Sounds like they will have plenty to eat! They do like to eat tadpoles too, and one another. Mind you, everyone eats their fry as well.

Got mine from an aquatic centre (small family run one) for £2.50 each. I have since sold them some and ended up in profit! So a small place that sells fish may have some, or know of someone with a pond.

If you do get them out of someone else's pond, make sure you don't put big ones with little ones, as you will have only fat big ones when you get home. A little will go a long way.

And if you are really lucky, you may have a kingfisher come to keep the population down. Couldn't believe it--a town garden and there was a kingfisher right outside my window helping himself to stickelbacks a couple years ago.

Didn't expect that from the sofa!

Chip