I have no experience with them. I don't need any more species as I already have Nile, Horonorum, Mossambicus and Rocky White. I belong to a few forums and their name comes up often when people are looking for Blues or Niles. If I were you I'd go with Mossies as Texas won't hassle you over them. Otherwise, catch some out of the local lakes, you should be able to net fry in the warm weather. As long as you are not commercial and have a recirculating system, they are just pets. I'm pretty sure aquarium fish are treated differently. You might want to explore that angle. I've seen it done in CA.