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14-09-2009, 12:05 PM
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No problem mate.
# WOW this is the 100th post on this thread!! Will celebrate with losts of pics once i get my batteries # Ok so for todays update......... the tads are really growing now and monstering through 3 feeds a day. I have started doing 25% water changes every 2 days now to cope with the waste. I have purchased the tanks for the 50/50 set up and the froglet raising tanks but i will hold the pictures off until they are ready to be used. I have lost 2 tadpoles now in total so i think things are going ok. ! was disfigured from when it dropped so i dont think it had much chance 
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14-09-2009, 01:24 PM
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Thats pretty good going though! If you only lose two you'll be well choughed I imagine!
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14-09-2009, 02:04 PM
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if i only loose 2 i will be over the moon!!
i would imagine in reality in between know and them becoming frogs i will loose a couple more though. my final count was 48 tadpoles so if i get 35 ill be happy. there was a slight miss count on the original 70, im my excitment i was counting reflections.......... 
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15-09-2009, 09:46 AM
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Hi people time for todays upodate, and pics!
The tads are still doing really well, eating and growing like monsters. due for another water change tonight or tommorrow morning. 
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15-09-2009, 10:42 AM
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Looking great, bet you cant help yourself taking a look when you walk past them. I have a few more questions for you if that is ok. Do tadpoles have gills, they seem to go to the surface a lot? and how do you prevent a film/scum(not quite like scum) forming on the surface? I have to use a small net to scoop it up. I also do two water changes a week. Sorry for all the questions, Cheers
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15-09-2009, 11:41 AM
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What are you feeding? flake will cloud the water up. they are well equiped to breath under water so i would not worrie, mine go up to the top and feed on the sera micron and occasionaly they go up and take a bubble. have you checked the water parameters? are you using a filter? Quote:
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15-09-2009, 12:06 PM
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I'm feeding them on Dendrovit Pro-Aktiv Tadpole Powder (A premium mixture containing vitamins, amino acids, trace-elements and additives, which are necessary for rearing tadpoles. Using this mixture will have the following advantages: Reduced incidence of spindly leg syndrome Fast and healthy growth of the tadpoles No pollution of the water when feeding moderately 100ml) twice a day and I'm also using ENT Tadpole Tea (1L)
(An additive for tadpole water which enhances the quality as well as providing natural anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties.) i put in when i do a water change both from dartfrog. The filter I use is the Eheim classic 2213 witch i think is the same as yourself. I've checked the water with both Hp test kit which reads between 7.0 and 7.2 and Ammonia test strips witch read as being ideal, are there any other test i can carry out? They are looking good but don't really want to lose any. Also how do you heat the water before you do a water change? I take a bucket and put hot water in it then put the bottles of still water into the bucket then use a temp stat to heat to the right temp in the new water. Thanks again for the help
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15-09-2009, 12:40 PM
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the only level of amonia that is ideal is 0!you can also test for nitrate and nitrite.
Sera Micron was advised to me by a friend of the head of herpetology at manchester museum, thats what they raise all theres on. I also have U.V and i feed Sera flakes as well as fresh oxygen weed. I only have a small filter in the tadpole tank as they do not like heavy currents. When i do a water change i fill a bucket 24 hours before and place a aquatic heater set at 24 deg in the backet. once the water has reached temperature i take 25% out of the tank and put the fresh water in. I tturn the filter oif when i do it.
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15-09-2009, 12:58 PM
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Cheers
Sorry the ammonia reads as 0. I will phone the aquarium shop and find out if they sell Sera Micron and try and get some as well as nitrate and nitrite test kits. I'm also using 10% uv and have some oxygen weed in the tank. I have the filter turned down so there isn't a big current. I like the idea on heating the water will try that the next time. Thanks again
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