I thought that maybe, just maybe, my male molly was sterile and once the females were done giving birth from their previous donors* I would not have to worry about any more baby fish. I know I have a male platy, but he's so young I didn't think he could actually impregnate anyone yet.
*Live bearing females can hold a male's sperm for up to 4 months.
I was wrong.
Today I walked into my apartment, fed my cats and my fish and was watching the fish for a moment and all of a sudden, out of the corner of my eye, I see something small dart into a plant. "Oh no" crossed my mind. I looked closer and sure enough, a light orange fish, about 2 cm long, was staring at me.
I saw it again after I woke up, so I know it wasn't a dream. As far as I can tell, I have one baby. As much as I hate the thought of innocent baby fishies getting eaten by their new tank mates/mom, I hope there's only one. But I've been wrong before so we'll see.
I was planning to get 3 catfish to put in my tank, but in case of more babies I'm just going to get one extra for Katniss. She's lonely since Rue went missing.
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