How do you isolate specimens?

MuffinHead · Post by **MuffinHead** » Mon Dec 24, 2012 3:34 pm

I have seen many beautiful images here of single organisms and I was wondering how you isolate a single diatom or Protozoa for photography?

Franz Neidl · Post by **Franz Neidl** » Wed Dec 26, 2012 5:03 am

Hello MuffinHead,

in order to have a better distribution of the organisms I use bigger waterdrops and bigger coverglasses (24 x 60 mm).

Franz

myriophyllum · Post by **myriophyllum** » Wed Dec 26, 2012 7:32 am

Hi,

I use a a fine glass pipette to select organisms out of a 4cm Petri dish
and bring them onto the microscope slide.
Then a dissecting needle is used to arrange them.
It takes some patience sometimes...

Greetings

Jens

MuffinHead · Post by **MuffinHead** » Wed Dec 26, 2012 6:09 pm

Thank you for your replies.