Hello msbluerose..your tadpoles are doing fine,,but as a tadpole,most eat plants and algaes,so some lettuce leaves wont hurt,they'll also eat anything,so maybe a little frozen bloodworm to get them going.their diet is going to change as they do.pollywogs hang out ,carpeting the bottom in shallow areas,they are prone to automatically freak out when shadows pass overhead,so that behavior is normal.i have seen 6 in. Bullfrog pollywogs take right off into deep water when spooked.