If there is a wish for a list I can make that. I would though like to say that we have here also a link section. In this there is a category named shops. Theres not a lot of links there yet, – but if I had more I could add these shops to the links. The shops that already is mentioned on the list are shops which have been reported as having paros.
I can make a category specificly with links of importers.
I would say to this though, – that even though I have two shops here in Copenhagen which regularly have good paros, I have stopped using these. Except for a few times, such as the last import of p.phoenicurus in Germany, most of these imports of wild caught paros are uncertain identities, or as you mention they are p.linkei and p.nagyi (without location)
I personally rely mainly on fish I aquire through personal contacts, and then keep on breeding these.
I have before been talking to someone from UK about this, – and I think it would be really good to make some structure in the project which could help bring more paros with certain identification and location to UK.
Living in Denmark I personally have a big problem with off spring. I think there may be other individuals in the project around in areas outside of Germany, and individuals who are perhaps not in the category of ‘breeders’ – but where the problem still is quite big. And where it would also be really nice if there was help.
Somehow it is really a problem that one is trying to help with breeding a rare species, – and helping by being ‘godfather’, – but then end up with more and more tanks with too many offsprings.
I do know that if its on a larger scale import we are talking about its not helpful, but we shouldnt forget this aspect of private people who have too much success with breeding, and who are living outside of Germany sometimes.
How would it be if someone travelled in person to UK ? I have heard that it is possible to take fish on the plane, packed well in a suitcase. Its only about an hours travel. Just asking 🙂 ?? Dont know if it is possible.