[Peter Finke]

It is often the case that a pair which is breeding well will produce offspring that breeds still better in the next generation.
Al our experiences with ornaticauda are diffferent. There were very few cases of pairs breeding successfully or even good, but the next generation failed again. There must be a factor unknown to us hitherto responsible for that negative series.
Surely, the stress of trade fish could be enormous. We should not engage in that business mor than absolutely necessary.
By the way, the oldest Paro i know about was a deissneri male (true deissneri!) by master breeder Günter Kopic. The fish still displayed and tried to breed aged 8 years. Most Paros do not reach that age by far because of less intense care and water not suited best.