rotifers!

The picture is of common rotifers. The kind found in the aquarium, Diplois Daviesiae, is the last one in the column.

Today is the 2nd day observing the aquarium. The organisms have had time to settle into their locations. In fact, it was now easier to spot organisms becuase those of the same type generally can be found in the same area. So on that note, many organisms were spotted, and a few were identified.

The easiest to spot were the rotifers. They are big enough that they can be seen by the naked eye swimming around, without any assistance from a microscope. Although with further scrutiny from a microscope of the organism, the rotifer was determined to technically be of the type Diplois Daviesiae. It is a moving organism that uses flagella to move. The flagella is noticebaly located at the front of the organism and at the end. The rotifers do not move in a single direction; it is constantly changing. I noticed for the most part they hung around by the dirt at the bottom, and to me looked like they were eating masses in the dirt. Although overall they could be spotted all over the aquarium. They are large multicellular organisms, but are see through. Many rotifers were spotted in the aquarium.

Other organisms were spotted and identified, but the rotifer is most interesting. Among other organisms spotted include protozoa, paramecium, etc