People & Family > Society

Only logged in members can reply and interact with the post.
Join SimilarWorlds for FREE »

Anyone know what tadpoles eat?

We saved a few from a rapidly drying puddle about a week ago and now they are starting to hatch. It's been so cold out that the water around here is icy still. I want to put them back out soon but I'a bit concerned the shock would finish them right now.

Top | Newest First | Oldest First

YouCanCallMeDan · 41-45, M

Cheese on toast

AlphaPuppy · 26-30, M

Get some fish food from the shop, or if possible live daphnia as live fish food

ZenKitzune · F

@AlphaPuppy ok thanks :)

AlphaPuppy · 26-30, M

@ZenKitzune I've reared a few in my time so if you have any other questions feel free to drop me a message

ZenKitzune · F

@AlphaPuppy Thank you, I really appreciate that.

Gangstress · 41-45, F

Apparently you can give them boiled romaine lettuce

View 10 more replies »

GLITTER · 36-40, F

@ZenKitzune it'll cost you less money 🤷🏼‍♀️

ZenKitzune · F

Now I see which one of you is the real softy lol

GLITTER · 36-40, F

@ZenKitzune hahhahahhaah! Is all a facade 🤣🤣

Echoing · 61-69, F

flake fish food and yes... the temp change in water would not be good. Do like you do a new fish... let the container sit in the midst of the puddle before turning them loose. I do this every year... I keep water jugs by the mud holes to keep them in water...and I feed them. Love watching them grow legs and hop off.

ZenKitzune · F

@Echoing yeah it's cool, I haven't had tadpoles since I was a kid.

Echoing · 61-69, F

@ZenKitzune I have four patches floating now in a mud puddle.. :-) I still play ..walk in puddles... I am 62. lol... Life is good as long as you let the child out to play!!

ZenKitzune · F

@Echoing we've just been out in the puddles from the snow melt, never too old for a bit of splashing about I say :)

GLITTER · 36-40, F

Erm, pond stuff? Like plants and algae? I have no effin idea lmao

View 6 more replies »

ZenKitzune · F

@GLITTER yeah, they come out of the frog that way

GLITTER · 36-40, F

@ZenKitzune I wanna find tadpoles now 🤓

ZenKitzune · F

@GLITTER should be plenty in the forthcoming flood waters lol

SW-User

Not sure 🤔 could it be spaghetti frog 🐸 a’ neise lol 😂 day dumb joke! Haha

Prisoner1972 · 51-55, MVIP

Other tadpoles

ZenKitzune · F

@Prisoner1972 hm

MethDozer · M

You should have left the eggs where they were.

Anyway, fresh hatched tadpoles eat larva and algae. Basically just dump some stagnant water from outside and dump it in with them.

When they get bigger your gonna have to start adding maggots and wax worm types of things. If you have a bait shop near you ask for spikes.

View 1 more replies »

MethDozer · M

@ZenKitzune It's best not to remove them again. They are pretty resilient. The shock of being moved into a different temp when you release them is probably their biggest struggle now.

ZenKitzune · F

@MethDozer the puddle dried and froze in -6 below temps so I am pretty certain they would not have..or I would have left them.

MethDozer · M

@ZenKitzune my bad

Add a comment...