TADPOLES

[Jacksparrow]

My Tadpole shoal enjoying today's sunshine

[Jacksparrow]

Tadpole nemesis

[Placido]

Loads of 'em, Jacksparrow . Bumper crop

[Jacksparrow]

Still loads of them but a lot fatter now.

[Jacksparrow]

I have now started feeding my Tadpoles. I use floating fish sticks which as the name suggests are made for pond fish but they(the Tadpoles) seem to like them.

[Placido]

So long as the floating fish don't mind ......

[Jacksparrow]

So long as the floating fish don't mind ......

Not in the slightest

[Jacksparrow]

The tadpoles are still doing fine. The biggest look as though they may be getting their rear legs soon and some are still relatively small for their age.

[Placido]

This year's saga seems to be going on for a long time ??

[Jacksparrow]

This year's saga seems to be going on for a long time ??

There is a certain chemical (whose name I have known but for the moment forgotten ) which facilitates the growth and presumably governs the rate of growth. I think it may be in short supply in my ponds as I seldom get Froglets before August