Animation assistance

Hey all! I’m currently working on this rendering which will be turned into an animation. I’ll attach the blend file as well. I am on blender 2.81a using the cycles engine.

In this screenshot, I plan on transforming the pink bezier curve into a mesh and add scales to it and have the scales move along the curve’s direction going down towards the floor.

A couple questions, because I’m trying to figure out in my head how to go about this. Do it turn the curve into a mesh and then particle effect the scales on it? If I do that, could I duplicate the curve and then have the pink mesh with the scales follow it’s path?

And advice would be most appreciated!

Here is the blend file

pink and blue RAC.blend (3.1 MB)