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%.
On October 26, 2010 two organisms were identified. One was an Aeolosoma (Pennak, 1989). A Turbellaria was also identified and is commonly known as a flatworm (Pennak, 1989). Both of these organisms were seen amongst the food pellet that was added beforehand. The pictures are posted below.
There also seemed to be more organisms living in the water than there was at the first observation.
Pennak RW. 1989. Freshwater Invertebrates of the United States: Protozoa to Mollusca. 3rd ed. (NY): John Wiley & Sons, Inc., p. 124-299.
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