We estimate there are only 2000-3000 fish occurring in a small group of springs that collectively span just 0.5 hectares of this 8000-ha reserve.
So you can understand my excitement as I prepared the bags to carefully move the fish from one location to another (yes, just like they do at the pet shop!)
Then, plop! A flash of their red fins, a flick of their silvery tails and the fish were off to acquaint themselves with their new environment.
Alongside the 27 captive-bred fish, which have been living their best life in one of the three artificial springs we constructed on the reserve a few years back, I also translocated 53 fish from other translocated populations in different natural springs.