Our little baby is growing up!

Orangejello is growing bigger each day, as visitors to the community aquarium are noting more frequently now that the baby fry's markings are distinct.

The little platy, once the size of a speck of dust, is now moving toward lint-ball size. His little Mickey Mouse ear markings, so faint at birth, are now readily apparent at the base of his tail.

Growing, but not yet grown, the little fish continues to live in the isolation of his crib, safe from the predatory fish and frog who would eat him if given half a chance.

It is not known when Orangejello will be released into the aquarium proper. For now, he seems content in his plastic showcase floating at surface level.

"I just love him so much," gushed a tearful mommy, Corey Smith, of her devoted little fry.