The colors are more pronounced and it's fun to see them develop. We are especially excited to see a red-head (Showa) in the picture on the right - we would like to add another good looking showa to our pet group - but so far, have not had much success.
We are worried about numbers - the babies seem to be dying more quickly and in greater numbers than we'd expected. I did some research and we are worried that our use of dry fish food may be poluting the water more than the fry can handle. We've stopped giving them powdered dry fish food. They now get shrimp or egg yolk until they get bigger. In the picture below, they are enjoying a summer shrimp cocktail.
Other theories - the more fish die, the more pollution in the water creating a cycle. OR - too many surface plants cutting oxygen to the water. 
We did remove many of the water hyaciths to give them more water serface. They have a waterfall and a fountain, so should have plenty of air.
We did remove many of the water hyaciths to give them more water serface. They have a waterfall and a fountain, so should have plenty of air. More next week!
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