Quote Originally Posted by Kurt View Post
Being a very small species in stature, I am willing to bet since you found fish there, you won't find tadpoles. Find some vernal pools and see what you can scoop out of them. Last year I managed to scoop out a spotted salamander larva, that I raised up. The damn thing is huge now!
But Spring Peeper tads are large! Very large for the size of the frog. I don't see why they would be "persecuted" all that much by Gambusia. American Toads definintely breed in that wetland, and almost every year, when I walk through a certain area, I see them leaving it en masse (and sadly, I step on them cuz' they are so close together). My point being that if those small toad tads can make it, then Gambusia probably wouldn't have a whole lot of effect on Spring Peeper tads.

I have a couple formal journal articles on Gambusia and frogs. I'll have to read them.