Before this week's observation, the following food pellet was inserted into Habitat17: "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%.
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| Tachysoma undergoing mitosis |
This week, I observed several new developments in Habitat17. The above picture shows an organism called a Tachysoma undergoin the process of mitosis. (Patterson) You can see it starting to split into twin organisms.
Another new development was the cynobacteria moving slowly through the water, looking like robotic peices of spaghetti. (Below)
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Cynobacteria
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Patterson, D.J.,
Free-Living Fresh Water Protoza, Manson Publishing, Washington D.C., 1996
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