Oh, for crying out loud

Well, out of the original 13 baby fish, I can only find one. I've read that many, if not most, do not survive. They (he) are nearly 3 weeks old. I still had 11babies the day I introduced a new fish to the tank. I figured the babies were too big to be eaten now by the other fish, so it was safe. Apparently not. Now the reason I got another fish in the wake of all those babies is because of the remaining 2 adults. The male would not stop bothering the female. It was if he was harassing her. So I read up on fish sexing (believe it or not, they have websites devoted to such things) and it said the female platy was broader than the male. So I went to the pet store, found the broadest platy I could find and added her to my aquarium. She must have been female because the harassment of the mother stopped. The problem is, the new fish just kept on getting broader and broader until today when she had her babies. Well jeeze louise, what's with me and pregnant fish? I put the 5 newborns and the one older baby that I could find in this breeder tank. It's a little mini tank that holds about 2 cups of water and you put it right into the big tank with the lid on, and the little fish can survive with out being eaten. I just can't wait to watch them get bigger!