The
PAROSPHROMENUS PROJECT

The
PAROSPHROMENUS
PROJECT

Increasing UK species base?

#7317
Russell Green
Participant

I completely agree with jalmj. I would also like to obtain species of Paro with a definite identification. The most information we usually get from the LFS is the name of the importer and nothing else. As we all know, trying to identify stressed and colourless fish in a LFS aquarium is almost impossible. Without knowing anything of their origin, it’s a frustrating situation.

I recently purchased a group of P. Phoenicurus. They came into the UK at the same time as the positively identified fish arrived in Germany, they are small as are the German fish. They also look like the fish in the photos. But as I don’t have any positive information about location, can I be certain that they are Phoenicurus?

This is the kind of situation we end up with, and as I said, its frustrating.