We as P-P could only make an offer for seekers and for breeders to come together individually. This is used quite efficiently in Germany. The distribution-address is open for anybody on either side. We have a representative behind it (he is Frank Büttner from Meiningen in Thuringia who followed Michael Beuscher) to whose address all enquiries from either side will be automatically directed, and he will communicate with the sender on his wishes. It does make no difference if the sender is a breeder with offers or a seeker with a wish to get hold of special species.
My question referred to two remaining problems:
1. What could we do additionally for breeders with greater numbers of young Paros?
2. How could we make this system work across borders?
The plant-method will not work because the normal German organization for postings (“die Post”) will accept plants but not accept animals as being shipped. There are other organizations which will but they are much more expensive and not at hand everywhere. And the time for delivery is not really calculable.
The main problem is not to get Paros from germany to the Netherlands or to Denmark, but to get them to Britain or Norway or the U.S. There even have been enquiries from Malaysia (!), for there are members too who don’t know how to get hold of these fish … Maybe, in some years time this could really be a problem if the habitat-destruction proceeds in the same speed than up to now. (But it is not meant seriously at present).