Here We Go Again!

Time for a quick aquarium update…

All of the dalmatian mollies died. I think the final count was 27. The momma fish got to them before I could really do anything about it. Eventually, the two dalmatian mollies died, too. Serves them right. Must be karma or something.

One of the platies died too. The water had probably gotten too toxic or something – there were 27 dead fish in there, after all. I’m sure something from that lingered.

Did a complete aquarium clean with water change. I know you’re not supposed to change all of the water at one time, but something had to be done before my algae eater and last platy died. They’re doing fine now.

Last week, we bought two “Mickey Mouse” platies and two ghost shrimp. The tank is much happier now and none of the fish are nearly as aggressive as the dalmatians were.

So, I was looking in the aquarium tonight, noticing how big the ghost shrimp had grown in just a week’s time. Then I saw it. It was a little speck that appeared to be moving wherever it wanted. I looked closer and realized my initial thoughts were correct. It was a baby fish!

I guess one of my male platies turned out to be female. I’ve only seen one baby so far. I might wait till tomorrow to decide what to do. If there are tons again, I could probably put them in Aiden’s tank for a few weeks. They’d outgrow it too quickly, though. If there’s only one, I can’t really do that because platies like schools of fish.

had offered to take some of the dalmatians for her classroom. Maybe she’s interested in some platies. Of course, Aiden has already decided to name the newborn fish “Jimmy.” He wants to name every fish Jimmy, though.

The Inlaw is captivated by this tiny fishling. She hasn’t left the aquarium since we first saw them over a half an hour ago!

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Howdy. I'm Matt. My wife, Christy, and I have four kids and two dogs, I'm passionate about orphan care. I'm a die-hard fan of the Evansville Aces, the Indiana Hoosiers, and Star Wars. I'm trying to live life by the Todd family motto: "It behooves us to live!"
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