The
PAROSPHROMENUS PROJECT

The
PAROSPHROMENUS
PROJECT

WEL­COME TO THE PAROSPHROMENUS PROJECT

Wel­come!

         

On these pages you will meet friends of the highly endangered

Licorice Guramies, small labyrinth fishes of the genus Parosphromenus from the peat swamps in South East Asia.

Here you will find all impor­tant infor­ma­tions about these jew­els from the rapidly dis­ap­pear­ing pri­mary forests in Malaysia and Indonesia.

At the same time you will learn all about the Parosphromenus-Project.

Become a mem­ber and take part in this, one of the first inter­na­tional projects which is not just about keep­ing fish for plea­sure, but also about how to pre­serve them for the future. 

PART­NERS

The Parosphromenus Project is a mem­ber of ASAP and IUCN and strategic partner with Shoal Read more about what this means here

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Husbandry Guidelines

A major work which has been completed by Becky Goodwin and Joe Hutchins at Chester Zoo – and which the Parosphromenus Project has contributed to has now been approved by and made available online by EAZA. Acknowledgement also to  Brian Zimmerman, Bristol Zoo Project, Bolton Library and Museum Services, Den Blå Planet, Zoo Ostrava, Malmö museum
© K. Keibel

Link to Husbandry Guidelines for Parosphromenus spp.

Parosphromenus species is by now kept by a number of Zoo’s in Europe, – as part of the difficult conservation effort for the species of Parosphromenus threatened in many of their original habitats. 

To celebrate this we would like to contribute to this theme here on the front-page of our new version of the homepage. 

Ex-situ breeding programs in Zoos and Aquaria.

Aquazoo Düsseldorf

Parosphromenus filamentosus

Malmø Museum

Parosphromenus deissneri 

Tierpark Berlin

Parosphromenus Quindecim

CC - Nürnberg ZOO

Parosphromenus bintan

The Parosphromenus Gallery by Went­ian Shi