2. Hello there, my name is Dexter! I was put
into this classroom along with many of my
brothers and sisters. We have been
separated and watched throughout the
duration of us being able to hatch. Some of
the other fish died. Whew! I’m so glad I
didn’t! Well, I’m going to tell you about
some of the experiences I have had along
the way.
3. Day one
Stage 18, 26 hours
I thought it was going to
be all quite and stuff the
first day, but nope. I get
shot out of a dropper
onto a keyboard. I felt an
adrenaline rush, it was
actually kind of fun. Even
though I won’t admit it to
anyone else.
4. Day two
Stage 23, 46 hours
Luckily I was still alive after my tumble yesterday. Today,
My heartbeat started to show up, Shaylyn was very excited
about that. My heartbeat pulsed about 52 times per minute.
5. Day three
Stage 28, 74 hours
My blood was visible by now, it was a very light
pinkish orange color. I could feel myself getting
bigger and the space inside the egg was getting a
bit cramped, it was very uncomfortable.
6. Day four
Stage 30, 102 hours
My heartbeat was about
137 beats per minute
today. Today my
pectoral fin showed up
and my blood is much
more visible. I had to
keep moving around to
stay happy in the egg.
I’m so sick of being in
there.
7. Day five
Stage 32, 128 hours
My spleen and
urinary bladder
were now
visible. Stomites
became clearer
to see. My eyes
were shaping a
little more than
they were the
previous day.
8. Day six
Stage 35, 200 hours
I thrash around so much, Shaylyn and Jenna probably think that
there is something wrong with me. All of my organs are fully
formed inside of me, so I should hatch anytime.
9. Day seven
Stage 36, 264 hours
I FINALLY HATCHED!
I can now swim freely and pleasantly in my little dish. I was so
excited to stretch out and test the waters.
10. Survival ;
Dexter didn’t really need to much to survive while he was in
the petri dish, we just had to make sure he had his water
changed everyday.
I started out with a rough start, but after the first day,
Shaylyn and Jenna took very good care of me. I’m happy to
still be alive.
-Dexter. :)
11. Resources;
The Japanese Medaka booklet from the room.
https://www.msu.edu/~timkophi/LBS144/medaka.htm
http://ani.embl.de:8080/mepd/medakaStages/
MedakaDevStages.html
Some of the sites off of the wiki.
