I’m so sorry to hear that you have to abandon your work with Paros.
I would really like to be part of this : we need some/most/all of these fish in the UK, where Paros seem as rare as hens’ teeth (or rocking horse … droppings if you prefer that analogy!).
I have committed myself to keeping Paros but sourcing them has been a problem. Also a problem is the fact that, so far as Paros are concerned, I am a beginner ; judging from what you wrote, Hugues, this puts me out of the running! However, I am not an inexperienced keeper of soft/acidic water fish and I am confident that I can supply the correct conditions for them. Actually I would be able to take some Paros now (if I could find them!) but I have designed the system that I would like to use as a permanent care/breeding setup and have been standing ready to build it as-and-when the promise of some fish came along. I would need several months to get that system together, so the timescale that you mention is happily just right!
Another problem is that I envisage keeping just two species to start with : from the list that you published, P. ornaticauda ; and P. bintan are on my list of species to look out for.
However, if it would be permitted that I receive these two species, my system (once built and running) would allow me to take temporary custody of all four species that you list. I would then be prepared to act as distributor for any UK Project members who wished to take the balance of the species and/or individuals. But, of course, I would have to be certain that they’d have UK homes to go to beforehand!
So:
a) Does the fact of my being a beginner really rule me out of contention completely? If not …
b) Are there Project Members in the UK who would like to co-operate and take some of the fish?
Of course I am aware that there will almost certainly be better-qualified Paros-keepers near to you on mainland Europe but I wanted to register my strong interest in response to your message, just in case …
All best
Andy
(Vale! is my username on tropicalfishforums.co.uk where I am a member of the moderating team)