The recent thread on Pond Clarifiers reminded me that I meant to ask:
is it possible to buy sticklebacks to put into your garden pond? And if
so, What Does The Panel Think about 'em?

I know I could just phone up a local aquatics supplier or two, but it's
the range of opinions in News Groups that we like, ain't it.

John

p.s. A supplementary: once, we had a couple of goldfish in the pond
(they eventually passed on). At times we suspected them of eating
tadpoles, but we could never prove it. That was one reason I didn't get
any more goldfish (sticklebacks would be too small anyway to eat tads).