium, allowing evaporation to occur more rapidly. My biggest question is about the four acolosoma seen grouped together. What were they doing? My first thought is that they were mating, but it was suggested to me that they were huddled around a food source and having a group "dinner". Maybe they were just lonely....... i'd say the life of a microscopic water worm is normally "single celled" haha! get it? classic.....
