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Thread: Spotted January tadpole?
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01-10-2012, 01:51 AM #1
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Spotted January tadpole?
I was recently at a river near us, and I caught an odd little tadpole. It's about 1 1/4" long, with 3/8" of that being body. The odd thing is, the body is tan, and there is a row of spots down its back, increasing then decreasing in size like this:
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The largest spot is about 1/8". Any ideas what he is? He's in my tank so I can see what he turns into. I saw only three others like him (they got away), and I was thinking maybe a treefrog? We're in Texas BTW.I hate hearing people say "it's only a $3/$5/$1 fish/shrimp, so it's ok if it dies, I can just get another." It's still an animal! All animals should be treated like they're worth $10,000.
Please click an egg so they'll grow.
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01-10-2012, 02:19 AM #2
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Some tadpoles overwinter. It might be a bullfrog tadpole. I would suggest researching about frog/toad species found in your area.
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01-10-2012, 11:22 PM #3
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I don't think it's a bullfrog. They get larger than this one before overwintering usually. Do you know if any frog freaks get on here? Edit: he may be a green treefrog. Does anyone know if the tadpoles overwinter?
Last edited by Fishkeeper; 01-10-2012 at 11:31 PM.
I hate hearing people say "it's only a $3/$5/$1 fish/shrimp, so it's ok if it dies, I can just get another." It's still an animal! All animals should be treated like they're worth $10,000.
Please click an egg so they'll grow.
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01-31-2012, 05:03 PM #4
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Wups, maybe he is a bullfrog. He's almost 3" long now! He seems to like frozen food very much.
I hate hearing people say "it's only a $3/$5/$1 fish/shrimp, so it's ok if it dies, I can just get another." It's still an animal! All animals should be treated like they're worth $10,000.
Please click an egg so they'll grow.
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02-15-2012, 05:51 PM #5
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Wow, 5" long! Yup, bullfrog.
I hate hearing people say "it's only a $3/$5/$1 fish/shrimp, so it's ok if it dies, I can just get another." It's still an animal! All animals should be treated like they're worth $10,000.
Please click an egg so they'll grow.
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