Microscope | Reef2Reef A stereo microscope (or dissection microscope) is the tool of choice when you want to view larger critters that have some three-dimensionality, unlike *seemingly* flat microbes on a slide If you have a medical school in your area, look there first!!!
Parasite Diagnosis Using Microscope | Reef2Reef Is there a guide on how to properly identify aquatic parasites using a microscope? I'm worried that it could possibly be an internal parasite that got pooped out by my stingray, as they're very susceptible to internal parasites Thanks!! (and yes, I think that it takes a devoted hobbyist to randomly look at fish poop under a microscope :D)
Best affordable microscope | Reef2Reef You mention worms and bacteria, among other things The size difference between the two can be tremendous Unless you are referring to smaller worms, you might want to consider getting two microscopes: A dissecting scope for larger organisms, and another for bacte
Monti pests with microscope photos | Reef2Reef I saw some little white clear bugs with a dark stripe down their back on my Montipora and more little white dots that look like eggs I immediately guessed Montipora eating nudibranches, but when I looked them up online they don't look very similar Hard to get normal pictures, but I do have a microscope
Ich, Velvet, Brook, Uronema - Microscopic ID | Reef2Reef I knew the crabs could carry diseases from fish My question was about trying to take a sample (swabbing the shell) and checking under the microscope as an alternative to quarantine And if so, what would be the correct procedure for this I believe this could be an interesting possibility Quarantining is a "blind" approach
Diatoms? (microscope) | Reef2Reef Hi all, have a bunch of icky crud on my sand and finally got a microscope I thought I had dinos but now not so sure Are these diatoms? Both at 400x and under a coverslip These were from a clump on my sandbed The first is the edge of the clump and the second are some other organisms I saw off to the side that I thought offered a better image
Amphidinium Dinoflagellate? Microscope pics - please confirm. Small cell amphidinium are more likely to be toxic, and move much more and faster under the microscope, and are better swimmers They go into the water and can attach higher up in a tank They are more likely to cause problems with coral, but they can also be targeted by UV, because of the same reason
Cheapest Microscope for Identifying Dinos? | Reef2Reef The best time to buy a microscope was 3 months ago :oops: I paid under $120 for my microscope in the middle of August the same one is now selling for $175 holy heck Whatever one you choose, I highly recommend going with one that has a mechanical stage
Dinoflagellates ID (Microscope photo) | Reef2Reef I use the Swift Stellar 1-T Pro Compound Microscope 40x is pretty good This scope came with 4x, 10x, 40x and 100x objectives It's still difficult for me to get great videos and pics at 100x I've only recently got into microscopy a couple months ago so I'm still learning I recommend checking out MicrobeHunter on YouTube
Under microscope Berghia eggs are alive but no hatch, crustacean ID . . . My Berghias are constantly laying eggs, unfortunately there are no larvae I thought the eggs were unfertilized But I examined under the microscope, the eggs are fertilized and there is a motile larva development inside 1- Do the larvae not hatch and die inside the shell? Or 2-Do the crustacean (copepod or amphipods) seen in the video eat the