Sklaria are a very unpretentious type of aquarium fish, besides, they have extremely interesting colors. These qualities have made them very popular among aquarists. But the spawning of scalars in a common aquarium is fraught with the fact that other fish will simply eat their eggs.
Sklaria are very well adapted for breeding in captivity, that is, in aquariums. You don't need to do anything supernatural for this. It is enough to monitor the purity and temperature of the water in the home reservoir and provide the fish with live food. If these conditions are met, your pets will begin to breed in six months. Very often, the first attempts do not lead to anything good. There are a number of nuances that take place when breeding scalars.
Breeding nuances
For all their charm, Sklyars are very bad parents. Under certain conditions, they begin to eat their young. That is why it is recommended to use a separate aquarium for breeding them, in order to avoid problems. It is appropriate to breed them in a common aquarium only if there is no other way.
Reproduction of scalars
Like many species of fish, scalars reproduce with the help of eggs. When the female realizes that the moment of spawning is close, she begins to look for a suitable place for this process. In an aquarium, this can be the surface of leaves and stones, or the wall of the aquarium itself. Some aquarists put elongated thin green plastic or plexiglass, reminiscent of natural plants, into the fish. The chosen place is thoroughly cleaned from plaque and debris. Only when the work is completed does the female go directly to the spawning process.
Spawning on the cleared surface is done with the utmost responsibility. Daddy swims after mom and is engaged in fertilization of each laid eggs. Actually, this is where their parental instincts end. There is no guarantee that they will be engaged in the protection of offspring, and even more so they will not eat them at the stage of conception. That is why it is necessary to move the eggs to another aquarium. If this is not done, then there are no guarantees of preserving the offspring.
Move the caviar very carefully so as not to damage it. Much depends on the surface on which it was deposited. If it is algae, then it is best to cut the leaf, if it is a stone or artificial object, then just gently move it to another aquarium. If the outcome is favorable, after 2-3 days you will see the first movements in the eggs.
But you should know that scalar fry are very sensitive to microorganisms, and therefore, to avoid the death of all offspring, antibacterial agents, such as blue, should be added to the water.
