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I wanted to check in with the members of this forum to see if you guys approved. This is a albino american bull frog tadpole. I have put food in a few times and it doesnt seem like he has eaten much. Sometimes I walk in the room and he's wiggling around up by the surface, mostly he just sits in different parts of the tank for long periods of time. Do I need to offer him something other than the flake food, like the boiled lettuce? Im open to any criticism at all. Thanks for looking!

If i'm not incorrect as adults they need 100 gallon tanks.

Nevermind I read some bad info seems a 55 gallon to 65 gallon works fine.

There are two schools of thought on housing ranids, large setups and small setups. Both have plus and minus points. The idea behind the small setups are that the frogs if startled cannot get a full leap and injure or damage themselves. The risk of this is even lower if a hide box or other shelter has been provided.
That said, I have kept bullfrogs in 20 longs for over ten years.

The container is too small to be a good rearing container for the tadpole as the tadpole if properly cared for will outgrow that container. You would be better off moving it up to a ten gallon aquarium with a sponge filter and perform small daily water changes while removing uneaten food and waste.

Just some thoughts
Ed

I've always raised my tadpoles in fish tanks...right along with the fish.
As they morph, I've added floating wood, or bark or cork so they can climb up.
I've never lost a one since I began doing that.
As far as food, try betta food that had worked well for me.
More specifically...dried bloodworms.
My tadpoles would feed very well on those.Rising to the surface to suck them down before they sank.