kizanne
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So I have a mystery.
I had a culture of tetraselmis. A motile green algae around 13 microns and oviod. I used it to hatch decapsulated bbs. Once it got darker I strained the brine put it in a jar and on the window sill. Which I have done may times in the past as a back up. No air just natural light.
So a couple of days later or so I look over and the water is now a brown red. I think oh it crashed. But since I own a microscope I throw it under the microscope. Low and behold there are lots of oviods swimming around about 13 microns. I can only assume that the algae is now simply brown/red.
I've read of T-iso sometimes being brown or green but never Tetraselmis.
I don't suppose someone with more experience is lurking around. A marine microbiologist?
I had a culture of tetraselmis. A motile green algae around 13 microns and oviod. I used it to hatch decapsulated bbs. Once it got darker I strained the brine put it in a jar and on the window sill. Which I have done may times in the past as a back up. No air just natural light.
So a couple of days later or so I look over and the water is now a brown red. I think oh it crashed. But since I own a microscope I throw it under the microscope. Low and behold there are lots of oviods swimming around about 13 microns. I can only assume that the algae is now simply brown/red.
I've read of T-iso sometimes being brown or green but never Tetraselmis.
I don't suppose someone with more experience is lurking around. A marine microbiologist?
