[Bert H]

They look more like Gambusia than the killies to me. Have you checked out here?

Is that in Hogtown Creek? A good place for the killies (H. formosa - least killifish) is the pond behind Sorority Row. It looks pretty disgusting, but there's a ton there if you have a fine mesh net. There's also a creek in town with platties. I caught some and took them home where they proceeded to devour most of my fine leaved plants as their own personal salad bar. Those didn't stay long.

I'm in the process of emptying out my 10 to stock with locals - I have a spot picked out on the Santa Fe where there's a good variety.

 

[Bert H]

Bert - how do you catch (or plan to catch) your fish? It is a PITA trying to stand perfectly still in the water with a net to catch these suckers. Everytime I flinch the slightest, the fish scatter and I'm left empty.

The trick is to try to catch them where there's cover. The Sorority Row pond is usually covered in duckweed and scuzz, and at the Santa Fe the Hygro is so thick you can scoop with a long handled fine mesh net and get stuff. Scoop under the growth/weeds and you'll usually come up with something. There's a variety of small shiners, bluefin killies, madtom cats, grass shrimp, etc I've caught and seen caught in the River.