Re: Birth
Babies will usually be born in the morning, sometime between 6 am and 10 am. I used to have a special hanging thing in the tank where I'd put the pregnant male when I thought he was due. The hanging thing was made of window screen with a rigid frame. I clipped it high up in the tank so none of the babies could escape.
Once your male and female get going, only illness or death will stop them from reproducing every 14 to 20 days, depending on the lag time between giving birth and getting pregnant again. Pregnancies last ~14 days for almost all species.
The biggest problems to overcome with fry is providing the right sized food for their size and keeping ammonia levels low to non-existent.
Good luck over the next few weeks.
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