Dancing Nematodes

301808Z Oct 09-

General: My aqaurium has been taken over by dancing nematodes. Look for pics or video next week. In the meantime by biodiversity has increased since last weeks feeding, but still nothing bigger than a Rotifer. No pictures this week, too much camera competetion. My fellow bloggers look like Paramecium hovering around the cameras.

Observations: I positively identified the Rotifer, Echlanis Dilatata. (Pennak , Robert W. "Fresh-Water Invertabrates of the United States: Protozoa to Mollusca". Page 171). These guys are very abundant and very busy. I noticed that they utilize their tails to hang on to a plant or structure while they are feeding. They remind me of a horseshoe crab with a split tail.
I have a star like organism called a Actinospherium and a green algae I think could be Hydrodictyon, I will let you know when it grows some more. The ever present paramecium numbers have increased like the other organisms.

Future: Look for some cool pics of my dancing nematodes next week.

later
wpb