Pterophyllum scalare;

This is a male F1 yellow/gold back scalar from
link; Tocantins river in Amazon.

I was breeding this specie some times in 2010 and was very pleased that I after so many years have a quality P. scalar in my aquariums again. It was so good to again see the natural behavior of this species. It is so much bad mix scalar on the marked today so it can be hard to find quality scalar like this stock with so natural beautiful pattern, colors and behavior.

2010©Bjørn Johan Kirksæther

A couple have choose a blade to deposited there egg’s and the female in front and the male in the background.

2010©Bjørn Johan Kirksæther

A couple with new hatched fry. In an other breeding some of the youngster was completely yellow/gold across the body.

2010©Bjørn Johan Kirksæther

1 day later.

2010©Bjørn Johan Kirksæther

2010©Bjørn Johan Kirksæther

3 day's later.

2010©Bjørn Johan Kirksæther

2010©Bjørn Johan Kirksæther

New free swimming fry.

2010©Bjørn Johan Kirksæther

6 day's old fry with much artemia in the stomach.

2010©Bjørn Johan Kirksæther

View of the 5 month's old youngsther.

2010©Bjørn Johan Kirksæther

View of the 6 month's old youngsther of this stock with there parents.

In an other breeding some of the youngster was completely yellow/gold across the body with black eye's.

This phenomenon is named Xanthopterin how gives youngster without black pigment. They are not albino and have black eyes. We know also this from some other aquarium species, but this phenomenon is also well known by breeders of canary and budgie birds.