Yesterday we finally end the Stage 2 and Stage 3 of our FYP.This means that we had done the experiment part and now we need to focus on analyzing our data and complete the thesis.
Since this is the last day we will be working at Semenyih, we decided to treat the abang who help us a lot during our experiment.We had bought a packet of Nugget and Hot Dog as a token of appreciation.
The final stage of the experiment involve collect samples for the fatty acid analysis.We had to collect 10ml of moina from each enrichment as well as 10ml of fish fed with different enriched moina.The moina that we collected is sufficient for two 10ml tubes.But unfortunately,we had to use up all our kitten fishes to collect three tubes.We had to drain out the water from each trays and scoop our beloved kitten fishes into the collection tubes.Then we freeze them in a box packed with ice so that we can transport them back to the Uni without damaging their fatty acid content.At Uni, we will then kept them into a –20 Celsius freezer.
A sad way to end their life and I really feel kinda sad.We had owned them for the past 2 weeks,fed and see them everyday.Now we had to killed them off for the sake of Science.Cruel but what else can we do?The sample in each tubes must be at least 10ml otherwise the fatty acid analysis cannot done.Goodbye,my kitten fishes…May u all go peacefully and become something more “not prone”to experiment at ur next life.It is really good and a pleasure to meet u all.Hope that the moina we fed u before we collect all of you will cheer you up…
Anyway we will go to Sememyih again on next Monday to summarize everything and also bring back our equipment to the Uni.
Here are some photos we took at the last day of FYP’s experimental stage:
Our fish trays…
A closer view on our kitten fishes…
Inserting the moina into the collection tube…
Rinsing the enriched moina before feeding them to our kitten fishes…
Another look at our kitten fishes…
Enriched moina ready for rinsing and to be fed…
If our kitten fishes are to be kept and fed for a few more years,they will grow as big as their mom…
Part of our equipment which help us a lot during the experiment…
Kettle to boil water and blender to emulsify the oil used for enrichment…
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