Catching creek Swordtails, with a cheap Temu fish trap, for my ponds (Australia)

Elle and I love peeking into the local waterways and seeing what fish are thriving. With our cheap Temu fish trap and a hotdog sausage we catch some lovely Swordtails, Platys and Rainbow fish.
Most are released back except for any invasive species which can't be. Instead we pop them in our ponds to live out their life. Well fed and looked after without being a danger to local species.
I just love viewing the underwater aquascapes with my new budget action camera.

[@Yuhanpeng3005]

There are also many invasive aquatic plants you could collect from those areas for your pond as well such as kidney leaf mud plantain and water lettuce

[@dashstarkey]

Good idea. I might have to investigate what those plants look like, as I'd prefer not to take native ones.

[@Yuhanpeng3005]

Amazing idea, which park is this? do these fish require flowing water only? Can they tolerate still water ponds?

[@dashstarkey]

We were on the northside of Brisbane, as there are many accessible creeks and waterways. Many are near walking paths. We do not take all that we catch, sometimes none. We have enough in tub ponds at home with a foam filter (in the tub) and often a small water pump filter (edge of tub) creating a small current. We've been using cheap K-mart water pump ones. The fish love a current and in a healthy tub with plenty of plants, both the snails and fish grow well. Some tubs don't have the side filter, and another has a floating solar flower which shoots water up, enough to break surface tension and aerate.