No it is not baby safe. Safe bar spacing is no bigger than 1" by 1/2". Your spacing is more like 1/2" by 4". Besides the ledges, which also make it un safe for babies.
60 MLS of CC spread out through the day to maitain weight.
Or 100 MLS of CC spread out throughout the day to gain weight.
It also depends on how much he is eating on his own.
Females determine how many eggs are dropped for fertilization. So your male should stay in breeding. He may have a high sperm count with strong swimmers, but your girls are the ones dropping eggs.
You have to force her to take them. Most people burrito the chin in a towel with just there head sticking out. Then you put a drop on her lips and she licks it off... repeat until the full dropper is given.