I'm not sure what kind of frogs they are, Jan. They originally came
from the nearby woods and streams. I thought they were just eastern
wood frogs or common frogs, but I'll look into it a bit and see.

The frog eggs have been getting left in the stream where fish don't
typically end up. The stream is fed from the waterfall and the main
fish-pond area is off of waterfalls from that, so the only way up
there unless your a salmon is through the skimmer pump. The big fish
never end up there, so I guess that's how the eggs survive.

The tadpoles are maybe 3" long with a big ol' head. They look like a
pretty big mouthful for the goldfish. I've never seen the fish
bothering them although the tadpoles are in both sections of the pond.
Sometimes they end up in my bottom drain pump's basket, but most
survive to be returned to the pond.

Anyway, you've got me curious so I'll figure out what they are.

On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:27:54 EDT, Pond Addict
wrote:

The tadpoles are maybe 3" long with a big ol' head. They look like a
pretty big mouthful for the goldfish. I've never seen the fish
bothering them although the tadpoles are in both sections of the pond.

If it were in my pond and 3" long it would be a bullfrog. I envy you
when they begin to bellow, but close neighbors might not like them.
--
Hal Middle Georgia, Zone 8
http://tinyurl.com/2fxzcb

Bullfrog taddie good guess, Greenfrog might be also.

If you see any adults look at the eardrum. Bullfrogs have
a fold of skin that curves around the eardrum, in Greenfrogs
it goes down the back. Bullfrogs call is 'rum, rum, rum'
and Greenfrogs, I think, are like the pluck of a banjo string.

k :-)

On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:27:54 EDT, Pond Addict
wrote:

Anyway, you've got me curious so I'll figure out what they are.

Cool. Or post a picture (do you have a website, photobucket or something?).
I bet someone will recognize what you have. I wouldn't be surprised if
they're BF taddies though, which are large and some take over a year to
turn to frogs.

I had to go out frog catching last night. I have 3 males in a bucket, that
I think I'll take to school tomorrow. I also had a male & female in another
bucket with the hope I'd get spawn. This morning, since they were both
together I turned them loose in the stock tank w/water cress, so
hopefully.... they'll take the hint.

I did find last night that my frog croaking keychain does work, not only
did it get the males to croak I had a female coming in my direction (that's
how I caught her and put her in the bucket. :-[) ~ jan
------------
Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds: www.jjspond.us

~ jan wrote:
I also had a male & female in another
bucket with the hope I'd get spawn. This morning, since they were both
together I turned them loose in the stock tank w/water cress, so
hopefully.... they'll take the hint.

I don't know, water cress never was much of an aphrodisiac for me.

Chip

Chip wrote
I don't know, water cress never was much of an aphrodisiac for me.

You're probably not one for goggly eyes, green legs or
warty skin either...

k :-)

kathy wrote:
Chip wrote
I don't know, water cress never was much of an aphrodisiac for me.

You're probably not one for goggly eyes, green legs or
warty skin either...

k :-)

Not the 1st two, but warty skin, yummy!

Chip

On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:52:20 EDT, Chip wrote:

kathy wrote:
Chip wrote
I don't know, water cress never was much of an aphrodisiac for me.

You're probably not one for goggly eyes, green legs or
warty skin either...

k :-)

Not the 1st two, but warty skin, yummy!

Chip

Don't watch a thread for a day, and look what happens. gasp
I came up with a great spawning area, since I've been finding lots of
females this year. I guess they like the sound of this fake frog....

I put 2 huge mesh baskets together, cut a flap in the top so I can drop
water cress and frogs in. Couple of days, I'll turn the females loose and
run the males over to..... Kathy's. ;-)

I'm also finding eggs in the lily pond, as 1 male always seems to get pass
me. As I find them, before the fish, I'm transferring them to the kiddy
pond. ~ jan
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Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds: www.jjspond.us

I went out tonight and took some frog and tadpole pictures. If anyone
can identify the critters, let me know. I numbered them in case there
are different kinds.

http://homepage.mac.com/pondstuff/PhotoAlbum3.html

Jan, where did you get your "frog croaking keychain?" I want one!

Also, how can you tell if a frog is a male or a female?

Thanks,

Dave