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Quick answer
This is not usually necessary unless the pond is very new.
Further
information
Ponds normally provide enough food for tadpoles without any need
to supplement their diet. Newly hatched tadpoles are herbivorous
and feed on the algae that grows on plants or on rocks in the
pond, particularly those exposed to the sun. In the latter
stages of their development they become omnivorous, feeding on
decaying matter in the pond and tiny creatures such as water
fleas (Daphnia).
Some people choose to supplement tadpole diets with boiled
lettuce/spinach (to start) or fish flakes (for cold water fish).
This approach is undoubtedly beneficial, especially if numbers
are high or if the pond is relatively new, though adding too
much food can pollute the water and may lead to unwanted algal
blooms.
Keeping tadpoles in captivity.
Green water/algae.
Pond plants.
Just Add
Water.
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