on Allan: It is very good to learn that Allan sometimes is present on meetings and sees that there are people who might continue his work. This was not the case when he stopped fishkeeping. There was a great loss with his very rare species (the true deissneri! spec.Sungai Stunggang! allani! spec. Kota Tinggi! etc.) that must be given away to people who were not able to keep them alive, not to say to breed them. I now slowly get the impression that the dark period after may end …
on the yeast method: It’s new to me, too. I learned it from Martin Hallmann. I only tried it once and it was successful. Nvertheless I am cautious because I don’t want to infer yeast into my Paro-tanks …
on the visibility of young fry: After free swimming young Paro-fry are mostly not visible at all, but about one to three weeks later one sees more and more. Of course, some parents are aggressive against their young, but not all. One has to try it out. The youngest often hide in leaves on the ground, later on in swimming plants on the surface.
on breeding methods generally: Sometimes good experts say bad words about the extensive-breeding-method. Really, it will mostly produce only a few fry – sometimes more, sometimes less – keeping the stock at a good level. They argue that we should produce more fish by the intensive methods, and real experts would do so. That might be true, looking at the general situation with Paros. But I always defend the extensive breeders (often beginners): Inetsive breeding is much more difficult and need more equipment, you block the power of the beginners by talking like this. I see it with myself, too: I seldom do an intensive brood. Only with the extensive methods I can keep my many species, and I am happy if they propagate from time to time.
on the name: It’s filamentosus (not -um, at least in the original description).