The recent flooding rains resulted in lots of tadpoles! The ones I found were in flooded pastures that will be drying up soon. I just couldn't resist "rescuing" some of them. Some I put in our [non-working] outdoor fountain and some are in my son's aquarium [no fish] which is aereated. I read to use dechlorinated water, so have done that. Feeding them algae wafers.



We are having fun watching them! Didn't realize it could take them months to morph into frogs, though. Have no idea what kind of frogs they are - they could be mixed as I collected them from several sites. There are Southern Leopard Frogs in that area. Have a few questions:



1. Is there a recommended tank size-ratio for keeping tadpoles? I probably have WAY too many, but ...



2. Will their food requirements change and when? What do you all recommend feeding them?



3. As they grow, assuming I have more than one kind, when should I start to notice species-specific differences? Can they all be kept together?



I'm sure I'll have more questions later. My area of expertise [more or less] is box turtles, so amphibians are new territory for me!

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