Cherry Barbs Had a Baby!

There would have been eggs at some point, but given a mixed group they've been known to spawn pretty readily in community setups.

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Yeah, as long as there is cover for the fry to hide in cherry barbs often do increase in numbers that way. The numbers usually aren't high but a few make it.

That's great! My checker barbs did the same thing. I actually found the fry later in a different tank I had moved a bunch of java fern into. The eggs must have been in the plants. They grew up and now I have more checker barbs!

Surprise fry are always great! Congrats! A sponge cover on your filter intake & lots of plants really help survival rates. I have lemon tetras from a friend that are on their 3rd generation from his tank so I'm hopeful & 3 sewellia fry (from F1 hillstream loaches) that miraculously lived! Plants can supply hiding areas & foods for tiny fish, cichlids are smart & a few almost always survived.