Wild Angelfish

In our opinion, the Peruvian form of scalare is an incredibly good  looking wild variant. The body has lots of subtle yellow and the fins tend to get a reddish maroon color to them. The ventral fins are curved into a half-moon shape and are iridescent blue. The upper portion of the body tends to have lots of speckling. We cross these into all our domestic strains to strengthen them and give them the shape and other great characteristics of the Peruvian wild angelfish. However, they make great fish even if you don't want to cross them into your current stock.

Some wild scalare from the Manacapuru region have been known to have more orange/red coloration in the upper portion of the body on the adults.  However, the fish we have do not show much color. Their collection location must be a bit different from the exact spot where the more colorful variants are found.  They are beautiful fish, but have only exhibited a small amount of color in the upper body.

Manacapuru male             Breeding Pair       

Video of pair producing the juveniles currently for sale: