[Peter Finke]

God almighty, I never met somebody who started with P. parvulus and conceives to continue with P. ornaticauda. I definitely think this is the wrong attitude; you should not do this. Without any experience with fish by far more easier to keep and breed it is wrong to behave like a courageous sportsman. Come down and start with linkei or paludicola or filamentosus or even quindecim, then – if successful – move forward to tweediei or phoenicurus or harveyi, then try the next step with alfredi or even sumatranus. But you should not begin with parvulus. Only after having collected some decent practical experience you should try that. Paro-breeding is not a game, it’s not a mere demonstration of courage. It’s a serious thing with endangered species involved. You are not almighty as you name yourself.