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	Tadepoles?
Fish Guy Mega Fish Posts: 1091 Kudos: 1254 Votes: 2 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	I was wondering if I could but store bought tadepoles in my 400 gallon pond?
Posted 08-Jun-2006 16:04
FRANK Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002	Hi, The short answer is Yes, you could put them in your 400 gallon pond. Where, they could be eaten by some large fish. However, what do you do with all the left over frogs? Frank -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<--
Posted 08-Jun-2006 16:39
Fish Guy Mega Fish Posts: 1091 Kudos: 1254 Votes: 2 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	Well they are pretty big tadepoles though, they are like 3", and the biggest fish in the pond is 5". I would only plan on buying one or two though.
Posted 08-Jun-2006 17:18
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	The most important question is what species are they? Will they survive a winter there and if they do will they breed and possibly harm the ecosystem? If you add a few to your pond they are not contained away from the environment and anything they do will have an impact on native wildlife. Best to find out the species and if it is already native in your area. If not it would be better to get some native tadpoles for your pond.
Posted 10-Jun-2006 03:39
Fish Guy Mega Fish Posts: 1091 Kudos: 1254 Votes: 2 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	I believe they are American Bullfrogs.
Posted 10-Jun-2006 14:00
geminilyretail Fingerling Posts: 44 Kudos: 28 Votes: 7 Registered: 29-Dec-2005	Edited by geminilyretail bull frog tadpoles are fairly harmless, however a bull frog can grow 6in or more. and are know to eat food as large as ducklings, mice, fish..... they will try to eat anything that moves and is too slow to get away. strongly recomend not geting bullfrogs for your pond. leopard frog or maybe green frog for your pond. hope this isnt to late.
Posted 14-Jun-2006 07:21
Fish Guy Mega Fish Posts: 1091 Kudos: 1254 Votes: 2 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	Edited by Fish Guy Nope its not late at all, thanks for the info. Although i do like the idea of having a frog that gets fish and what not lol.
Posted 14-Jun-2006 17:37


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