Zippy & Company

About a week ago, Caroline and I saw that one of our fish had a baby. When we first saw him, he was so tiny, about the size of a grain of rice. When I dropped her off at kindergarten that day, we saw Henry in the hallway. She was so excited to share the news, and he seemed equally as excited to hear it...it was a sweet little moment. :)

Our little baby fish, named Zippy by the kids, is doing so well, and has already doubled his size! I have been laughing at myself because I am nearly as excited about him as the kids are.

We are also feeling very protective. When the baby fish are small, there is always the chance that they will be eaten by the bigger fish. So, today Caroline, Evan and I went out to buy some plastic plants that he can hide in. We started cleaning the tank and putting the new plants in as soon as we got home. In the process, we found...

THREE NEW BABY FISH!!! Ok, so you may not be as excited as we were, but WOW were the kids thrilled! They are super tiny, so they must have been born a few days after Zippy. We're hoping that with the aid of the new nesting plants the new babies will survive. Cross your fingers for them, will you? ;)