abn babys pop out of nowhere

Dang...I wish mine did that...wait, I only have a single male...

Congratulations!!

I love those fish so cute and yet so weird at the same time ya' know kind of like a Bulldog, you just got to love 'em.

are there any foods i need to put in the tank for the babys or just the normal foods.

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Baby bn eat the same things adults do, only less.

how many fry do abn usually have?

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First, once they begin to spawn they will normally continue to do so for many years. At first the spawns will be on the small size- 25-30 eggs. As they grow bigger, the spawns will also get bigger. I have had as many as 100+ fry from my oldest pair.

Bn are pretty clever so if they don't have a cave, the will make do with anything close. They do better with a cave though.

Some corys will eat eggs and/or fry. You don't list which corys you have or how big they are, so I can't say if that would be a problem in your tank. If you want to raise the fry with the parents in their own tank, then I would suggest you consider getting a 20L for the pair.

Keep feeding the "Frenzy" I sent you and get a cave for better results. About once a week I'll split a baby carrot down the middle for them. They sink on their own and don't foul the water. They'll have anywhere from a dozen to forty or fifty fry if they're anything like my pairs. LMK if you need a cave and more food. When they spawn in a cave and start to wiggle, you can pull the cave and place it in another tank. Works like a charm.

Regards-Bob
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Congrats! I find they are ready to breed anywhere from 3 to 5 weeks later. My species pucallpa bred every 3 weeks, my L144's are ready about every 5. Dad will leave the cave and the babies will find their own way out at their own speed. They don't all come out of the cave at one time. Some are more curious and hungrier than others. But the ones that stay behind in the cave seem to fall behind a bit from lack of exposure to food. Feed them heavy and often for the best growth results. Often people loose their spawns due to insufficient food supply.

Due to a cave mishap recently I had to loosen a spawn from the cave and opted to just take it completely out of the adult tank since it was no longer anchored to the cave. I actually had the eggs in a small kitchen sieve in front of a filter outlet until I saw tails. I helped separate the eggs before I left for vacation, placed them in a very small empty clay flower pot on its side and went on vacation for a week. Came back to find them doing extremely well! Had almost 100% hatch out of it, so now I know not to be afraid to move the eggs out if need be. If you ever have to pull eggs or fry, be sure to match the existing tank water exactly.

cute!