Tadpole, fish, or something else?

[pineapple416]

We were looking for tadpoles, and got two of these well...things? I thought they were tadpoles at first, but when I looked closer they looked more fish like than tadpoles...Does anyone know what they are, and if so, what to feed them? Please help! Thank you.

 

[dheltzel]

That is a baby fish of some sort, definitely not a tadpole. Where did you get it?

 

[pineapple416]

A marshy giant puddle near the beach

 

[dheltzel]

Hmm, no idea. Must be the fry of some native species.

 

[pineapple416]

Thank you!

 

[Kev]

There are now feed for tiny fish fry. Not sure if it will be easy to find in your area.. try a shop that specializes in fish.. even if it specializes in salt water, ask them about feeding fish fry.

I think brine shrimp eggs and larva are common live feed for fry. But aquarium keeping has vastly improved since I last had fish..

If they accept very finely ground up fish flakes, I suppose that can do for now..?

Good luck and it would be fun for you if they survive and grow!

 

[Rocky64]

If you found them in a muddy puddle by the shore It could be a hardy kind of minnow such as a bluntnosed minnow or a fathead minnow. Did you find them in fresh, salt, or brackish water, that would change the possible types a lot. Baby brine shrimp or Daphnia would work for food. Crushed flake food would work when the fry is a little bigger, that's if it will eat the crushed flakes.

 

[pineapple416]

Thankyou!

 

[pineapple416]

We found them in fresh water

 

[Rocky64]

Thankyou!

no problem, glad to help.