Tadpole aquarium set up

[Boomsloth]

I had gray tadpoles in a tank half full of the water they came from. I added a small airstone and allowed enough light to hit the tank and allow algae to grow. They are sensitive to chlorine so any dechlorinater will work if you want to change out the water but make sure to keep them well fed.

[Lija]

Agree, any water conditioner would work even if you use well water. You can use any fish tank conditioners too, i use Prime for everything.

[crazy]

Thanks. I only asked because last time I put a tadpole in regular tap water the next day the poor thing was gone, and that was from the well. The only thing i can think of is that the water was to acidic at the time. Definitely don't want that to happen again.

[Mentat]

Even though well water has no chlorine, some do have heavy metals that could affect the tadpoles. Seachem Prime can neutralize those; so most in here use it, or ExoTerra Aquatize. If planning to introduce tadpoles to un-cycled tank; then recommend use Seachem Stability or similar product .

[ColleenT]

i kept mine in kritter keepers and used an air stone but not all the time, i used the air stone every morning and evening, but did water changes every other day. be careful not to OD with the dechlorinator. i think i must have done that with one water change as i lost a bunch of tads. good luck.

[crazy]

Even though well water has no chlorine, some do have heavy metals that could affect the tadpoles. Seachem Prime can neutralize those; so most in here use it, or ExoTerra Aquatize. If planning to introduce tadpoles to un-cycled tank; then recommend use Seachem Stability or similar product .

I put some of the aquasafe in the aquarium and let it run for 6 hours before doing anything else with it, the few tadpoles I put in there look to be doing okay. They are active and tend to rest on the bottom and on the plant I have in it. I also put some of the water that they were in into the aquarium, the other container is slowly stagnating. So far I have been able to slow the stagnation process though and the tadpoles in both containers seem to be doing well, on the other container I have a heat lamp set to dim to only put out a little heat to keep the water temp from dropping. If i am correct they grow best around a water temp of 72. I have been monitoring that as well and probably can afford to lower it a bit but not by much as the colder the water the slower they develop and the hotter the water the faster; but if I am also correct if they grow to fast they can form deformities. All of the tadpoles have gotten bigger and they seem to be doing well, I feed them every night and take out what they don't eat when I get up. I am watching them very closely.