Today I fed them worms. Before that they were eating the anacharis and the horsetail plants in the pond.
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I was talking about when the tadpoles grew up, then they would eat all of the bugs.
I want a carp too but not at the expense of the fish. I will however be buying 5 in the spring. WEEEEEE 5 grass carp for my pond.
Yeah that was random sorry, I was tired and just remembered that.
There was a point though, don't put fish into a situation unfit for them.
There was a point though, don't put fish into a situation unfit for them.
The frogs aren't going to stay around your pond for long...I would bet that they would naturally search for a larger body of water that could sustain them, and perhaps their offspring. Taking into consideration that the tadpole you want are not native to your location I think it's a resounding "NO" on the tadpoles...
My pet store recommended that I feed the fish night crawlers and mealworms. I fed them mealworms today and they liked them. To prevent the worms from hurting the fish, I cut them in half. The ones that were too big I cut in half as well or just ignored.
I was surprised, the first year I built my pond, at the peak of the summer I had about 17 bullfrogs that all showed up on their own. It is now down to about 3-4 regulars, which I guess they decided was about the carrying capacity of the pond. I live in the country though with a fair number of water sources nearby though, and my pond is about 1500gal. Its enough to support them, apparently.
I live right next to a street in the city far away from any lakes that have ponds. My pond is in a small, mostly concrete backyard that is closed off by gates. One of the science teachers at my school said it was okay to buy 1 leopard frog tadpole from a pet store or look at some parks that have frogs/tadpoles.
El dorado has none, I'm not even sure if Heartwell park has ponds with them, and I can't think of any other ponds near long beach.
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