Agudelo Gómez, Divier Antonio2012-04-262012-04-2620051794-4449http://hdl.handle.net/10567/197Introduction: P. Scalare is a fish species with a great potential, given its beauty and number of varieties, facts that makes it be one of the most demanded in the market. Objective: Reproducting P. Scalare, determining the water’s physical and chemical parameters under which this species reproduces. Materials and methods: 20 fish were studied when they were approximately 3 months old, and they were put into a 122 litter’s tank. They were fed with dry food in flakes, provided twice a day, once n the morning and another time in the afternoon. A photo period of 12 hours of light and 12 hours of darkness was kept. Every week the temperature, the pH index, the dissolved oxygen and the ammonium were measured. Results: The optimal parameters for the P. Scalare reproduction were: A temperature media of 29+/- 1° C, a pH of 7.5+/- 0.5 and the dissolved oxygen kept itself between 3-5mg/lt. Several behaviors of the parents with the eggs were observed, such as eating the eggs or protecting them. Conclusion: To achieve the reproduction of P. scalare in captivity is necessary to control the physical and chemical conditions of the water and feed them with a diet that fulfills all of their nutritional requirements.esPisciculturaPeces ornamentalesCorporación Universitaria LasallistaP. ScalarePeces ornamentales - ReproducciónPeces ornamentales - Alimentación y alimentosPez ÁngelArticle