The last pic

Josh

The last

The last day of our journey we spent it figuring out that all 3 fish were still alive and that they were alive and well. Will, Kevin, and Josh will miss spending time with our fish. We have grown into a relationship with our fish. It will be sad to see them go and leave our lives. We cleaned out our tank and everything is clean and for the next class to use. We will miss our fish and it is sad to see them go.
Josh

Blog topic 10/11

Hydrilla
1.  Hydrilla is among the worst of the invasive aquatic plants and they can spread easily via fragments broken off from plants in the water. 
2.  Hydrilla can grow in any type of fresh water; the only exception is that hygrophila grows primarily in flowing water. 
3.  It can also grow in low light levels, so the plant can thrive in very little sunlight. 
4.  Since hydrilla grows quickly in a variety of conditions it can live anywhere.

Purple Loosestrife
1.  Invasion of Loosestrife into a wetland can result in the suppression of the resident plant community and the eventual alteration of the wetland's structure and function. 
2.  Large monotypic stands of Loosestrife jeopardize various threatened and endangered native wetland plants and wildlife by eliminating natural foods and cover. 
3.  Dense plant establishments in irrigation systems has impeded the flow of water.

Water Lettuce
1.  Water lettuce can have a severe impact on the environment and economy of infested areas. 2.  The dense mats created by connected rosettes of the plant lead to the majority of problems encountered with water lettuce. 
3.  These mats can have a negative economic effect by blocking waterways, thus increasing the difficulty of navigation and hindering flood control efforts. 
4.  Mats of water lettuce can also have a severe impact on the environment.

Josh

Blog topic 10/10

Alligator Weed
1. Displacement of native vegetation 
2. Disruption of navigation and recreation by the formation of impenetrable mats 
3. Decreased water flow and uptake for agricultural, municipal, and industrial purposes 
4. Expansion of human health risks with increases in mosquito breeding habitats

 Eurasian Water Milfoil

1. Changes natural oxygen and thermal stratification patterns

2.  Reduces circulation, creating problems with dissolved oxygen and bacteria

3.  Disrupts recreational uses

4.  Reduces in-lake biodiversity

5.  Provides poor fish and wildlife habitat

Giant Salvinia

1.  Giant salvinia can double in size in 4 to 10 days under good conditions. 

2.  Giant salvinia is an aggressive invader species.

4.   If colonies of giant salvinia cover the surface of the water, then oxygen depletions and fish kills can occur.

Josh

Oxygen cycle

In the oxygen cycle plants breathe in carbon dioxide and then breathe it out as oxygen for us to breathe.
-will

Nitrogen cycle

In the nitrogen cycle waste from fish is turned into ammonia and then that ammonia is turned into nitrites and those nitrites are then transformed into nitrates which can then be used by the plant.
-will

R2 fish school

Me and Liz made a video of one of the fish in ms.woods tank swimming through the hoop! Liz got him through and I was recording. It was definitely one of the coolest things ever and we were really excited when we saw the fish actually swim through. It was one of the prouder moments of my aquatic science life and it really was not that difficult to do, anyone should be able to do it if they set there mind to it like Liz did.
-will

Gonna miss em :(

We recently found out that at the end of the nine weeks we will no longer be taking care of our fish. Ms.Wood told us that it's to expensive and that we are only going to get to have our fish for nine weeks. Our beta fish Tyrone is going to be greatly missed he is one of the most awesome fish ever and he looks really cool. I'm really sad that we have to get rid of them....we're all gonna miss you Tyrone you're seriously the man.
-will

Blog topic 10/9

Aquatic plants are plants that have adapted to living in aquatic ements ( salt water or freshwater). Invasive plants are plant that have adapted to living in, next to or in water. They are not as dominant and will not harm the ecosystem.
Josh Martinez

Assessing a pond or lake

In order to assess a pond or lake u first need to observe it. If u can observe a problem u can then use that information to fix the given problem how ever if you do not observe anything u can then test ammonia and nitrate. If the ammonia and nitrate are at levels that are bad u can then take necessary steps to fix that. After that if needed you can use the electronic test kit where it will tell u many different things about the lake or pond. That is how u assess a lake or pond

-k

9-16 Blog

Since starting this project I have learned many new interesting facts. I never new that when keeping fish in an aquarium you have to change your water all the time. I never knew anything about ammonia and nitrate and that's it can affect your fish if not dealt with accordingly. I also never knew that chlorine kills fish and that you must dechlorinate your water all the time.
-will

Blog 9-7

We set up our aquarium by putting water and plants in it. We also added some cool looking rocks and a really cool looking skull to it as well. We had some problems moving it after we put the water in it because it got so heavy but other than that we really had no problems. We solved this problem by taking some water out and then moving it around.
-will

Tyrone!!!!

-josh

Blog topic Oct.3rd

Our aquarium has changed a lot since we first started. We have grown algae on the side of our tank. At first we dint have that problem but after we stared to feed our fish they started pooping and peeing.We had over fed our aquarium but now it is clean after we cleaned it. We do not have a ammonia problem any more but at first we had a problem with that. We added one fish to our tank after Helga died. The most challenging part was maintaining our ammonia levels at 1 and below. I would not want to keep our tank at home. It would be to much work maintaining it and i would probably let my fish die. The most interesting part of the class so far was when the bass at the whole gold fish in one bite.
Josh

Blog Topic Oct. 1st

The first step into accessing a pond or lake is to locate and view where you are. View the surroundings of the lake or pond and the habitat. 2nd you look at the pond or lake to see if the water is merky or foggy. 3rd you run a pH test to see if it is a acid or base that is causing a problem in the water. 4th you test the ammonia to see if there is something wrong with the water if any. People should know the local water quality because that is what they are drinking out of and if droughts happen they should consume less.

Josh

A success 9/28

Our fish were all there and none were hurt!!!! Turin has now grown in to the new fish and are now friends. Our ph is 1 and does not need a water change. We fed our fish so they would not starve over the weekend and be have a full stomach. We believe that Our fish will survive the weekend. Josh

The new additions 9/27

Shiandra and Bambi are or new additions to our fish. Tyron self first did not like the new additions but eventually free on to them. Our ph level was 2 and after we had a water change and it went well. Hopefully our fish will not kill each other!!!! Josh

Change of luck

At first our ammonia levels were very high and we had to change our water a lot. But recently we've had a change of luck and they have gotten much better! We have gone 2 days in a row of having perfect water and we are proud to announce we are getting better at taking care of our fish!! :)

-Will

Over feeding

One of our group members (josh) over fed our fish and our entire tank was filled with fungi infested food. It wasn't a good situation because he could have killed our fish. If they would have died we would all hate josh and might have been forced to persecute him...

-Will

will

He is a large focal poin in our group
he gives great encouragement and has earned our respect.
He tests our ph level every day and puts it on our blog.
As he recorded for Friday our PH was a .5.
Our male betta was living well and hapy- the single life after helga.
We gave him a lot of extra food for the weekend and he seemed to enjoy it well.

Josh

Ode to lady betta

On the eve of thursday
Our male betta was making fun of our lady betta
The tension was high between the two
So our lady betta knew what to do
She swam up the filter peacefully and quiet
moral of this story
We are not good aquatic caretakers.
Kevin

Ph 9/12

Our ph is .25 and it was fine and out fish were alive on wednesday. We siphoned yesterday and it seemed to work alot. We love how great we are doing with our fish and they really seem to be having a great time!

Will

Ph 9/14

Our ph was1.0 and we fixed it. By siphoning out the water and putting plenty of new water in it. we dechlorinated the new water as well.

Kevin

RIP Helga

We checked our tank on Thursday and we didnt find our female beta fish. We thought someone has taken her or something but we later find her jammed and dead inside of our filter. We were pretty mad because now our male fish doesn't have a friend and we have to go buy another one. It was a sad, sad day in aquatice science....RIP Helga :(
-will
UPDATE 9/17: Helga is still dead. updates are to come on the living status of helga.

Research one Fish

Betta Fish
Habitat: Thailand, Cambodia
Reproduction: Men make bubble beds and they take the eggs up there.
Interesting Facts: inch to 5 inches in length. 65 species of betta
Why we chose this fish: it is the fish that we are taking care of in the class.

Kevin