Tadpole care question

[Clauzilla]

We had an invasion of frogs and toads in our pool a few days ago....We waited 5 days late on adding chlorine. I found some tadpoles and instead of killing them all when the pool was shocked I tried to net some out. Many died from the stress of being netted but I saved about 15 and also some eggs, of toads and a few frogs ( cuban Tree frogs I think)
I have the tadpoles in a goldfish bowl and I put some lettuce in there and also took about 3 flakes of tetra min and ground it with water and made a slurry which I dissolved in the water, they are growing and I think eating this. some of the eggs I put in there have hatched and others are growing. I changed the water 1/3 cup this afternoon and everyone seems fine. I look at them with a jewelers loop as some are the tinyest tadpoles I have ever seen.
If somone could give me some advice on care it would be great, I tried to save them but its really hard trying to net them out of a huge inground pool. But I thought it would be fun to see if they can grow.

Thanks for any suggestions

[fishbguy]

sounds like what you are doing is fine. i would forget the fish flakes tho. mine never ate them. i have always feed mine lettuce, fresh from the stalk just thrown into the tank, and algae covered rocks. the rocks gave them a place to hide and cwral out on and they also ate the algae clean off. no hair algae tho, just regular green algae as long as it isn't very thick.

[TheOldSalt]

Spirulina will also help in whatever form you provide it.

[poopadadoop]

I fed mine flakes. Thats the only thing the picky thing would eat. But he jumped out, and got loose in my garage somewhere, so i am surre he dead.

[LauraFrog]

Frog nut at your service.
Tadpoles like lettuce, but they are really intended to eat algae and they will take a lot better to lettuce if you freeze it and then defrost it by pouring boiling water over it. Cool to room temperature and put in with them. Fish food is also good for them to eat, formation of bones and muscles requires some protein, but live foods are better. You can also use boiled spinach, but never cabbage. Never use pre-packaged dried or frozen vegetables, the preservatives use (even if they claim to use none, many come into contact with copper sulphide) are fatal to most tadpoles.
The tads will need a stick or rock above the surface of the water so that when they are ready they can climb out.