banggai fry

[akma]

So My male stopped eating for a few weeks. I was nervous I was going to lose him:
When I got home from work I saw little fry in his mouth:



Few hours go by and I saw babies shoot up to the top. Was able to save 2 so far and put them in my refugium/sump. Any hints and tips? Everywhere I read says they need brine. My sump/refugium is loaded with copepods, amphipods, tigger pods.

Here are the 2 that I was able to save. I see some more in the dad's mouth but he's not spitting them out yet:

 

[Betta132]

Awwh <3
The refugium should be okay for now, if it's loaded with crawlies. Newly hatched baby brine shrimp (ONLY newly hatched, they lose the yolk sacs and nutrients after a while) are great food, but I don't see why pods only would be a bad idea.
Since the babies are ready to leave, why not try to catch the male and put him in the fuge until he spits them all out? I don't think he'll eat the babies. Plus, that way you don't have to worry about them being eaten or sucked into a filter, and if he freaks and spits the babies out in the net there's no problem.