Paros in display tanks are really contradictory to all we do, and what would be possible with the species of parosphromenus. They do not thrive in tanks meant for big kind of displays, where the idea is that the viewer should be able to view the fish and see the beauty of the fish. With parosphromenus tanks it is impossible to make this kind of display because the surroundings in which the fish thrive and show their beauty is in dark tanks with hiding places.
It is a project which is doomed to not work well.
About the particular mention of a Zoo in UK, – the only one I know of which has shown an interst in paros, is Chester Zoo, – I am not aware that they have any tanks with display of paros.
They have been involved with breeding paros for some time with quite an astonishing result.
They also have a beginning cooperation with the Parosphromenus Project, – but this is nothing to do with using parosphromenus for the intention of display, but much more to become involved in some kind of breeding programme with some of the species which are more threathened than others.
We are at the moment only in the beginning of this cooperation, so we cannot say precisely in what way it will develop, but it is a cooperation which I believe could be very valuable to the Parosphromenus Project, and we are looking very much forward to whatever could develop in the next years.
But that doesnt change the fact, that your question, Maurice, about whether some sort of public display of paros could be found anywhere, in Europe or in your country, – can only be answered by saying that it really is a contradiction to think of paros as suitable for public display. They are not suitable at all for that.