...but I digress...: And So They Lived Happily Ever After... NOT.

Hai2Uall!

Soooo, last week was the final week that silly little Laura had to go and observe Mr. Microaquarium. The trip was quite uneventful to say the least.

Fred is in fact the last of the original large organisms left in Mr. Microaquarium, and though Laura tried valiantly to catch a pciture of him, he was simply just to ADHD to sit still long enough. He seemed larger and was STILL eating dirt (there was less dirt in Mr. Microaquarium, obviously).

What seemed very strange was there was only about 2/3 of the water that was there last time. Is Fred becoming a drinker?? I doubt it, Laura and I assume some of the water evaporated since the heat has been turned on for the winter.

So sadly enough, The Midge-Eater is dying. Almost all of his traps have gone purple now and Laura and I saw no sign of a food source. Here are some pictures Laura took to show you.

The purple trap is on the right.

Moving on. Red moss is growing all over Plant A now. Poor guy, it's like leprosy or something, he'll forever be an outcast...

Ooooh, pretty, yes?

More sad news - the Agmenellum are turning yellow-ish brown, perhaps they are dying? Their interiors have also shrunken significantly.

Very sad. I almost cried...

The diatoms that were taking over also seem to be browning as well, but they are still widespead. Here's some will some of the tiny cilia that were swimming around.

It's kind of hard to see, but the little buggers aren't quite as green as they used to be.

Now for happy news! The rotifers are still present and hovering around the sides of Mr. Microaquarium, and the Halteria are still twittering around. Also. little Mr. Arsela is still in the same place, still just sitting there all yellowish-like.

And finally, here's a pic of some random dude Laura forgot to ask about. She'll seek answers and let you know. For now, all we'll call him is THE BLOB!