In the tanks that I keep my ABNs in, I break a lot of terra cotta pots to make caves. The reason for this is is so when it's time, the male will more likely pick one of these over somewhere like on a rock or plant.
For me this has always worked. When he is missing for a while, I just go around peeking into the caves. When I find the right one, I lightly pick up and scoop him out. The eggs will be stuck on the inside of the cave so no worries there. I then place them in a breeders net or in an empty 10g. I prefer the breeders net because it's just easier and the eggs and male won't be shocked by the new water parameters.
When they hatch, the first few days they won't need any food since they've still got their eggsacks. Once they stop wiggling and start swimming, it's time to feed. I just sink flakes, drop in
spirulina disks, and also fresh cooked soft veggies like cucumber. They are actually real easy to care for.
Once they get to a good size, I move them to a seasoned tank to growout and put the father back in the main tank. Just remember, if you want them to survive, pull out the father and eggs as soon as you can. Once they've hatched, it's real hard because they are heavy and usually sink in the gravel. So, by the time you've pulled out the airline tubing or turkey baster to suck those out, the other fish have already gotten too them.
Other than that, have fun! It's real rewarding! Especially when you see the male and female do the breeding "ritual"/dance and the chasing.
And this one time, my 55g was covered with algae in the front, side, and back panels so bad I couldn't see my fish since it's close to a window. I kept manually cleaning it, but it'll always come back. I decided to put 3 little guys in. In 2 days, I'm not even kidding you, it was all cleared up. When I went looking for those 3 it's as if they doubled in size - a growth spurt! Crazy how magical they are with algae and how a large amount of food can increase their size!
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