Six (6) Swamp Darters for $1

This is the deal I got today at my LFS. I was just going to buy some live blackworms. Then I thought about getting a few ghost shrimp and noticed there were darters in the tank. I got darters from them like this a couple years ago. At first the girl was hesitant to sell them and brought over the manager. I couldn't hear the conversation but I overheard the manager mention the word "native fish". Then he walks away and comes back with a book and starts looking through it. I walked up to him and mentioned that they were swamp darters. He decides to sell to me but did not know what to charge and said that since they came in with the feeders he will sell them no more than the listed price for the feeders. So I got all of them for $1. All are juvie size and wild caught. Maybe I will eventually get a spawn.

Agree. There are some of the most interesting fish to watch.

I've heard of people finding Sunfish and even a Bass once in awhile in feeder tanks. I don't expect to find those here though. When they go catch the ghost shrimp in Florida they are catching some of these darters too by accident. All I ever find are swamp darters. Once in awhile I'll find some killifish or another similar native fish in the feeders too. In fact there was a fish that looked like a native Killifish in the tank with the darters but I did not want it.