Published by admin at January 30th, 2009
The Scalar come originally from South America and live in the middle of the Amazon and tributaries to Peru and east Ecuador. Scalars are not easy to breed, because they can best find each other as a juvenile. I had bought 5 scalars and it became obvious early on two couples out. I had until they were sexually mature, a lot of work with them. But it gave me a lot of fun, because I find it simply brilliant.
Water levels and temperatures: The water temperature is best around 26-28 degrees. This is also the most appropriate temperature for breed of most tropical fish. The pH value should be the best at 6.5, I found this out after several attempts because the fish there have felt most comfortable. The water should be soft (about 5 ° DGH).
Other conditions: Scalar are open breeders and prefer to spawn on hard plant leaves. These plants before they leg egg will be cleaned. Around 100 or 400 eggs will be legged. The scalar guards and protects the eggs very strong. During this time, the Scalar scares other fish not to came too close to their eggs. After eclosing the scalar babies hang with their head on the plant till the yolk bag is eaten. A water change of 1/5 of the aquarium tank every day help very much to get better results by eclosing. Unfortunately, many of these eggs don´t survive and from the rest only about 20 young scalar live healthy.
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Published by admin at January 25th, 2009
Zoohandlung is the german word for
pet store. I like to stay by Zoohandlung and hope you don´t mind. I want to show you what you can get in a Zoohandlung and where you have to take care. It is not only pets, accessories and food, but also on consulting and service, which you will find in a Zoohandlung. As in any industry you have to differ between good and bad Zoohandlung because there are also black sheeps who only want your monetary riches. The goal of a Zoohandlung is to satisfy customers and to make animal’s life as enjoyable as possible. Of course, it is not possible or not easy to find a specialist in each area in one Zoohandlung. What I mean is that an aquarium specialist is not immediately the first choice for reptiles, or a dog lover do not know much about birds. But a Zoohandlung has to offer these animals also because of the competition. For Zoohandlung specialists is usually only a niche free. When you are buying animals, you should also be careful how they are held and if they make a healthy impressive to you. Thus, for example in an aquarium tank, where all fish swim to the surface, can be just feeding time - but usually it is too little oxygen in the aquarium tank or the fish are sick. From such a pool you should in no instance buy something! Even if the fish that you have chosen, in such an aquarium tank looks nice and does not depend on the surface, it can still have diseases in itself and it is only a matter of time until it erupts. I hope this short advise help you a little bit and more will follow.
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