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An <b>aquarium</b> (pronounced <i>ə-ˈkwer-ē-əm</i>) is an artificial ecosystem that is inhabitable by various aquatic species.   
An <b>aquarium</b> (pronounced <i>ə-ˈkwer-ē-əm</i>) is an artificial ecosystem that is inhabitable by various aquatic species.   



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An aquarium (pronounced ə-ˈkwer-ē-əm) is an artificial ecosystem that is inhabitable by various aquatic species.


Nothing quite adds to your room décor as adding an aquarium with beautiful fish of every color on a rainbow, swimming in and around lively aquatic plants colored in multitude of dark to light greens. However, what many non-aquarists fail to realize is that what’s keeping these beautiful organisms of this table top ecosystem alive and healthy are none other than series of micro-organisms, also known as microbes.

Description of Niche

Where located?

Physical Conditions?

What are the conditions in your niche? Temperature, pressure, pH, moisture, etc.

Influence by Adjacent Communities (if any)

Is your niche close to another niche or influenced by another community of organisms?

Conditions under which the environment changes

Do any of the physical conditions change? Are there chemicals, other organisms, nutrients, etc. that might change the community of your niche.

Who lives there?

Which microbes are present?

You may refer to organisms by genus or by genus and species, depending upon how detailed the your information might be. If there is already a microbewiki page describing that organism, make a link to it.

Are there any other non-microbes present?

Plants? Animals? Fungi? etc.

Do the microbes that are present interact with each other?

Describe any negative (competition) or positive (symbiosis) behavior

Do the microbes change their environment?

Do they alter pH, attach to surfaces, secrete anything, etc. etc.

Do the microbes carry out any metabolism that affects their environment?

Do they ferment sugars to produce acid, break down large molecules, fix nitrogen, etc. etc.



'Super' bacteria live on sheets, fingernails: study

On June 6, 2005, U.S reserachers

References

[Sample reference] Takai, K., Sugai, A., Itoh, T., and Horikoshi, K. "Palaeococcus ferrophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a barophilic, hyperthermophilic archaeon from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 2000. Volume 50. p. 489-500.

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